2026.06.05
Italy's Recycling Crisis: Bale Collection Stops, Sorting Centres Approach Capacity Limits
Major Italian recyclers have stopped collecting bales from sorting centres • Sorting centres risk reaching maximum storage capacity and halting acceptance of mixed plastic waste • Industry association Assorimap is calling for urgent measures, including bringing forward mandatory recycled content requirements to 2027 • Italy's €450/tonne single-use plastics tax has been postponed for the eighth time, now to January 2027 • High energy costs and competition from non-EU imports of virgin and recycled plastic
2026.02.22
Global rHDPE (PCR) Demand Expected to Accelerate Toward 2035 Amid Recycled Content Mandates
A recent market report indicates sustained growth in global demand for rHDPE (post-consumer recycled high-density polyethylene), driven by mandatory recycled content requirements and increasing pressure for circular packaging solutions.
2025.08.10
China adoptă 9 standarde naționale pentru plasticul reciclat: data intrării în vigoare și ce schimbă pentru industrie
Beijing, 8 august 2025 — Administrația de Stat pentru Reglementarea Pieței (SAMR) a emis nouă standarde naționale pentru sectorul plasticului reciclat, cu intrare în vigoare la 1 februarie 2026.