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ESTONIA Nelitäht opens Baltic state's first soiled plastic recycling facility / EUR 1m investment	28.06.2012
SPAIN Plastics recycling quota climbs to 29.2% / Cicloplast association calls for a ban on landfill	25.06.2012
CHINA Scrap plastics show dynamic development / Increasing environmental and commercial issues / Imports of 8.39m t in 2011 / Hong Kong still ranks as top origin country despite volume decrease	11.06.2012
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Los Angeles moves to ban single-trip bags / Collection and recycling costs prohibitively high	05.06.2012
VIRIDIS PLASTICS Start-up subsidiary buys Plastics Sorting out of administration / Financial support from Welsh Government / Ambitious plans for PET recycling	01.06.2012
ECO PLASTICS Continuum bottle recycling jv with Coca-Cola officially opened / Setting new industry standards for sustainable packaging / New bottles from old within six weeks	17.05.2012
COCA-COLA Use of material in packaging to be reduced by 25% by 2020 / All bottles to include recycled and bio-based PET / Sustainability plan published	15.05.2012
UK RECYCLING Infrastructure must be developed to increase recycling volumes / Clearer labelling needed / Awareness campaign for bottles under consideration	10.05.2012
PLASTICS EUROPE Ban on landfill for plastics waste takes major step forward / Backing from MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbandy	07.05.2012
RECYCLING US PET water bottle collection rates double over six years / Weights continue to fall / Recycling reaches 680m t in 2010	03.05.2012
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT German environmental group sues supermarket chains for misleading customers on biodegradable plastic bags / Carriers said to be problematic to recycle / Compost producers concerned	25.04.2012
THE NETHERLANDS Municipalities and packaging producers reach deal to scrap PET deposit in favour of public recycling / New law to take effect in 2014	19.04.2012
PLASTICS RECYCLING European recovery rates in the building and construction sector vary wildly / German infrastructure praised / PlasticsEurope study	02.04.2012
CHINA Plastics scrap imports up 5% in 2011 / Rise of 21% in value terms over 2010 / PET scrap sees largest price gains	29.03.2012
PLASTICS PACKAGING RECYCLING Further improvement in UK plastic bottle recycling rate / Higher level still needed / Inadequate infrastructure for non-bottle rigid packaging	26.03.2012
PVC RECYCLING “VinyLoop” process creates new benchmark for PVC recycling / Study sees better performance	23.03.2012
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING WRAP loan to increase capacity at Eco Plastics / Boost for non-bottle recycling / Complements previous support for Biffa Polymers	13.02.2012
PLASTIC BOTTLE RECYCLING WRAP guidance for more plastic bottle recycling in UK / Kerbside collections could boost overall recycling rates	08.02.2012
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

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