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4 News
12 Report: Capacity needs to double in Europe The pressure is on Europe’s plastics recycling industry to greatly increase reprocessing volumes. AMI Consulting’s Elizabeth Carroll has analysed issues facing the sector in a new study
15 Cover Story:
Recycling lines go beyond the pellet Technology providers are helping companies add value to their products with recompounding and straight-to-sheet lines. David Eldridge finds out the latest developments
23 The push and pull of recycled rigid packaging The EU’s challenge to make more plastics packaging “recyclable” is adding to growing pressure for recyclate to be used in new packaging. By David Eldridge
30 Sustainability and design AMI’s new Design for Sustainability conference brings together leading experts to discuss design and its role in the circular economy. We preview the event
33 Boosting quality with optical sorting New developments in optical sorting technology are improving recycling productivity and the quality of plastics recyclate. Mark Holmes finds out more
43 Polymer flooring innovations Recycling is an important topic in the third Polymers in Flooring Europe conference taking place in Germany in December
46 Fakuma 2018 Preview German show takes on circular plastics theme
50 Diary
COMING NEXT ISSUE � PVC recycling � Grinders/granulators � Inspection and testing
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