PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Online platform MORE tapped by project to recycle home appliances

PCEP

Bochiccio named secretary general of European recycling initiative

RECYCLING EUROPE

Circular Plastics Alliance extends coverage of MORE platform to rPVC

INTERVIEW

“Solution lies in unity” – Newly elected EuPC president Benoît Hennaut talks about the issues marring the plastics value chain, image management for the converting industry, and Europe's dependence on Russian gas

PVC RECYCLING

European countries reclaim over 810,000 t PVC in 2021

EUPC

Benoît Hennaut from Herige elected new president

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

EuPC and Plastics Europe open public consultation on plans for Ocean Clean Sweep certification scheme

EUMBC

Annual masterbatch conference on 3 May in Belgium / Focus on chemical recycling and health issues

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PolyCert, MORE platform cooperate to meet CPA target

EVENTS

EPDA annual meeting in France set for 11-13 May / Sessions on circularity, CO2 reduction

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Launch of RecoTrace plastics recycling monitoring system / EuPC's updated MORE system now CPA-compliant

SHORT Q&A

Polymers for Europe Alliance chairman Ron Marsh warns of impact energy surcharges can have on converters

EUPC

A Circular Future with Plastics annual conference to be held in May

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

EuPC: Packaging producers voice concern over fragmentation of European SUP laws / Lack of clarity on provisions

PVC RECYCLING

Launch of Belgian programme for recycling single-use PVC medical devices / Goal is to accelerate sustainability in European healthcare

PLASTIC PACKAGING EUROPE

PlasticsEurope calls for 30% EU recycled content target by 2030 / EuPC warns of consequences

APK

German site EuCertPlast certified for recycling film waste

PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Disposable products banned in the EU from 3 July / Environment associations call for rethink on reusables / EuPC voices criticism / Health risks with “eco” alternatives?

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

MORE platform reopens / 1m t of recycled material

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Commission publishes guidance on SUP rules / Criticism from EuPC / Adoption of Implementing Decision on fishing gear

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Voting open for sixth “Best Polymer Producers Awards” / Delivery reliability to be key criterion

EUPC

MedPharmaPlast Europe Summer Conference 2021 to be held virtually in June

POLYCERT

Four independent certification schemes join quality-compliance programme / Aim to harmonise verification of recycled content across Europe

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

DuPont shareholders ask company to disclose pellet-loss figures / NGO challenges US plastics producers on Operation Clean Sweep