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US PLASTICS RECYCLING
Collection of non-bottle rigid plastic waste fell by 3.5% in 2015 / Domestic purchases rose but exports down 13% / ACC report
 		16.03.2017
CHINA
New anti-smuggling campaign to combat foreign waste / Move follows the successful implementation of the "Green Fence" policy in 2013
 		01.03.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK
Confusion among British consumers about which plastics can be recycled / Increased standardisation needed across local authorities / Pledge 4 Plastics surveys
 		06.02.2017
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Industry upbeat as 2017 starts / Business in H2 2016 better than expected / Outlook positive / Capital spending at ten-year high / Qualified personnel hard to find / KI Group readership survey
 		01.02.2017
FRANCE
Processors' association plans to drive use of recyclate / Availability is greatest obstacle
 		16.01.2017
RECYCLING FRANCE
STR-PVC association launches project for the collection of PVC pipes / Recycler Paprec as partner
 		22.11.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY
Collection and recycling consortiums Corepla and Carpi join hands to set up national packaging waste disposal network / Entire value chain involved
 		16.11.2016
PET RECYCLING GERMANY
93.5% of all PET beverage bottles are recycled / Industry embraces circular economy / rPET share rises to 26% despite unfavourable price development
 		11.11.2016
PET RECYCLING
European bottle recycling volumes up 5% in 2015 / More action needed by consumers and governments / Share of clear bales continuex to fall / Petcore Europe report
 		10.11.2016
PACKAGING RECYCLING UK
"Reflex Project" advances flexible plastic recycling options / Guidelines established for packaging designers, retailers and converters
 		02.11.2016
UK RECYCLING
Household collection rate for rigid plastic packaging rises slightly to 45% / Slowdown in introduction of new collection services / Recoup survey
 		31.10.2016
K 2016
World's leading plastics fair opens its doors / Focus on feedstock supply, “Industry 4.0”, additive manufacturing and marine litter / Packaging increasingly important to machinery manufacturers
 		19.10.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING SPAIN
Levels increase sevenfold since 2000 / Packaging recycling rates reach 42.5% across domestic, commercial and industrial sectors / Limits to recyclability / Cicloplast survey
 		12.09.2016
FRANCE
Recycling specialist Eco-Emballages supports construction of new sorting centres / Raising rates of industrial reuse
 		24.08.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Industry pleased with H1 2016 / Business better than expected / Outlook more subdued but still positive / China's offensive viewed skeptically / Readership survey
 		26.07.2016
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