Sharp change of direction to circular economy / Away from industrial civilisation to ecological civilisation / Representatives of China at "K"

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The curtains go up / Düsseldorf at the centre of the plastics world for a week / Circular economy features strongly at this year's K / Partnerships along the entire value chain gain importance

Zero Waste Europe recommends changes to EU waste rules on chemical recycling / Plastics to fuels could undermine circular economy goals / ChemRecEurope supports all methods

UK to get national collection scheme for non-packaging agriplastics

EU waste exports decline again / Indonesia sends further contaminated containers back and introduces waste segregation

US is world's largest contributor / Plastics scrap import bans exacerbate problem / Verisk Maplecroft report

Tonnage decreases with challenging two years after China's import ban / "Strong domestic markets for recycling" / CPIA report

Strong growth in recycling rate of post-consumer packaging in 2018 / Total of almost 572,000 t / Cicloplast report

Collaboration to establish 11 waste plastic-to-hydrogen plants in northwest UK

South African rPET producer adds second recycling line

Indonesia sends waste back to France and Hong Kong

Shanghai's waste separation law in effect / Demand for plastic bins climbs / Hainan island bans single-use plastics

Collection system ARA records slight decrease in H1 2019 / Plastic packaging steady

Mood in the sector in German-speaking Europe darkens after sluggish half year / Trade wars loom and OEM suppliers struggle / Recycling a bright spot