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CIRCULAR PLASTICS AUSTRALIA Largest PET recycling plant Down Under now up and running / New facility uses recycling line by Austria's Starlinger	09.05.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Seaholm to helm US lobbying group / Former position as head of recyclable bag division raises questions	29.04.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA CPP releases guidance to help firms following the Golden Design Rules for Plastic Packaging	25.04.2022
NEXTCHEM Demo plant for chemical recycling of textile waste / Capacity to process 1,000 t/y	14.04.2022
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION President of US group exits after less than three years / No word on a successor	31.03.2022
ALPLA Takeover of German recycler, control of German JV	09.03.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say	01.02.2022
ALPLA Multi-million-dollar investment for Mexican recycling plant / JV with Coca-Cola	31.01.2022
MARINE LITTER The Ocean Cleanup, Coca-Cola partner to tidy up Vietnam's Can Tho River	17.01.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report	29.11.2021
ALPLA Packaging manufacturer starts up recycling plant in Mexico / Capacity to double from 2022	17.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report	16.11.2021
COCA-COLA Soft drinks giant unveils “Plant Bottle” / Prototype with 100% plant-based materials / 2030 exit from petroleum-based PET in Europe, Japan	15.11.2021
BEVERAGE PACKAGING Coca-Cola sells core brands in 100% recycled PET bottles / Replacement of almost 30,000 t virgin material in 2021 / Competitor PepsiCo also steps up its game	28.09.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK WCL survey assails national recycling plans / Lack of commitment to “all-in” deposit scheme / Too little focus on waste reduction	31.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
BOTTLE RECYCLING USA PET recycler Evergreen to double operations by mid-2022	24.08.2021
PACKAGING Leading brands, retailers to help create schemes to collect, recycle / Ellen MacArthur report puts annual cost of programmes at USD 30 bn	23.07.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION PR department shakeup in the US: spokesman Thomas, trade fair manager Krys depart	08.07.2021
RECYCLING USA Sierra Club lawsuits dispute Coca-Cola, BlueTriton claims of 100% recyclable bottle / California introduces plastics labelling bill	07.07.2021
INDORAMA New Indonesian plant to recycle nearly 2 bn PET bottles annually / Start-up set for 2023	07.07.2021
PLASTIC PACKAGING German processors straining under current raw material situation / Covid challenges: winners and losers / Consumer preferences vs. the power of trade / Composite packaging as a problem	06.07.2021
COCA-COLA Soft drinks giant to use only rPET for small plastic bottles in UK	06.07.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Study says 20 plastics producers make more than half of all SUP material / US industry group assails report's bias / Both parties call for circular economy	01.06.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING OCEANIA Launch of “Anzpac” pact to tackle plastics waste / Four targets by 2025 / Part of Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact”	25.05.2021