Plastics
EU legislative approach to chemical recycling will shape future of the pyrolysis oil sector
| Alongside access to sufficient high-quality waste, legislation is the most commonly cited potential barrier to growth in the chemical recycling sector, particularly given the ongoing uncertainty over the acceptance of chemical recycling under EU legislative targets, and the EU’s approach to mass balance.
FEAD: ENVI position on PPWR on the right track
| FEAD supports the adoption by the ENVI Committee of the position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Plastics Europe raises significant concerns about ENVI vote on PPWR
| Today the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
New innovation summit at Petcore 2024 annual conference
| Next year’s annual Petcore Conference will feature an Innovation Summit where delegates from across the PET value chain will present a diverse range of ground-breaking initiatives.
EU value chain organisations warn against “right of first refusal”
| Recent calls for the introduction of a priority access to recycled plastics, known as “right of first refusal”, have been increasingly taking space in the public debate on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal (PPWR).
Aimplas develops food and cosmetic packaging products from ocean by-products
| EcoeFISHent promotes a demonstrable and replicable cluster implementing systemic solutions through multilevel circular value chains for eco-efficient valorization of fishing and fish industries side-streams.
EU packaging waste generation with record increase
| In 2021, the EU generated 188.7 kg packaging waste per inhabitant, 10.8 kg more per person than in 2020, the biggest increase in 10 years, and almost 32 kg more than in 2011.
Low demand, high imports endanger European plastics recycling industry
| According to Plastics Recyclers Europe, the plastics recycling market in Europe has been heavily destabilised throughout 2023.
Plastics recycling awards Europe 2024 open for entries
| The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024 are now open for entries.
Europe R-PE and R-PP demand remains weak, but prices may have bottomed out
| Demand across Europe in recycled polyolefins is expected to remain low for the remainder of 2023 as bearish macroeconomics continue to drag on the sector.
Indorama Ventures achieves 100 billion PET bottles recycling milestone
| Indorama Ventures has announced that it has recycled 100 billion post-consumer PET bottles since February 2011.
Aimplas to hold second edition of international seminar on plastics recycling
| For two days, Aimplas will analyse the challenges and opportunities facing the plastics recycling sector at the second edition of its international meeting with the support of nearly twenty sponsors, media partners and collaborating companies.
EPBP launches design guidelines for recyclability for ‘food grade’ opaque-white PET bottles
| The inclusion of opaque white PET beverage bottles in the targets set by the European Commission demonstrates the commitment of the industry towards a more sustainable future.
A broad range of advanced recycling technologies keeps carbon in the loop
| Following its successful premiere in 2022, the Advanced Recycling Conference 2023 will present the broad range of advanced recycling solutions from extrusion, dissolution, solvolysis, enzymolysis, pyrolysis, thermal depolymerisation, gasification, to pre- and post-treatment, upgrading, and reactive extrusion on November 28 and 29 in Cologne.
