How can ' circular ' plastics be accelerated?

Recycling International heard at the recent Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference in Barcelona that if plastics demand follows its current trajectory, the global volume of plastic scrap could grow' tremendously.' In 2016, figures are forecast to rise from 260 million tons per year to 460 million tons per year by 2030,' reports Nordigard.

An estimated 15% of the world's plastic scrap is currently being recycled. If....