News & Events

Moving from taxes that are not taxes to attempts to kick-start a surge in recycling: a review of capacities, collections and growth in rPET makes it painfully obvious that collection is the bottleneck to the market. 

New test procedure: EPBP has finalized the work on a new procedure to assess recyclability of pressure sensitive labels.

Carbios alongside L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo and Suntory Beverage and Food Europe unveiled the first branded PET bottles produced from enzymatic recycling. For the first time in history, it becomes possible to infinitely recycle PET plastic waste! 

New Karawang facility to recycle 2 billion PET plastic bottles annually.

PET value-chain Trade Associations concerned for the EU Green Deal and the transition to a Circular Economy to become missed opportunities.

Want to assess recyclability of your PET thermoformed packaging? PETCORE is starting now to assess your solution! Clear transparent packaging already today and coloured is coming soon!

Key global players team up to boost recyclability of PET plastic products.

This is the second newsletter of 2021. 

New website aims providing PET education, raising awareness amongst European citizens and helping to recycle over 90% of PET beverage bottles.

This working group is looking at the environmental performance of PET and rPET.

A.I.S.E. recently launched the sleeve icon in order to encourage consumers to take the sleeve off the pack after using the product, thus facilitating the recycling of the plastic bottle by recycling companies.

PETCORE EUROPE initiated the establishment of Labels WG along with Sleever, P&G, Coca-Cola, FINAT and many other members of this working group.