FrieslandCampina to switch to 100% rPET, but keeping whole bottle label
Drinks manufacturer FrieslandCampina will use 100% rPET in its bottles from February in UK, Netherlands, Belgium and Hungary.
However,...
Scientists find way to turn low value polyethylene bags into adhesives
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley have developed a method that could allow low value polyethylene bags to be turned into...
How will Malaysian Covid lockdown affect recyclable material imports?
Malaysia's Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a Covid lockdown in six Malaysian states that begins on 13 January and...
China abolishes waste import GB standards, but could metal announcement offer hope to plastics...
China has announced the abolition of the waste import GB standards that set the criteria for recyclable material exports to the country.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 January 2021
January 2021 so far has brought rising prices for many grades, albeit within difficult trading conditions.
As has been...
Turkey bans mixed plastic imports and requires all waste imports to have identity documentation
Turkey's General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection has announced that the country has banned imports of mixed plastics.
Cock-up means it is illegal to export plastics to non-OECD countries from 1 January...
Exporters of plastics to non-OECD countries have been hit by surprise new regulations that means it will be illegal to exports material...
Year in Prices: How 2020 compared to previous years for key paper and plastic...
In this article I look at the year in prices and how values compared in 2020 to other years using REB Market...
Recycled plastic export report: October 2020
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 December 2020
Please note, this is the final report of 2020. The next one will be on 8 January 2021. Articles will continue to...
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