Industry association endorsed for standardized sleeves on PET bottles, new solution aims to improve sleeve removal before recycling
December 19, 2018
Plastic bottle recycling in U.S. continues to fall
Latest report from industry groups shows decrease in amount of post-consumer plastic bottles collected for recycling
December 13, 2018
New PET recycling technology for bottled water
Plastic bottle manufacturers face rising pressure to reduce waste and increase recycled content in PET bottles; new technology aspires to meet demand
December 6, 2018
EFSA plastics recycling working group: 2nd meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 2nd meeting; minutes now available online
December 4, 2018
Petcore Europe conference 2019
Petcore Europe conference in February 2019 to discuss ‘perspectives and strategy of the PET value chain’ with focus on EU plastics strategy
December 3, 2018
Guidelines for designing recyclable PET trays
Petcore Europe and Plastics Recyclers Europe issue industry guidelines for designing PET trays that can be recycled back into food contact applications
December 3, 2018
EFSA assesses ‘RecyPET Hungária’ recycling process
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers recycling process ‘RecyPET Hungária’ insufficiently characterized with regard to decontamination efficiency to produce safe recycled PET
November 21, 2018
Quality-marked PET bottles to contain more recyclate
German quality label RAL Gütezeichen intends to increase average recycled content in PET beverage packaging to 50% by 2022
November 20, 2018
CEP Panel: 3rd plenary meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel held 3rd plenary meeting on October 23-25, 2018, with open sessions; new PET recycling processes, food contact chemicals, updated risk assessment for 5 phthalates discussed
October 25, 2018
New EFSA plastics recycling working group: 1st meeting
EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on recycling plastics holds 1st meeting; minutes now available online
