UK recycled plastic shipments to EU may not comply under draft European Commission rules
New draft European Commission rules may mean that UK recycled plastic shipments to the EU may not comply.
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Peel NRE submits planning application for Plastic Park
Planning permission has been submitted by Peel NRE for its Plastic Park at Protos near Ellesemere Port in Cheshire.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 October 2021
It was a week for waiting to see how the market is going to develop over the coming weeks.
First products with recycled plastic content get RecyClass certification
Nine companies have been given RecyClass Recycled Plastics Traceability Certification to show they contain between 10% and 100% plastic recycled content.
ALPLA buys German firm BTB PET-Recycling
Austrian plastic group ALPLA has acquired German business BTB PET-Recycling which turns PET bottles into material predominantly used for creating new bottles.
Circular economy is not the panacea many hoped for says Lancaster University Management School
A study undertaken by Lancaster University Management School has suggested that the circular economy risks becoming counterproductive unless it stops being referred...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 October 2021
There was a sense of wanting to know the future this week in the recycling market, as few feel sure what the...
Carbios completes first tests on industrial demonstration plant for enzymatic plastic recycling
French company Carbios has successfully completed the first test on its industrial demonstration plant that uses enzymatic plastic recycling.
Australian researchers find way to turn low value plastics into high value nanotubes
Researchers from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, have discovered a method to convert plastics into carbon nanotubes and a clean liquid fuel.
US EPA considering new regulation for plastic chemical recycling plants
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a process that may lead to new regulation for plastic chemical recycling plants.