Plastic Waste Crisis: Alarming 72 Million-Tonne Warning for 2026
Plastic Overshoot Day reveals why improving recycling has not stopped the global volume of mismanaged plastic waste from rising.
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PET Recycling, Chemical Recycling, Kirin Holdings, Japan Steel Works, Circular Economy
Kirin and JSW have successfully demonstrated a groundbreaking alkaline depolymerization technology that achieves over 95% PET breakdown at scale.
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Polyblend’s Bold €4M Push for Recycled Plastic Compounds
Polyblend will invest €4 million to expand recycled plastic compound production in Germany, targeting 15,000 tonnes of annual capacity by late 2027.
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Major €75m RCS Recycling Plant Breaks Ground in Germany
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.
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EU Clears Landmark Caiba Nosoplas PET Merger
The European Commission has cleared the Caiba-Nosoplas combination, creating an integrated Spanish producer of PET packaging and recycled resin.
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UK Plastic Packaging Tax: Critical Warning as Revenue Falls
UK Plastic Packaging Tax revenue fell to £250 million as taxable packaging volumes declined, but the figures raise fresh questions about recycled-content growth.
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PPWR PET Packaging: Critical Changes Producers Must Act On
PPWR now applies across the EU. Discover the recycled-content, recyclability and documentation priorities facing PET packaging suppliers worldwide.
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PLA Recycling Breakthrough Proves a Closed Loop Is Possible
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…
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News and industry information
Altilium’s first UK patent protects a recycling process designed to turn used EV battery material into battery-grade cathode products for new cells.
