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Call for stand-alone approach to PET tray recycling
Top-News: No Teaser Text: For resource efficiency purposes, PET trays should have their own dedicated recycling stream instead of being mixed with other plastics, according to the Plastics Recyclers...
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WWF reinforces Coca-Cola's recycling resolve
Top-News: No Teaser Text: In partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Coca-Cola Company is working to advance its sustainability stewardship by pursuing a recycling and recovery rate of...
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'Seamless' separation with Sealed Air labels
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Plastics packaging company Sealed Air has unveiled an innovative new shrink sleeve label that is said to offer 'seamless separation' to aid recycling. The new Cryovac LT-1...
View ArticlePEF innovation to replace PET?
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Advanced high-throughput R&D specialist Avantium says it has made a breakthrough with its new material polyethylene furanoate (PEF), claiming the material could very...
View ArticleFord using bottle recycling technology in new car
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Car manufacturer Ford has built a test vehicle incorporating fabric made from recycled plastic Coca-Cola bottles. The Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid uses Coca-Cola’s...
View ArticleECO Plastics and Viridor agree supply deal
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Europe's leading plastic bottle recycler ECO Plastics has joined forces with UK recycler Viridor to help close the soft drinks packaging loop. The multi-million partnership...
View ArticleCoca-Cola points to recycling scepticism
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Many householders are sceptical about what happens to their recyclables after they are collected, according to a study entitled 'Unpacking the Household' which was...
View ArticleTakeover boost for US plastic bottle recycler’s capacity
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Major US-based plastic bottle recycler DAK Americas has purchased Argentina's CabelmaPET. The deal, still subject to antitrust review in Argentina, will bring 16 000 tonnes...
View ArticleKennedy Group hailed as PET label frontrunner
Top-News: No Teaser Text: The US Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has heralded the Kennedy Group for its recycling-friendly PET bottle labels. The new PureVue pressure-sensitive...
View ArticleUS plastic scrap exports jump 14%
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Overseas shipments of US plastic scrap overcame a dip in June to record an increase in volume terms across the first half of 2014 as a whole. Latest statistics from the...
View ArticleShanks supports Heineken's bottle recycling
Top-News: No Teaser Text: International beer brewer Heineken has enlisted the help of UK-based waste management specialist Shanks Group to recycle 15 000 tonnes of its brown glass bottles. Under the...
View ArticleRecycled bottles help pave the way in Canada
Top-News: No Teaser Text: With the help of Toronto-based recycler GreenMantra, the Canadian city of Vancouver intends to pave roads using a new asphalt mix which contains wax derived from recycled...
View ArticlePlastics recycling surge in Canada
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Canada recycled some 600 million pounds of post-consumer plastics in 2011 - up 24% from the previous year, according to a report from the Ontario-based Canadian Plastics...
View ArticleHawaii eyes higher fee for larger glass items
Top-News: No Teaser Text: Officials in Hawaii are advocating an adjusted fee for glass recyclables based on size to ensure containers 'cover their own disposal costs' and material is kept out of...
View ArticleSubway restaurants adopt rPET trays
Top-News: No Teaser Text: The Subway restaurant chain has added to its sustainability credentials by introducing catering trays containing 95% recycled PET (rPET) derived from post-consumer soda and...
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Brussels on 'high alert': recycling shows put on hold
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Government officials say that Brussels is now on the 'highest alert level' with warnings of an 'imminent' terrorist threat, resulting in the...
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Alpla proves HDPE may yet yield recycled content products
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Plastic bottle producer Alpla partnered-up with consumer goods company Henkel to create a line of detergent bottles with...
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US plastics recycling market is 'holding its own'
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The United States managed a recycling rate of 30.1% for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles last year,...
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Europe recycles 50%-plus of aluminium closures
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The European recycling rate for aluminium closures has increased to more than 50%, according to the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA)....
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Surge in Europe's PET bottle recycling
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: With more than 1.8 million tonnes of PET bottles collected and recycled, Europe's PET collection and recycling rate...
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