Europe

A European Union panel approved a pair of proposals that bring recovered material into plastic food and beverage packaging. But...

A research project has boosted the quality of recycled PET when used in foam, potentially opening the door to new...

The Reflex project successfully demonstrated flexible film packaging could be recycled into items such as boxes and crates or drainage...

A French chemical company has announced industrial-scale production of a recycled polyamide 6.6 resin made from airbag fabrics. Lyon, France-headquartered...

A recyclable, recycled-content polyester material has been developed for automotive components, and a high-molecular-weight PLA could replace PP in packaging....

Soccer uniforms made of recycled ocean plastics make their Spanish debut, and a German company sees decreased demand for recycled...

PET bottle collection and recycling in Europe continues to grow, according to the PET Recycling in Europe 2015 report. The...

Equipment makers display their latest plastics recycling technologies every three years at the K trade show. Following are details on...

A facility near London is using a new baffled oscillation technology to separate PP and PE in a water tank,...

Scientists are using an enzyme to break down PET and PU into their component monomers and then employing bacteria to...