Blondie shows off 'green' couture during London Fashion Week
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: British singer Debbie Harry, better known as Blondie, is collaborating with fashion brand VIN + OMI for the launch of...
View ArticleCoca-Cola 'talks the talk', but does it really follow up on rPET vision?
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: More than 110 billion single-use plastic bottles were produced by Coca-Cola last year, a surge of roughly 1 billion...
View ArticleIndia's PET bottle recycling market worth 35 billion rupees
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Nearly 70% of polyethylene terephthalate bottles are recycled in India, and the market is worth an estimated 35 billion...
View ArticleChemical-based technology has big impact on PET recycling
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: DEMETO is the name given to a new European project focusing on the chemical recycling of coloured PET bottles. DEMETO...
View ArticleDutch recyclers embracing 'tray-2-tray' technology
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Approximately 10% of household plastic packaging waste consists of PET trays in the Netherlands. The volume has surged...
View ArticleDebate: is the future of packaging oxo-biodegradable?
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Over 150 major brands, recyclers and organisations have signed a statement calling for a ban on oxo-biodegradable...
View ArticleUK to evaluate taxes on single-use plastics
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: As confirmed in the latest UK Budget statement, the government is launching a call for evidence to establish how the tax...
View ArticleSurvey says: South African plastics recyclers faced recyclate oversupply in 2016
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Last year, 1.144 million tons of recyclable plastic entered the waste stream in South Africa, of which 41.8% was...
View ArticleUS bottle recycling 'strong' in 2016, but down 2.4%
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Over 2.9 billion pounds worth of plastic bottles were recycled in the US last year, according to figures released...
View ArticleEurope: PET collection and recycling rates increase in 2016
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Out of 3.147 million tonnes of PET bottles and containers placed on the European market in 2016, some 59.8% - or 1.881...
View ArticleUK government urged to introduce deposits on beverage containers
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The Environmental Audit Committee has called for the introduction of a UK-wide deposit return scheme for PET drinks...
View ArticleWho are the true plastic bottle fibre pioneers?
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Unifi, Inc. has recycled more than 10 billion plastic bottles into a recycled fibre called REPREVE for use in the...
View ArticleGlastonbury: music and throw-away plastics don't mix
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Organisers of the UK's biggest music gathering, the Glastonbury Festival, say an 'enormous project' is under way to...
View ArticleNestlé: stay hydrated, keep recycling!
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Leading food and drinks brand Nestlé has created 100% food-grade recycled plastic packaging for its Pure Life Purified...
View ArticleMalaysia converts plastic bottles and cans into gold
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Only 15% of Malaysian people recycle, according to the country's Urban Well-being, Housing and Local Government Minister...
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