PACKAGING RECYCLING

Pack2Go and PRE call for overhaul of European collection and recycling system / "Marshall plan" to boost investments

EU PLASTICS STRATEGY

Trade association Pack2Go Europe accuses European Commission of conflict of interest and bias in proposed plastics strategy / Files complaint with ombudsman

PLASTICS RECYCLING UK

Over 500,000 t of plastic packaging collected from UK households in 2016 / Cash-strapped local authorities need help to spread recycling message

PACKAGING RECYCLING EUROPE

Pack2Go Europe launches initiative for food packaging collection and recycling

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

EU commission presents its “Plastics Strategy” roadmap / Adoption this year / European Parliament opts for stricter waste legislation / 80% of packaging waste to be recycled by 2030

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version

SWISSPRIMEPACK

Swiss plastic food packaging producer announces management changes

PACKAGING MARKET

Industry seeks tighter controls of cheap packaging imports / Pack2Go Europe association claims some imports fail to meet EU standards

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

New umbrella organisation Pack2Go Europe unites European groups against litter / First Litter Prevention Conference held in Brussels