PACKAGING

50% reuse in Europe could lead to enormous CO2 reduction by 2030 / Report on three sector groups / Significant economic incentives for users / Rethink Plastic Alliance report

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Waste feedstocks, product performance and digital tools offer opportunities for successful commercialisation of "green" materials / Lux Research report

MARINE LITTER

G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments

MARINE LITTER

Waste Free Oceans organises collection and processing of floating litter / Products made of recycled marine plastics

AVERY DENNISON

Bio-based self-adhesive PE films introduced / Certified sugar cane used as raw material / Braskem cooperates in development

YEAR IN REVIEW 2013

Part 3 – Environmental challenges keep industry on the alert / Biodegradables and plastic bag bans make headlines / Recycling moves forward but players say full potential not reached

CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING

Expansion of HDPE bottle recycling capacity to meet dairy demand / UK supply of recyclate to double

CLOSED LOOP RECYCLING

Cooperation with Ecover to use recovered marine plastic in packaging / “Waste Free Oceans” initiative highlights problem of debris on Europe's coastlines