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RECYCLASS Guidance on assessing recyclability of PP containers published	24.06.2020
RECYCLASS Publication of methodology for assessing packaging recyclability	16.06.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING Publication of guidelines for characterising recycling input waste / Biggest recycling streams in Europe covered	10.06.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING PRE raises concerns about damage to recycling market / Covid-19 pushes recyclers to close production on lack of demand and cheaper virgin materials	25.05.2020
UPDATE - EVENTS Coronavirus causes postponements of "Plastics Recycling Show Europe", VinylPlus forum, SPE's thermoforming conference and "Plastics in Automotive Engineering"	11.03.2020
PET Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics	18.02.2020
PET MARKET EUROPE Recycled PET set to take up over half of total PET demand by 2030 / Collection and design major obstacles to meeting targets	17.02.2020
EVENTS "Plastics Recycling Show Europe" 2020 to take place in March in Amsterdam	24.01.2020
INDUSTRY4EUROPE Recommendations for future industrial strategy / Seven priority areas of focus to boost competitiveness	04.12.2019
RECYCLING New guidelines for barrier polytheylene film / “RecyClass” tests show EVOH concentrations compatible for recycling	14.11.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING Italy's tax proposal opposed by EuPC, PlasticsEurope and PRE / Thousands of jobs could be put at risk / Consumers would spend more	25.10.2019
KI GROUP SUMMIT K 2019 Transition to a circular economy / Plastics markets undergoing change through recycling	19.10.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING BPF launches eco-design tool / Rating according to sustainability criteria	03.10.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE Launch of "RecyClass" tool for rigid HDPE containers / Next focus is on PP containers	09.08.2019
HENKEL Software for assessing packaging recyclability / German drugstore adopts tool as standard for suppliers	06.08.2019
EVENTS Plastics Recyclers Europe's 2019 conference to take place in Brussels in November	12.07.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Paper on PE film recycling released by PRE / "RecyClass" recyclability tool being developed for mono- and multilayer plastic films	01.07.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE offers sorting guidance / More standardisation	17.06.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Rigid plastic packaging recycling capacity totals 1.7m t / Largest national shares in Italy and Germany	13.05.2019
EVENTS Third "Plastics Recycling Show Europe" attracts record numbers in 2019	02.05.2019
AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS RECYCLING Renault seeks improved PP recycling / Research into alternatives to density separation / Veolia Institute report	26.04.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EU recyclers call for improved recycling systems for technical plastic parts / PRE strategy paper	15.04.2019
PET Petcore conference has over 280 attendees / EU's SUP directive to drive PET developments / Upgrades for Belgium's collection and sorting / More countries to add deposit schemes	14.02.2019
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING European consortium Ceflex reaches 100 members / Growing interest from outside Europe	24.01.2019
EVENTS "Plastics Recycling Show Europe" 2019 to take place in Amsterdam in April	15.01.2019