Topics
PET
February 27, 2017
Petcore Europe annual conference looks at opportunities and challenges for PET in the circular economy; conference proceedings now available
Reading time: 1 minute
February 22, 2017
European PET industry associations form group to focus on regulatory compliance of PET food packaging regarding non-intentionally added substances
Reading time: 1 minute
February 8, 2017
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
Reading time: 1 minute
January 9, 2017
Petcore Europe hosts workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET containers and holds annual conference on February 1-2, 2017 in Brussels
Reading time: 1 minute
December 6, 2016
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
Reading time: 1 minute
November 21, 2016
Report by the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the American Chemistry Council shows that PET and HDPE bottle recycling in the U.S. dropped slightly in 2015, while PP bottle recycling increased by nearly 20%
Reading time: 1 minute
November 14, 2016
Report commissioned by Petcore Europe reveals that 59% of all PET bottles placed on the European market were collected for recycling in 2015; report to be discussed at Petcore Europe 2017 conference
Reading time: 1 minute
September 28, 2016
Industry study tests hot-fill bottles with different levels of recycled PET content; recommends using up to 50% recycled PET without negatively impacting performance or clarity
Reading time: 1 minute
July 18, 2016
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling process ‘Polisan Hellas S.A.’ safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs
Reading time: 1 minute
May 10, 2016
Petcore Europe updates on recent challenges in recycling PET thermoforms; collection and sorting of PET packaging need improvement; packaging design is key for recycling
Reading time: 1 minute
