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Lord de Mauley, the government’s Recycling minister, has commended the effects of national recycling awareness campaign, Recycle Week, now in its tenth year, which starts 17 June. 14 June 2013

London’s Green Party MEP, Jean Lambert, has called on the EU to adopt tough new laws to improve plastic waste recycling and keep bags and other plastic rubbish out of our seas. 12 June 2013

More than 15 billion drinks across 25 countries have been sold in the PlantBottle, Coca-Cola's bio-based PET alternative. The material made up about 8% of Coke's plastic bottles last year. 10 June 2013

Local authorities could earn an additional £1bn a year by improving their waste strategy, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). 6 June 2013

Nestlé’s Buxton Natural Mineral Water has partnered with Recoup to promote a ‘green’ education programme aimed at schools. 5 June 2013

Bio-based plastics and chemicals company, Netherland’s Avantium, has signed development deal with plastics converter Germany’s Alpla to jointly develop polyethylene furanoate (PEF) bottles.   5 June 2013

Biomolecular engineers at the University of Sydney have created CO2-based polypropylene carbonate (PPC) polymers that they claim will transform the biodegradable polymer industry. 4 June 2013

WEEE Ireland has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Dublin-based Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA clubs), Kilmacud Crokes. 3 June 2013

China’s ‘Green Fence’ crackdown on imported plastic scrap is changing the economics of exporting some material to China, according to US recycler Intercontinental Export Import, and pushing the firm to make a $6m (£4m) investment in new capacity in the United States. 3 June 2013

Continuum Recycling, the recycled-PET joint venture between Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and Eco Plastics, celebrated its first anniversary by reaching the milestone of half a billion bottles processed since opening in May 2012. 31 May 2013

Biffa has reopened its mixed plastics recycling plant in Wilton following a £500,000 investment. According to the company, many of the 30 staff who were laid off in January when the plant closed have been reinstated 31 May 2013

Incentives to encourage investment in UK plastics recycling have been laid out in a new white paper from the industry's trade body 31 May 2013

Back in 2010 Electrolux launched a range of vacuum cleaners that were made in part from recycled plastic that had been rescued from the world’s oceans. It was a huge publicity success that did the firm’s green credentials no harm while also highlighting a growing environmental concern. 30 May 2013

Investors, bankers, asset financiers and entrepreneurs met with Owen Paterson, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to discuss how to improve growth and investment in the waste and recycling industry. 24 May 2013

US-based Nestlé Waters, manufacturer of the Arrowhead brand bottled water, has committed to using 50% recycled content in its water bottles, according to Californians Against Waste. 21 May 2013

• UK employment up and salaries down, say analysts 12 June 2013
• EU protective PET duties set to be re-imposed 12 June 2013
• Chinese plastic pipe makers under pressure to boost quality 14 June 2013
• Tough act to follow for Intertronics 12 June 2013
• Health report makes refreshing reading, says BPF 12 June 2013

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• Asahi Kasei to buy out DuPont in Chinese polyacetal joint venture 11 June 2013
• Songwon and Sabo team up for global expansion 12 June 2013
• Songwon gears up for global expansion 13 June 2013
• The UK's premier plastics event PDM13 starts tomorrow 17 June 2013
• Coke and Tesco team up to persuade more of us to recycle at home 12 June 2013

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