German initiative increases collection volume by 30.5%

EU waste exports to China plummet / Southeast Asia takes up some slack / Strong Chinese demand for high-quality recyclates drives prices up

ARA initiative for a circular economy / Prime goals are eco-design and higher recyclate content

PE film recycling growing / Positive effects from China's import ban / Move to recyclable mono-materials needed

New projects for waste management / Chinese investors to build plastics recycling factories / Novamont in talks with local authorities

Business tops expectations in 2017 / Hiring still a problem / Growth likely to continue robust / Supply security again an issue / Concerns about protectionism

European recycling overtakes landfilling for first time / EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland / PlasticsEurope report

ARA saw record year for household waste collection in 2017 / Over 1m t of packaging and waste paper collected / Strong growth in lightweight packaging

Collection and recycling of PET rises in Western Europe / Recycling rate reaches 56 percent in 2016 / Petcore Europe report

Ban on plastic waste imports into China could open up PET recycling in Asia / High-quality material necessary

Recommended measures to achieve higher EU recycling rate within 8 years / Job creation and economic benefits / PRE and Deloitte report

EU circular economy compromise presented / Lower recycling targets / European plastics industry reaffirms its contribution / PlasticsEurope sees big opportunities for resource efficiency

EuPC survey results on use of recycled plastic materials / Poor quality and unreliable supply key barriers / Price is primary incentive / Second survey in 2018

PolyStyreneLoop inaugurates first European demo plant / Treatment of flame-retarded EPS and XPS foam

Government in favour of material recycling of PE film / Voluntary collection to begin with