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27.07.2012 SOUTH AFRICA  1.4 bn PET bottles recycled in 2011 / Most regrind activity in Gauteng province / Local bottle-to-fibre market saturated

26.07.2012 PACKAGING RECYCLING  PVC/PE packaging is granted a new life in water treatment applications / French development cooperation

28.06.2012 ESTONIA  Nelitäht opens Baltic state's first soiled plastic recycling facility / EUR 1m investment

25.06.2012 SPAIN  Plastics recycling quota climbs to 29.2% / Cicloplast association calls for a ban on landfill

11.06.2012 CHINA  Scrap plastics show dynamic development / Increasing environmental and commercial issues / Imports of 8.39m t in 2011 / Hong Kong still ranks as top origin country despite volume decrease

05.06.2012 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Los Angeles moves to ban single-trip bags / Collection and recycling costs prohibitively high

01.06.2012 VIRIDIS PLASTICS  Start-up subsidiary buys Plastics Sorting out of administration / Financial support from Welsh Government / Ambitious plans for PET recycling

17.05.2012 ECO PLASTICS  Continuum bottle recycling jv with Coca-Cola officially opened / Setting new industry standards for sustainable packaging / New bottles from old within six weeks

15.05.2012 COCA-COLA  Use of material in packaging to be reduced by 25% by 2020 / All bottles to include recycled and bio-based PET / Sustainability plan published

10.05.2012 UK RECYCLING  Infrastructure must be developed to increase recycling volumes / Clearer labelling needed / Awareness campaign for bottles under consideration

07.05.2012 PLASTICS EUROPE  Ban on landfill for plastics waste takes major step forward / Backing from MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbandy

03.05.2012 RECYCLING  US PET water bottle collection rates double over six years / Weights continue to fall / Recycling reaches 680m t in 2010

25.04.2012 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  German environmental group sues supermarket chains for misleading customers on biodegradable plastic bags / Carriers said to be problematic to recycle / Compost producers concerned

19.04.2012 THE NETHERLANDS  Municipalities and packaging producers reach deal to scrap PET deposit in favour of public recycling / New law to take effect in 2014

02.04.2012 PLASTICS RECYCLING  European recovery rates in the building and construction sector vary wildly / German infrastructure praised / PlasticsEurope study

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