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RECYCLING USA
Bottle collection rates trend lower / Nonprofit calls for modernisation, implementation of deposit return programmes
 		28.08.2024
STYRENICS RECYCLING
SCS improves meat-tray recyclability with change of colour / Versalis launches post-consumer rPS for food-contact
 		28.08.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING POLAND
Shortfalls on all fronts / Foreign waste, off-spec materials as alternatives to recyclate / DRS could boost PET waste volumes
 		27.08.2024
EUROPEAN ECONOMY
Processor pessimism hits pandemic levels / German managers voice further concerns / Worries about Eurozone mount
 		27.08.2024
LOGISTICS
China opens second TIR freight centre / Freight rates continue to fall
 		23.08.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS
PE, PP: Bomb discovery paralyses Unipetrol refinery in Czech Republic
 		22.08.2024
REFILL-REUSE PACKAGING
Sales to grow by 4.6% per year to 2029 / Collaboration needed along value chain to boost convenience for customers – Smithers report
 		21.08.2024
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Mixed success for reclaim rates, traceability from advanced sorting technologies – study / Digital markers better than OR
 		21.08.2024
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
UK generates more plastics waste than other European countries / UK-Saudi researchers explore AI to cut waste volumes
 		21.08.2024
ITALY
PVC: Weak development in construction depresses consumption / Stabilisation expected
 		20.08.2024
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Cost pressure from low-priced virgin material / Slump in PET recycling volumes / Expansion of Müllendorf site
 		19.08.2024
REUSABLE BOTTLES
Berry partners with UK's Abel & Cole for refillable milk service / PP bottle design modified for purpose
 		19.08.2024
UK ECONOMY
Manufacturing on the mend? / June data, purchasing managers point to improvement
 		16.08.2024
LOGISTICS
Hapag Lloyd raises earnings forecast; Maersk lifts financial guidance / Christmas business ends early due to fear of bottlenecks
 		16.08.2024
POUCH PACKAGING
Global demand to rise 4% annually over next six years / Fast growth predicted for stand-up format / PPWR to accelerate switch to mono-materials – Smithers report
 		14.08.2024
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