1:31 min Europe, Sorting and collection
Certification

First in Europe: Swedish Plastic Recycling’s sorting facility certified

Swedish Plastic Recycling (Svensk Plaståtervinning) is making a historic move for the entire plastic recycling industry. As the first sorting facility in Europe, Site Zero has received certification under RecyClass’s newly launched Sorting Process Certification. The audit, conducted ...
1:37 min Management, Europe
Expansion

Acquisition in Serbia: ALPLA strengthens its role as a system provider in South-East Europe

The internationally active ALPLA Group continues to grow in the compression and ...
1:44 min K-Show 2025, Europe
Review

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports positive conclusions from K 2025 and strategically realigns its trade fair presence across Europe

Company to place greater emphasis on targeted customer events and regional exhibitions - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports a highly successful appearance at K 2025 and, in this context, announces a strategic realignment of its trade fair activities throughout Europe.
1:51 min Europe, Sorting and collection
DRS

NMWE and UNESDA launch the DRS Playbook: A practical guide to building new and effective Deposit Return Schemes across Europe

Natural Mineral Waters Europe (NMWE) and UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe proudly launch the ‘DRS Playbook: Everything you need to know about developing, financing and operating Deposit Return Schemes’. This comprehensive guide, commissioned from OLHC Consultants, is designed to support the ...
4:11 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe, FOUR:25
rPET

OUTLOOK: Less volatility, more availability, softer demand for Europe R-PET

The recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) market has seen its least volatile year since pre-COVID times, with seasonal trends replacing the extreme spikes and troughs experienced in recent years. Post-summer seasonal demand slowdown expected Europe faces challenges from ...
2:52 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
Call

European Plastics Converters - The EU increases disproportionate taxation instead of promoting circularity

European Plastics Converters are calling on the European Commission and Member States to keep the 0.80 cent/kg and to earmark the proceeds from the “Plastics Own resources”, commonly referred to as the EU plastic tax, into a Dedicated Fund aimed at building a more circular ...
1:43 min Facts & Figures, Europe
Call

EuPc: Plastics value chain demands immediate action to save EU industry

The European 1 plastics value chain is at a breaking point. A deep competitiveness crisis is suffocating the industry, with serious consequences already materialising across the sector. By the end of 2025, the region is expected to have lost recycling plants, amounting to almost one ...
0:53 min Cosmetics & Medical, Europe
Cosmetic packaging

PET for cosmetics: Quadpack brings PET dip-in production to Europe

German factory in Kierspe now expands injection-moulding facilities to include ...
2:21 min Europe, Sorting and collection
Growth

ARA/Bernegger/Der Grüne Punkt: New plastic recycling plant is opening in Upper Austria

Since opening a year ago the state-of-the-art TriPlast sorting plant has made a ...
2:25 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Europe
Initiative

EU Commission consults on new rules for chemically-recycled content in plastic bottles

The initiative will provide a common methodology for calculating, verifying and reporting on recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles.