PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Save the trees! For recycling.

PANDA

Waste management firm launches metals and plastics recovery system / Tech to sort valuable materials from household waste

IRELAND

Bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling facility in Portlaoise / Launch of electric refuse-collection vehicles

PLASTICS RECYCLING

EU waste exports to China plummet / Southeast Asia takes up some slack / Strong Chinese demand for high-quality recyclates drives prices up

PANDA

Dublin-based recycling firm builds new plant in UK / Irish red tape cited as reason to set up in Corby