EVENTS

PET networking day in November / Registration still open

PET RECYCLING EUROPE

Bottle collection forecast to reach 2.1m t by 2017 / Recycling growth of 5.6% in 2012 / Petcore/Plastics Recyclers Europe report

ASSOCIATIONS

PETCORE Europe appoints Patrick Peuch executive director / First board meeting

PET RECYCLING

EU 27 collected 1.6m t of PET in 2011 / Recycling rate grows by 9.4% year-on-year / Recyclers operating at only 77% capacity utilisation / Latest Petcore, EuPR figures

PET RECYCLING

Europe collected 1.45m t of PET in 2010 / 6.5% year-on-year increase / Recycle plants only utilise 80% of current capacity

PET RECYCLING

EU bottle collection volume rises 8% against 2009 / Recovery rates higher than most plastics