AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSupply Disruption: Calbee is temporarily switching 14 products to black-and-white ink as the Strait of Hormuz crisis tightens access to key raw materials. Recycling & Circularity: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) and CPA are importing community-collected PET from Pacific islands (starting with 9.4 tonnes from Vanuatu) to make food-grade rPET, aiming to recover up to 2,000 tonnes in year one. Enforcement & Illegal Dumping: Harrisburg, Pa. launches “Hotspot Saturdays” to tackle illegal dumping neighborhood by neighborhood. Fire Risk in Recycling: Crews responded to a major blaze at a Pallet Green Recycling facility in Williston, with smoke concerns prompting residents to keep windows closed. Policy Pushes: Qatar’s Al Rayyan expands its waste segregation at source with more blue recycling bins and grey organic bins, while England’s new glass-lid rules kick in. Industry Moves: Clarios completes its acquisition of three battery recycling sites in Germany and Austria, boosting recovery capacity.
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