DENMARK

New Loop launches return system for takeaway packaging in Copenhagen / Reusable tableware comes from Jokey subsidiary KeepIn

LOGISTICS

Slump in global trade causes freight rates to stagnate

LOGISTICS

Trade conflict between China and US escalates / Labour strikes add strain to global shipping

LOGISTICS

Freight rates remain at previous week's levels on most routes

LOGISTICS

Final quarter kicks off with massive drop in freight rates / Typhoon season essentially locks down major Asian ports

RECYCLING ITALY

‘On the verge of collapse': recycling companies send urgent letter to government / Round table in Rome aims to identify ways out of crisis

PP RECYCLING

Food-safe recycled polypropylene makes the grade on both sides of the Atlantic / ‘Game changer,' says industry rep

LOGISTICS

Panama Canal traffic stalls as US tariffs bite / UN warns of fragile shipping outlook / Germany bets on new rail boss amid crisis

EUROPEAN ECONOMY

First fall in German business morale this year / Plastics firms more negative / European managers send mixed signals

LOGISTICS

Countdown to tariff moratorium: trade, freight rates between US and China rising rapidly

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics

LOGISTICS

Artificial capacity shortages lend breath of fresh air to freight rates

RECYCLING BRAZIL

Recycling volumes up, rate down in 2024 / 410,000 t PET recycled / Sector at 23% idle capacity – Brazil PET group

LOGISTICS

Chinese firms expand footprint in Europe / German government moves to scrap supply chain law

PACKAGING RECYCLING

Latest German minimum packaging standard published – ZSVR / Early guidance for companies on PPWR

RECYCLING UK

More reclaim capacity needed for flexible packaging / Household collection due in early '27 / Sector alliance issues results of trial

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

PRE: “The European plastics recycling industry is facing imminent collapse” / Loss of reclaim capacities projected at 1 mn t by end-2025

LOGISTICS

Global trade heavily impacted by typhoon season / DB Cargo management plans to close workshops

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets

RECYCLING SWITZERLAND

Plastics waste recovered from households, collection rate up in 2024 / Recycling rate exceeds 55% threshold