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PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
PRE issues new strategy paper at 20th anniversary meeting / Current market structure “highly unsustainable” / Calls for more holistic approach to recycling / Need for standardisation
 		24.06.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Switzerland to lift recycling fee for PET bottles on 1 July
 		07.06.2016
PVC RECYCLING
UK medical waste collection scheme operational in seven hospitals
 		30.05.2016
PLASTIC PIPES
TEPPFA commits to doubling recycling in Europe by 2020 / Campaign at EU level for special status under REACH and WFD to relax treatment of “legacy substances”
 		25.05.2016
PVC RECYCLING
Nearly 515,000 t of PVC recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2015 / PVC collection volatile, with better results in Q2 and Q4 / Products made from virgin PVC contain no lead from 2016
 		11.05.2016
PET RECYCLING
Petcore working group takes action on PET thermoforms / Trials underway to find effective solutions / Tray design a key issue
 		06.05.2016
UK CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Brexit: Leaving the EU could harm UK chemicals trade, warns industry group CIA / Survey shows 62% of chemical companies in UK want to remain in EU
 		02.05.2016
EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY
EPDA survey shows return to health in late 2015 / Higher sales and capital expenditure / Optimistic outlook for 2016
 		26.04.2016
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Switzerland raises recycling levy for PET bottles / Cheap virgin material pressures regrind
 		04.04.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
Bvse industry association says demand for high-quality regrind remains stable / Mood optimistic despite low oil prices / Engineering regrind under pressure
 		01.04.2016
PLASTIC RECYCLING
Demand for recyclate made-in-Europe unaffected by oil plunge / PRE cancels conference in Brussels
 		24.03.2016
RECYCLING
Bans on POPs and SVHCs undermine recycling, says Axion Polymers executive / Counter to EU Circular Economy vision / Toxic substances can be dealt with “successfully and harmlessly”
 		29.02.2016
US PLASTICS RECYCLING
Collection of non-bottle rigid plastics rises 27% in 2014 / Improved sorting and consumer access contribute to growth / Rebound from China “Green fence” policy boosts exports / ACC report
 		19.02.2016
FRANCE
Plastic bag ban delayed to 1 July / Authorities promote use of bio-based plastic carrier bags / “ORPlast” circular economy initiative calls for higher recyclate usage / Pressure to lift recycling rates in E&E and packaging segments
 		15.02.2016
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Plastics segment in German-speaking Europe on solid footing / Positive outlook for H1 2016 / Energy costs no longer as problematic / Material prices once again the main challenge / Readership survey
 		02.02.2016
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