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

EU working group on FCMs: New meeting summary

EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, mineral oil migration, authorization of recycling processes, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs

P&P: Plastics track

Plastics track of Smithers Pira 2016 conference “Plastics & Paper in contact with foodstuffs” covers developments in sorting and recycling techniques, bioplastics, migration analysis, risk assessment of NIAS, and FCM packaging compliance

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 14th meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online

EU glass recycling rate climbs to 74%

European Container Glass Federation releases latest glass packaging recycling data; EU glass recycling rate reaches new high of 74%

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%

Circular economy – more than recycling?

International Packaging Institute hosts meeting on the circular economy; recycling rates, waste collection, eco-balances, food waste discussed

Protection of food versus ecology of packaging

Experts discuss controversial functions and impacts of packaging materials at a meeting of the Swiss Packaging Institute

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

FPF Workshop 2016: Circular economy challenges for FCMs

Podium discussion at Food Packaging Forum 2016 workshop highlights recycling, reuse and waste collection opportunities and challenges for food packaging in the circular economy