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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
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
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
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
GERMAN PLASTICS ECONOMY
Slower growth in H2 2011 / Stabilisation at high level looks likely in 2012 / Euro crisis looms on the horizon
 		25.01.2012
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
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