Unilever launches near-infrared sortable black pigment
One of the world's largest consumer packaged goods companies will roll out a black plastic HDPE bottle that near-infrared sorters...
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Researchers explore chemical foam recycling process
A project is exploring the use of chemistry to recycle polyurethane foam from a variety of durable goods into higher-end...
EU leaders approve single-use plastics law
The final stamp of approval has been given to a European Union law banning certain single-use plastic products, setting high...
EU to enact chemical threshold for recycled plastic
European Union leaders appear to have settled on a limit for trace amounts of flame retardants in recycled plastics. A...
EU to enact chemical threshold for recycled plastic
European Union leaders appear to have settled on a limit for trace amounts of flame retardants in recycled plastics. A...
Virgin plastics producer acquires recycled compounder
Multinational oil and gas company MOL Group will acquire a German recycled plastics compounder. The Hungarian energy giant has agreed...
Dispatches from Europe: Packaging reuse in the spotlight
New regulations in Europe are opening opportunities for business that offer replacements for single-use packaging. And that trend could soon...
Group OKs perforated PET bottle label concept
A PET recycling industry group gave its temporary blessing to the use shrink sleeve labels with perforations, which will assist...
Berry pushes further into recycling industry
Consumer packaging company Berry Global will increase its presence in the plastics recycling sector by acquiring a European reclaimer. Plastics...
European e-scrap collection on the rise
The recycling rate for electronics and electrical appliances increased in the European Union in 2016, new figures show. The European...
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