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December 1, 2017

Plastics recyclers call for separate collection

Plastics Recyclers Europe issue bales characterization guidelines aiming to promote separate collection of different types of plastics for recycling

Topics: recycling

Reading time: 2 minutes

November 27, 2017

EU plastics industry commits to circular economy

European plastic industry associations support re-use and recycling goals of EU Commission’s Circular Economy Package, call for separate collection of packaging waste

Topics: circular economy, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

November 22, 2017

U.S. plastic bottle recycling again decreases

According to annual report by the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the American Chemistry Council, PET and HDPE bottle recycling on decline, while PP bottle recycling increased by 15% in 2016

Topics: PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

November 21, 2017

New technology for chemical recycling of PET

EU-funded project DEMETO develops industrial-scale process to chemically break down PET to its building blocks and reintroduce them at the virgin-grade production stage

Topics: circular economy, PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

November 6, 2017

EU working group on FCMs: Meeting presentation

EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses revision of ceramics directive and plastics recycling; meeting agenda and presentation now available

Topics: ceramics, DG SANTE, European Commission, plastics, recycling, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

November 1, 2017

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 19^th meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

October 31, 2017

Conference: PET in the circular economy

Petcore Europe holds annual conference on February 7-8, 2018 in Brussels; focus on strategies for PET in the circular economy; registration now open

Topics: circular economy, events, PET, recycling

Reading time: 0 minutes

October 31, 2017

EFSA assesses ‘Krones’ recycling process

EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling process ‘Krones’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions

Topics: EFSA, PET, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

October 31, 2017

Conference: Paper and board FCMs in a circular economy

Belgian trade association of paper and board processing industries holds conference on November 17, 2017 in Brussels; focus on use of recycled materials for food contact

Topics: circular economy, events, migration, paper & board, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

October 26, 2017

Barriers to using recycled plastics

European Plastics Converters Association survey shows quality issues, instability of supply, as well as lacking support by customers and regulation hinder the use of recycled plastic materials in Europe

Topics: circular economy, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

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