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UK RECYCLING MARKET
More plastics recycling a key focus for 2012 / Increasing emphasis on mixed waste streams / Novel technology needed
23.01.2012
RECYCLING
EU study sees “multiple economic benefits” / "Complicated" recovery keeps plastics low
16.01.2012
EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
SuperCleanQ consortium receives EUR 1.9m EU funding to improve process and quality procedures / Focus on food contact applications by 12 companies and organisations
12.01.2012
UK RECYCLING
Closed Loop Recycling plans to raise capacity in early 2012 / New plant to be located at adjacent brown field site / Focus on improved recyclate quality
04.01.2012
EPS
Recycling in the US grows in 2010 / Retailers with closed-loop solutions / Foam producers' study
22.12.2011
TESSENDERLO
EUR 3.5m PVC recycling facility starts up in UK
09.12.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global plastics groups sign Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter / More than 100 projects to be carried out in 32 countries / Belgium starts retrieving floating waste
25.11.2011
MILK BOTTLE RECYCLING
Another increase in UK recycling level / Kerbside collection the key to growth / More recycling facilities needed
22.11.2011
PVC RECYCLING
Recovinyl: UK recycling levels continue to rise / New targets to be set under “Vinyl Plus” initiative
08.11.2011
RECYCLING
US plastic bottle recycling rate up 5% in 2010 at 1.18m t / Higher recovery rates for PET, HDPE and PP resins
18.10.2011
TETRA PAK
Consumer awareness of environmental issues in packaging increases / Recycling commonplace in 90% of households
14.10.2011
KINGFA
Chinese plastics giant enters recycling industry / Plans to turn out 150,000 t/y of rABS, rHIPS and rPP / Indicative of a sector shift from SMEs to larger players?
29.09.2011
CHINA
Officials reportedly mull creation of plastics recycling park in Xingtan, Guangdong province / Latest attempt to regulate mushrooming plastics recycling industry
22.09.2011
BIOPLASTICS
Austrian recycler Ecoplast sceptical about bags made of degradable plastics / “Material cannot be recycled”
21.09.2011
PHILIPPINES
New programme to exchange plastic scraps for rice / Battling garbage and malnutrition at once
14.09.2011
CHINA
3.8m t of plastic scraps imported in H1 2011 / EU is largest source / Efforts to clean up plastics recycling increase
08.09.2011
MAUSER NCG
Expanding HDPE-based packaging recycling activities in Brazil
08.09.2011
RECYCLING
EPRO working group established to identify solutions for agricultural plastic waste disposal / No pan-European legislation / “Lack of sustainable options”
07.09.2011
ICELAND
Southwestern city of Reykjavík to introduce new bins to sort domestic garbage
30.08.2011
GREEN PACKAGING
Global demand to reach USD 212 bn in 2015 / Asia Pacific region to see largest gains / Freedonia report
26.08.2011
AXION
Recycled composite selected for Trinidad boardwalk
15.08.2011
UK RECYCLING
Closed Loop to recycle plastic waste from London Tube / Joint initiative with Bywaters and GLA
15.08.2011
UK PACKAGING WASTE
Municipal waste stream contains 3% flexible packaging / 80% landfilled in 2010 / Increasing presence of laminates
11.08.2011
GARB OIL & POWER
Joint venture for e-waste recycling plant in Italy
11.08.2011
ENVAL
Kraft Foods joins consortium to co-fund first commercial-scale plant for recycling plastic and aluminium laminate waste
10.08.2011
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