3:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, China
Commitment

Coca-Cola: First in Hong Kong in recycling plastic bottles to create new ones leveraging its own facilities

Coca-Cola in Hong Kong, represented by The Coca-Cola Company and its bottling ...
2:13 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Asia Pacific
Financing for PET recycling

FENC: HSBC backs expansion of recycled PET production in Malaysia

Maiden foray into sustainable finance will support the development of FE Green PET's ...
3:37 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, Africa
Effort

PETCO: South Africa forges ahead with recycling, as global plastics treaty stalls

Despite the recent breakdown in UN-led talks on a global treaty to stem plastic ...
2:80 min Management, America
Expansion

Axium Packaging celebrates opening of new Brampton, Ontario plant

The company's manufacturing investment brings innovative solutions to ...
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 ...
1:55 min Management, Sustainability & Circular Economy, Africa, …
Investment in Recycling

Norfund invests in Mohinani Group to promote rPET in West Africa

Norfund, the Norwegian government’s investment fund for business development in ...
0:26 min America, Bottle development and design
New bottle

Bertolli launches olive oil in rPET bottles

As stated by Bertolli the food manufacturer has introduced a new bottle made of 100% ...
1:10 min Sustainability & Circular Economy, America
Closure

APR statement on rPlanet Earth closure: A wake-up call for US reycling policy

The recent shutdown of rPlanet Earth should be a wake-up call to policymakers in California and across the country. rPlanet Earth represented approximately 4% of the nation’s rPET capacity, and its vertically integrated operations supplied critical product streams—including ...
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 ...