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12.04.2023 WINE BOTTLES  “PET is the best and most environmentally kind material for bottle packaging” / Packamama founder and CEO Santiago Navarro talks about his rPET flat-packed wine bottles and global expansion plans

06.04.2023 RESEARCH  Water-based plastics recycling project receives funding / High temperature, pressure to decompose polymers

05.04.2023 MARINE LITTER  Global water bottle sales expected to reach USD 500 bn by 2030 – UN think tank report / Borealis, Aimplas set to utilise ocean plastics

03.04.2023 UK  London urged to spend proceeds of plastics packaging tax on recycling upgrades / Levy rises over 5% from 1 April / Lack of knowledge about tax regime remains

30.03.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Study calls for “bold” UN treaty on plastics waste / Current plans not enough to bring peak resin use by 2050 / More aggressive measures needed to stop consumption growth

29.03.2023 EVONIK  Venture capital arm buys into UK startup / Technology said to improve polyolefin processing, recycling

22.03.2023 PLASTRIBUTION  British distributor buys domestic plastic sheet maker / PIE talks to CEO Mike Boswell: “Move is part of UK growth strategy – Brexit brought complexity and opportunity”

17.03.2023 MORRISONS  Major UK supermarket to reclaim troublesome food packaging / Facility to close loop for recycling

13.03.2023 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING  Design for recycling guide now in Arabic, Czech, Spanish / Plastics drive range of advances / RecyClass approves HDPE tube / Bioplastics for LVMH perfume caps

10.03.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report

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