Peter Sundt, General Secretary of EPRO, the European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery Organisations, sums it up when he says that he sees international cooperation as being key to the success of recycling.

Specta has acquired the assets of the largest PET-bottle recycler in St Petersburg region in Russia. The factory has modern technology of Italian origin. Specta plans to increase the capacity up to 12.000 mt per year.

In Russia, the international plastics and rubber industry continues to enjoy ideal conditions. The country’s economy continues to grow and experts are predicting a further expansion of between five and seven percent for the current and coming year.

Bob Lilienfeld, who heads Use-less-stuff.com, has championed source reduction as the key to packaging sustainability for more than a decade. Here's his take on overpackaging, the Wal-Mart scorecard, and related topics.