Plastics Recyclers Europe

ASSOCIATIONS Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting highlights quality recycling and sorting / “European Plastics Recycling Show” to make its debut in Brussels next year	25.11.2014
PET RECYCLING Summary of presentations of Petcore Networking Day	28.10.2014
EVENTS Plastics Recyclers Europe annual meeting to be held in Brussels in November	02.10.2014
PET RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe publishes guidelines for PET trays	30.09.2014
PET RECYCLING Europe recycles 65 bn bottles in 2013 / Call for collection systems to be standardised	04.09.2014
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
PACKAGING RECYCLING PRE launched RecyClass online tool / Recyclability check / Free trial period	15.05.2014
PET RECYCLING Plastics Recycling Europe will develop European recycling guidelines specific for PET trays	14.05.2014
EVENTS Conference on “Opportunities for the Polish Plastics Industry” to be held in Warsaw on 22 May	15.04.2014
INTERPACK All exhibition space is now fully booked / Around 60 countries will be represented at leading packaging trade fair / Special events to run in parallel with Exhibition in Düsseldorf	27.03.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Biodegradable bags a threat to the environment, says PRE / Problems in the waste stream	24.02.2014
EVENTS Plastics Recyclers Europe hosts “Recycling Conference” during "interpack" fair in Düsseldorf / Focus on design with recycling in mind	13.02.2014
CHINAPLAS 2014 Sustainability as key theme at this year's plastics mega-event in Shanghai / Organisers expect almost 3,000 exhibitors / “Green Forum” co-organised by PIE / Last call for registrations for exclusive readers' trip to China	04.02.2014
ASSOCIATIONS EuPC welcomes “Prodi report” on European plastic waste strategy / Dangis expresses concern about end-of-life solutions for bioplastics	30.01.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Plastics Recyclers Europe welcomes EU parliament's adoption of the “European Strategy on plastic waste”	27.01.2014
PLASTICS RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe association confirms growing European recycling rates / Now numbering more than 100 members	03.12.2013
ASSOCIATIONS Plastics Recyclers Europe reconfirms Ton Emans as president / No changes to existing management committee	28.11.2013
PLASTICS RECYCLING Plastics have potential to reach recycling rate of more than 60% by 2020 / Creation of 360,000 "green" jobs / Plastics Recyclers Europe study	18.09.2013
PET RECYCLING EUROPE Bottle collection forecast to reach 2.1m t by 2017 / Recycling growth of 5.6% in 2012 / Petcore/Plastics Recyclers Europe report	16.08.2013
EVENTS Plastics Recyclers Europe: Annual 2-day meeting scheduled for November in Amsterdam	07.08.2013
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE demands separate PET tray recycling scheme / Call for joint value chain approach	23.07.2013
RECYCLING Plastics Recyclers Europe calls for the incorporation of recyclability into the design stage of packaging / Introduces RecyClass project aimed at offering guidelines	26.04.2013
RECYCLING European Commission launches plastic waste consultation / Results of latest Green Paper initiative to feed into 2014 waste policy review / Industry associations welcome latest action	12.03.2013
RECYCLING New EU proposals highlight waste management and recycling / Welcomed by EuPR	07.12.2012