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PLASTIC PACKAGING Emerging technologies can drive circular economy / Five key challenges to overcome / World Economic Forum report	18.02.2019
EVENTS EuPC's "European Food Contact Plastics Seminar" to be held in Brussels	31.01.2019
PACKAGING RECYCLING TerraCycle establishes global alliance to promote reusable and recyclable packaging / Over 20 major companies join Loop / Circular shopping platform	28.01.2019
COCA-COLA US drinks giant extends deal with Ioniqa / Dutch firm set to launch factory producing high-quality food-grade rPET	03.01.2019
LOOP INDUSTRIES Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018	06.12.2018
MARINE LITTER Greenpeace's global plastics pollution audit identifies top brands / Coca-Cola world's worst offender / PS and PET most common plastic waste	12.11.2018
CHINAPLAS 2019 Focus on circular economy / First "Plastics Recycling, Recovery & Sustainability Conference" to be held in Guangzhou / More visitors expected from "New Silk Road" / China's recycling chain set for upgrades	08.11.2018
RECYCLING BIR founds global recycling foundation / Donors' funds to promote campaigns	07.11.2018
MARINE LITTER Industry giants to contribute USD 90m to preventing ocean plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur announces global commitment for packaging / "Our Ocean" 2018 conference in Bali	02.11.2018
GLOBAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Alarming levels of waste generation / Plastics accumulation noted by World Bank report / G7 meeting in Canada highlights marine litter	17.10.2018
ALPLA Demand for rPET increasing / Limited availability of PET bales results in significantly higher prices	17.10.2018
PET TO PET RECYCLING Austrian company recycles over 500m PET bottles in first half of 2018 / Up 7% on last year	09.08.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING New technologies transforming traditional packaging methods / Easy sustainability improvements are diminishing / Smithers Pira report	10.07.2018
COMMENT Chemical PET recycling has become a necessity	03.07.2018
PET RECYCLING EUROPE Coca-Cola joins “Demeto” project for chemical recycling	03.07.2018
MARINE LITTER G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments	13.06.2018
BIOPLASTICS Consumer awareness advancing significantly / Global revenues could grow by more than 5% over next three years / US Plastics Industry Association report	04.06.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY More than 60 firms sign up to "UK Plastics Pact" / Plastics waste initiative led by Wrap / First global network of this kind / Supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BPF	04.05.2018
NESTLE Food and beverage company aims to have 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025	18.04.2018
ASSOCIATIONS Eleven new members join Petcore Europe	21.03.2018
COCA-COLA Global target to collect and recycle equivalent of 100% of its packaging by 2030 / Recycled PET content to be boosted / Earlier targets in Europe	19.03.2018
COCA-COLA Plans announced to shutter two UK facilities in 2019 / "Bag-in-Box" and pouches production site / Final closure in Weimar	07.02.2018
COCA-COLA German bottle production site set to close in Weimar / Decline in PET bottle consumption	18.10.2017
CHILE On track to ban plastic bags in coastal cities / Initiatives around the country to minimise waste / Ten companies commit to promoting recycled plastic packaging	16.10.2017
COCA-COLA Plan to double recycled plastic use in the UK by 2020 / Three-point strategy to boost recovery and recycling / Multi-million pound campaign by end of 2017	24.07.2017