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

PIE Readers Survey: European plastics industry appears optimistic for 2019 / Almost half of respondents plan to invest more / Logistics issues a major concern / Majority expecting Brexit to impact business

Government grant for coloured, rigid plastics recycling project / Process to turn plastic contaminants into high-value recyclate

Restrictions on plastics waste imports / Special economic zones included / Other loopholes closed / Shortage of recycling capacity

Over 97% of single-use beverage bottles are recycled / EU's planned target rates exceeded / Few waste PET bottles were sent to China before import ban / Study by GVM and IK

Plastic carrier bags banned as of 2020 / ARA calls for a "Plastics Roadmap 2030" / "Plastics Summit" in Vienna

Confidence waning in German-speaking Europe / Disappointing H2 2018 / Staff procurement woes, Brexit and US trade policy bite / KI readership survey

Freight transport on the Rhine river nosedives in 2018 / Plans to deepen shipping channels

Situation eases for road freight in Europe

Cost reduction for freight transport on German rivers / Berlin abolishes tolls in 2019

Numerous illegal plastics recycling plants surface / Shutdowns and fines / Environment minister Bee Yin Yeo leads plastics waste initiatives

Bottle-return system in Serbia under discussion

Pilot plant for "CuRe" process / Dutch collaboration between Cumapol, DSM Niaga and Morssinkhof Rymoplast