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Germinor’s first stream of Refuse-derived Fuel from France to Germany opened this month.

The circular economy has been one of the most powerful megatrends affecting the plastics industry over the last few years and is widely anticipated to keep building momentum in the future.

Austrian recycling experts have joined forces for the consistent recycling of PET.

APEAL regrets a lack of ambition regarding recyclability measures in the European Council’s General Approach to Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

Main findings show that after a period of stagnation, the overall plastic production is picking up again.

Cirplus has developed a new standard for the use of recycled plastics together with the IKK — Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy and the Kunststoff-Institut Luedenscheid.

EuCertPlast and RecyClass have reached an agreement for the future development of the certification for plastics recyclers. Going forward, the expertise and know-how of the two audit schemes will be combined under the RecyClass Recycling Process Certification.

Metales Bolueta is a family-run business, founded in 1980 and is based near Bilbao, Spain.

The entry deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 has been extended until 18.00 CET, Friday 12 January 2024. The judging panel for the 2024 awards has also been announced.

A recently study by KPMG, Plastic feedstock for recycling in the Netherlands, highlights the Netherlands’ leading position in Europe in the reuse of raw materials.

The waste and recycling industries in Europe are experiencing increasingly longer processing time for Transfrontier Shipment of Waste (TFS) applications. This unfortunate development may contribute to the delay of a circular economy in Europe.