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March 8, 2019
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers PET made by recycling process 'Jász‐Plasztik' safe for up to 100% use in food contact materials and articles under specified conditions
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March 1, 2019
CARBIOS announces development of PET bottle made from ‘100% purified terephthalic acid’ obtained by ‘enzymatic biorecycling’ of mixed PET plastic waste, though challenges still remain to produce recycled resin fully comparable to virgin PET
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February 18, 2019
Industry association endorsed for standardized sleeves on PET bottles, new solution aims to improve sleeve removal before recycling
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December 19, 2018
Latest report from industry groups shows decrease in amount of post-consumer plastic bottles collected for recycling
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December 13, 2018
Plastic bottle manufacturers face rising pressure to reduce waste and increase recycled content in PET bottles; new technology aspires to meet demand
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December 6, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 2nd meeting; minutes now available online
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December 4, 2018
Petcore Europe conference in February 2019 to discuss ‘perspectives and strategy of the PET value chain’ with focus on EU plastics strategy
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December 3, 2018
Petcore Europe and Plastics Recyclers Europe issue industry guidelines for designing PET trays that can be recycled back into food contact applications
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December 3, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers recycling process ‘RecyPET Hungária’ insufficiently characterized with regard to decontamination efficiency to produce safe recycled PET
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November 21, 2018
German quality label RAL Gütezeichen intends to increase average recycled content in PET beverage packaging to 50% by 2022
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