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The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2023 exhibition and conference, held recently in Amsterdam, attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe and more than 80 different countries internationally.

Suzie Bourage became the first woman to be elected President of the Bureau of International Recycling in Amsterdam.

Orbex, according to their own statement, has launched the world’s first marketplace for globally recognised authenticated recycled metals.

The European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE) has investigated the quantity of used textiles exported from the EU.

Rare earth recycling company HyProMag, which was formed by researchers from the University of Birmingham’s School of Metallurgy and Materials, is to be acquired by Maginito.

Recoup has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK report, finding a significant quantity of plastics going unrecycled.

VinylPlus launched its Progress Report 2023 at the 11th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF2023).

A new report, ‘Sustainable Packaging in Europe: the drive for change’, launched by Aquapak, shows that the European packaging industry is shifting the balance of materials it plans to use in the future and is investing in more sustainable options.

PET Baltija, part of Eco Baltia, has announced the investment of over €10 million as part of the development of a new PET recycling plant in Olaine, Latvia.

The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2023 were announced today at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam.

The increased importance of and demand for high-calorific substitute fuels (SRF) does have a slightly bitter aftertaste for the manufacturers themselves.