CHEMICAL RECYCLING

Brussels signs latest funding deal / Austria's OMV to receive EUR 82 mn grant

AUTOMOTIVE

ELVR draft report: EU Parliament calls for lower recycled-content targets for cars / Associations concerned over impact on recycling innovation

AUTOMOTIVE

Umbrella group tells EU lawmakers to ‘stick with End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation plan' / Resisting pressure to water down proposals ‘will boost recycled content in new vehicles'

YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET

Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Measures needed to counteract slowdown in recycling capacity growth / EuRIC publishes roadmap to boost competitiveness, innovation

AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS

Recycling targets for ELVs should get green light / Certification of recycled content necessary for level playing field – EuRIC

EUROPEAN POLITICS

New EU commissioners named for five-year mandate / Anticipation over merging of green and industrial deals

PLASTICS WASTE

European Parliament votes for stricter rules / Ban on exports / Trade bodies voice concern on recycling repercussions

EURIC

European recycling association appoints new secretary general

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

European recyclers reject ‘right of first refusal' over rPET / Move would be ‘detrimental' to development of reclaim capacity

EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING

Capacity jumps on back of massive spending / Industry needs more funds to meet goals / PRE welcomes SUP directive / EU sustainable finance platform attracts trade groups

PLASTICS WASTE

European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling

PLASTICS WASTE

Trade bodies urge EU regulators to strengthen proposed waste rules / EuRIC seeks mandatory targets for recycled content

RECYCLING

Waste management considered essential in Covid-19 pandemic / Germany's bvse calls for interest-free loans for recyclers / Unrestricted EU waste flows urgently needed

PLASTICS WASTE

European associations call for amendment of EU waste shipment regulation / Governments across the globe agree to improve plastics scrap trade / Basel Convention amended

EURIC

European plastics recycling branch created / Main focus on end-of-life durable plastics

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

EU council adopts parliament's lower threshold for PBDE flame retardants / Proposal to review POPs regulation two years after taking effect

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Groups call for European Council's support of recycled plastics target / Minimum 35% recyclate in bottles by 2025 / Boost for investments and marine litter prevention

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Waste associations support European Parliament's draft for more recyclate in drink bottles

ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING

EU draft law could threaten plastics recycling from e-waste / European associations view limit for flame retardant decaBDE in recyclate as unrealistic