Potential economic impact of expanding chemical recycling estimated at USD 10 bn / American Chemistry Council welcomes Texas legislation / PET bottle recycling remains low

Malaysia and Philippines send back illegal waste imports to industrialised countries

Associations criticise new export regulations / Collapse of international trade feared / Intra-EU waste streams may face new hurdles / European exports continue to slide

Nearly 740,000 t recycled via Europe's VinylPlus scheme in 2018 / Association urges stronger co-operation / Forum focuses on sustainability and innovation

Rigid plastic packaging recycling capacity totals 1.7m t / Largest national shares in Italy and Germany

SRP members produce over 435,000 t of recycled plastics in 2018 / Improvements needed to meet target of recycling 100% of French plastics

Greenpeace report shows US, Japan and Germany were top exporters of plastics scrap 2018 / Norway proposal under discussion at UN Basel Convention meeting

Deposit-return system for PET bottles starting in 2021 / Plastics industry concerned that beverage market could shrink

Aimplas project created to develop new chemical recycling process for polyurethane waste

Plastics industry is concerned about circular economy issues / Many companies already recycling / CPRJ survey

Renault seeks improved PP recycling / Research into alternatives to density separation / Veolia Institute report

Federal cartel office intends to block merger of two waste management firms / Proposed takeover of DSD by Remondis could lead to higher market prices

Valorplast announces a record for plastic packaging recycling

Germany's Erde initiative almost doubles collection volume

EU recyclers call for improved recycling systems for technical plastic parts / PRE strategy paper