ALPLA

Plastic container with low material requirements / EPRO award for innovation

PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA

Plastic carrier bags banned as of 2020 / ARA calls for a "Plastics Roadmap 2030" / "Plastics Summit" in Vienna

PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA

New record for ARA waste collection system / Plastic packaging gaining

PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA

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

PLASTICS RECYCLING AUSTRIA

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

PLASTICS RECYCLING AUSTRIA

ARA substantially increases license fees for plastic packaging

AUSTRIA

Exports drive plastics processing segment / Strong domestic demand from construction since start of 2017 / Lively automotive demand expected in the long term / Margin pressure likely

PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA

ARA collected 534,000 t of separated waste in first half of 2017 / Collection volumes grew for all materials

WASTE MANAGEMENT AUSTRIA

European Commission imposes EUR 6m fine on collection and recycling systems operator ARA for anti-competitive and monopolistic behaviour

PACKAGING RECYCLING AUSTRIA

Market liberalised in early 2015 / ARA faced rising competitive pressure / ELS Dual launches collection and recycling system for retail packaging / Recycling quota for lightweight packaging up slightly

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

How packaging contributes to food waste prevention / Unpackaged goods seen to have greater environmental footprint / Study by Austrian think-tank Denkstatt and industry partners