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PET RECYCLING US bottle recycling rate reaches 31% in 2013 / Rising demand for rPET / Contamination concerns / NAPCOR/APR study	20.10.2014
COCA-COLA Goal of sourcing 25% of PET from recycled or renewable materials by 2015 likely to fail / High recyclate prices, regulatory restrictions blamed / 7.5 bn "PlantBottles" sold in 2013 / "2013/2014 Sustainability Report"	13.10.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT German manufacturer loses second PLA-based carrier bag lawsuit / Appeal to federal court	03.10.2014
PET RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe publishes guidelines for PET trays	30.09.2014
ECOTECH LONDON New PET recycling facility starts up in London / EUR 8m investment	12.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Founding members of Plastics 2020 Challenge adopt framework programme / Join "Pledge4Plastics" to raise awareness and lift UK rates	11.09.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Pledge 4 Plastics campaign underway across the UK / Goal to raise collection of plastic packaging among households / Global companies partner with authorities and lend support	10.09.2014
PET RECYCLING Europe recycles 65 bn bottles in 2013 / Call for collection systems to be standardised	04.09.2014
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY German scientists use photoexcitation to simplify plastics sorting in recycling plants	01.09.2014
MEGAPORT Bulgarian plastics packager opens new recycling plant / 50% of output headed towards export channel	27.08.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Spanish household recycling rate reaches nearly 57% / EU's runner-up in 2013	25.08.2014
COCA-COLA Mexican PetStar PET bottle recycler doubles output / Beverage giant announces USD 7 bn investment in Mexico in lead-up to 2020	30.07.2014
SITA New infrared optical sorting line for French Bayonne plant / EUR 1.2m investment	11.07.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Group of UK companies band together to tackle CPET recycling problem / In-market trial of solution to commence in July	10.07.2014
RECYCLING UK Defra funds study to boost recycling of flexible packaging / Development of new methods of recovery and treatment / Flexible laminate could be included in mainstream recycling collections	09.07.2014
PET RECYCLING European associations and R&D institutes establish “Polymark” project / Developing new technology to detect used PET bottles suitable for reuse in food-contact applications / EU-funded research	09.07.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations	04.07.2014
MEXICO Rigid plastic bottle consumption to grow by 3.3% annually to 2017 / World's second largest PET bottle consumer / Awareness on sustainability rising / LAPET conference in Mexico City in October	26.06.2014
PVC RECYCLING Continuous increase across Europe / UK accounts for over 20% of total / Recovinyl report	23.06.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING INDIA Study on the state of plastics recycling the Maharashtra region now available / Weak enforcement of regulations prohibits industry progress / Better training needed for key stakeholders in collection process	28.05.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Italy collects and reuses more packaging in 2013 / Less waste to landfill	14.05.2014
PET RECYCLING Plastics Recycling Europe will develop European recycling guidelines specific for PET trays	14.05.2014
CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING UK recycler commissions new EUR 15m line / Claims to be the world's “biggest recycler of milk bottles”	08.05.2014
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Chicago City Council votes in favour of partial plastic bag ban / SPI calls ordinance a “job killer”, argues it would be better to “reduce, reuse, recycle”	07.05.2014
QC POLYMERS New circular polymer venture / Brainchild of Dutch entrepreneurs / Construction of recycling plant at chemical park in Geleen	25.04.2014

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