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Wednesday - January 07, 2009

Recycling

Chilean designer Camila Labra has designed a range of women’s footwear made from recycled plastic bags. 7 January 2009

Novelty, eco-friendly key fobs have gone on sale composed of waste plastic from fridges and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). 22 December 2008

The plastics recycling industry has been urged to build more reprocessing capacity in Europe rather than relying on exports following the collapse of Asian demand for recyclate. 18 December 2008

PVC window giant Eurocell Profiles has signed an agreement to buy Cavalok Building Products, which produces cavity closure systems from 100% post-consumer recycled PVC. 16 December 2008

Prices for plastics scrap material have plummeted in recent months, but industry executives say the downturn should not be allowed to jeopardise the success shown in UK plastics recycling growth. 11 December 2008

Bioplastics producers are placing too much emphasis on composting as a waste management option, according to Natureworks' environmental specialist Erwin Vink, rather than focusing on the critical issue of sustainability. 8 December 2008

Kaysersberg Plastics has installed new granulation and pelletising equipment at its factory in Gloucester, UK, for recycling of Correx twin-wall polypropylene sheet returned by its customers. 4 December 2008

Two premium washing machines will soon be fitted with a cover plate with 100% recycled content that has been recovered from UK-sourced waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). 1 December 2008

A UK plastics recycling firm has embarked on a new venture that will enable firms to recycle plastic waste on their own site. 24 November 2008

Nina Ying Sun at Plastics News finds that the recycled plastics trade has stalled as demand drops in China and the US. 18 November 2008

A UK scheme that recycles vinyl and linoleum floor waste is seeking more collection points. 18 November 2008

Silicones firm Dow Corning has slashed the waste it produces at its manufacturing plants, including one based in Barry, Wales. 14 November 2008

Looking for some relief from a difficult economic environment, China’s plastic recyclers are asking the government to loosen restrictions on some waste plastic imports. 13 November 2008

A subsidiary of Russian petrochemicals group Sibur Holding, Sibur PETF JSC, has won approval from Coca-Cola Company for its brand granulated bottle-grade PET polymer. 13 November 2008

Birmingham-based plastics firm the Linpac Group has been crowned Environmental Company of the Year in the UK Packaging Awards 2008. 12 November 2008



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