chemical recycling

EU end-of-waste vote for recycled plastics: what packaging teams get

November 8, 2026 by PPWREU Desk

Bulk bags of recycled plastic granules on pallets at an outdoor recycling plant loading dock, with bales of plastic bottles behind.

Member states voted on 3 November for EU-wide end-of-waste criteria for recycled plastics. We separate what the text says from what it probably means for recyclate buyers and converters.

Ink, residue, film and tubes: four company-reported stories on recyclate quality

November 5, 2026 by PPWREU Desk

Bright sorting hall with a conveyor of mixed plastic tubes, bottles and printed film beside bales of sorted HDPE packaging

Four October 2026 stories on deinking primers, chemical recycling of sorting residue, 22% recycled shrink film and HDPE-compatible tubes show where recycled content succeeds or stalls.