The European recycling sector generates €555B annually, but stagnant material use rates threaten EU targets. Discover key findings from the TEHA-CONAI study and necessary industrial reforms.
Plastic Overshoot Day reveals why improving recycling has not stopped the global volume of mismanaged plastic waste from rising.
Kirin and JSW have successfully demonstrated a groundbreaking alkaline depolymerization technology that achieves over 95% PET breakdown at scale.
Polyblend will invest €4 million to expand recycled plastic compound production in Germany, targeting 15,000 tonnes of annual capacity by late 2027.
RCS Group has broken ground on a €75 million plastics recycling site in Werne, Germany. The planned facility is designed to process about 100,000 tonnes of HDPE, PS and PET each year while supporting new food-grade recycling pathways and regional jobs.
The European Commission has cleared the Caiba-Nosoplas combination, creating an integrated Spanish producer of PET packaging and recycled resin.
UK Plastic Packaging Tax revenue fell to £250 million as taxable packaging volumes declined, but the figures raise fresh questions about recycled-content growth.
PPWR now applies across the EU. Discover the recycled-content, recyclability and documentation priorities facing PET packaging suppliers worldwide.
PLA Recycling Breakthrough Proves a Closed Loop Is Possible ReBioCycle has demonstrated a complete route for recovering PLA from mixed plastic waste and converting it into new PLA with properties comparable to virgin material. The pilot-scale result moves the technology beyond laboratory testing, although further scale-up and commercial validation are still required. What ReBioCycle demonstrated…
