European PET Bottle Collection Increases by More Than 8%
European post-sorting PET collection reached 1.4 million tonnes in 2009, an increase of more than 8% on 2008, according to Petcore (PET containers recycling Europe). The overall collection rate in 2009 rose by nearly 2.5%, from 46% to 48.4%, of all PET bottles on the market. The 2009 share of fibres as an end use … Read more