Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
January 9, 2017
Workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET
Petcore Europe hosts workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET containers and holds annual conference on February 1-2, 2017 in Brussels
December 6, 2016
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 14th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
November 21, 2016
Plastic bottle recycling in the U.S. decreases slightly
Report by the Association of Plastic Recyclers and the American Chemistry Council shows that PET and HDPE bottle recycling in the U.S. dropped slightly in 2015, while PP bottle recycling increased by nearly 20%
November 14, 2016
1.8 mio t of PET bottles recycled in 2015
Report commissioned by Petcore Europe reveals that 59% of all PET bottles placed on the European market were collected for recycling in 2015; report to be discussed at Petcore Europe 2017 conference
September 28, 2016
Recycled PET in hot-fill bottles
Industry study tests hot-fill bottles with different levels of recycled PET content; recommends using up to 50% recycled PET without negatively impacting performance or clarity
July 18, 2016
EFSA evaluates new PET recycling process
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling process ‘Polisan Hellas S.A.’ safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs
May 10, 2016
Recycling of PET thermoforms
Petcore Europe updates on recent challenges in recycling PET thermoforms; collection and sorting of PET packaging need improvement; packaging design is key for recycling
April 8, 2016
Decontamination of recycled polyolefins
Scientists review decontamination of recycled polyolefins, compare it to PET; existing processes need re-examination using high molecular weight surrogate contaminants
March 31, 2016
2-aminobenzamide migration from PET
Scientists analyze and model migration of acetaldehyde scavenger 2-aminobenzamide from PET bottles; suggest alternative accelerated test conditions
