PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

Polystyrene bottles are disrupting PET recycling, says bvse

AUTOMOTIVE PLASTICS

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

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

EU rules for recycled plastic materials with food contact: “When in doubt, avoid imported goods” / PIE interview with recycling expert Herbert Snell, vice-president of bvse

PACKAGING REGULATION

Tethered caps now mandatory across the EU / Plastic lids account for up to 7% of recycling streams

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

“Plastics recycling as a whole is under scrutiny”: Words of warning at bvse's international Waste Plastics Day

PET RECYCLING

Imports could undermine EU reclaim industry / Verification, traceability seen as way forward – PRE

PLASTICS PACKAGING

German packaging association discusses EU plans for minimum recyclate content

PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY

Considerable profit-margin problems / Reduction of bureaucracy and lower recyclate quotas called for / International recycling conference by bvse

VEOLIA

German recycling site investing in the refinement of recycled HDPE / Light-coloured recyclate for packaging

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PRE-Eunomia study highlights key measures to improve rigid HDPE and PP collection and recycling / Need for better data in supply chain

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Recyclers under pressure on three sides – plunging sales, shortage of base material and low virgin material prices / Production lines shut down till July / Fear of irreparable damage

PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE

Launch of RecyClass tool for rigid HDPE containers / Next focus is on PP containers

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Rigid plastic packaging recycling capacity totals 1.7m t / Largest national shares in Italy and Germany

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Bale guidelines issued to improve recyclate quality / Applicable to various collection systems

PLASTICS RECYCLING CHINA

Plastic scrap imports rising despite "Green Fence" policy / PE and PET see particularly strong gains / At 20m t, new record volume in sight / Market continues to consolidate

MULTIPET

Quality of rPET flakes improved

GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING

Bvse recyclers have much too worry about / Inclement weather affecting demand / EEG tariffs are strong barriers

GERMAN PLASTICS RECYCLING

Federal association laments poor market conditions / Warns that European PET recycling does not live up to its full potential