'Plastic packaging sent to our recycling plants has seen a peak since around 2010,' João Letras of Portugal's Ponto Verde (Green Dot) collection system told the recent Plastics Recyclers Europe conference. Volumes grew from around 42 000 tonnes in 2010 to 115 000 tonnes last year for an increase in take-back from 33% to 76%. However, 'the quality of the bales is now somewhat lower', he observed.
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