| Carbios announced that it has taken a new step forward with the production of virgin PET made out of terephthalic acid coming from its biorecycling process of post-consumer PET plastic bottles.

| Minister Walker heard directly from people, groups and businesses in Northern Ireland, including Re-Gen Waste Ltd in Newry, about the opportunities and challenges of Brexit, as part of the Government’s ongoing commitment to work with all parts of the UK on the withdrawal.

| Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions congratulates FCC Environmental Services with the prestigious NWRA award for the Best Recycling Facility of the Year 2017 in North America.

| Winners to be announced at Plastics Recycling Show Europe, 24-25 April 2018, RAI Amsterdam.

| The International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) released preliminary data for world lead and zinc supply and demand during the first eight months of 2017. A brief summary is listed in the tables below. Full details are available in the October 2017 edition of the Group’s 77 page ‘Lead and Zinc Statistics’ Bulletin.

| Latest Recoup Local Authority Report Highlights the Need for Investment in Kerbside Recycling Collections Infrastructure and Communications.

| Three major international plastics recycling organizations have announced a partnership designed to coordinate efforts on testing protocols.

| Rapid Granulator is making a major investment in machining equipment at its headquarters in Bredaryd, Sweden. Installation of three high-precision, highly automated machining centers, with a total investment of €4.5 million, will provide the company with extra capacity to produce core components to very tight tolerances while improving overall process flow.

| The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today joins in the celebration of National Manufacturing Day by highlighting the many positive contributions of the recycling industry to the U.S. manufacturing landscape.

| A report from the Petcore Europe Thermoforms Working Group and its public workshop.

| The new Waste-Free Ontario Act sets an ambitious goal of a circular economy that sends zero waste to landfill.

| Consumer and producer responsibility, increasing quality and quantity of collected material, creating demand through recycled content and innovative thinking were all part of the discussion for the record numbers attending the Recoup annual conference.

| The absence of EU legal framework prolongs the lack of harmonisation amongst Member States and generates legal uncertainty and unnecessary burden for the industry using recycled materials.

| Company Achieves 55 Percent Recycled Inputs, 21 Percent Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

| The BIR Paper Division will be organising a diversified meeting at its upcoming plenary session on Monday, 16 October 2017 at 15.00 at the Taj Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi.