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PACKAGING RECYCLING POLAND Shortfalls on all fronts / Foreign waste, off-spec materials as alternatives to recyclate / DRS could boost PET waste volumes	27.08.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT 56 companies responsible for half of branded plastics pollution – survey / Researchers call for reduced plastics production in FMCG	08.05.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING Aldi Ireland, Cadbury Australia replace plastic packaging on Easter egg chocolates / UK, Australia see sweet treats as “over packaged”	28.03.2024
NESTLÉ Investment supports new UK reclaim plant for flexible plastics / Consumer goods giant works with Impact Recycling	27.11.2023
GREENWASHING Advocacy group says drinks firms mislead consumers / Activists file EU complaint on recycling claims	23.11.2023
GREENBACK UK recycler buys local reclaim tech firm Enval / Deal to provide ‘fully circular solutions'	21.09.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES Standard plastic and aluminium variants under scrutiny by EC / PPWR draft promotes biodegradable capsules / Nespresso launches home-compostable pods in France, Belgium	04.07.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics	15.05.2023
DANONE Environmental groups sue food giant over global plastic pollution / Move follows reported warnings last year	18.01.2023
NESPRESSO Paper-based coffee capsules as of 2023 / Barrier layer and lid in biopolymer	30.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EMF says most firms to miss 2025 packaging targets / PCR use generally higher in 2021 / Virgin plastics consumption back to 2018 levels / Global progress report	16.11.2022
COFFEE CAPSULES Market growth slowing / Trend follows pandemic boom – AMI report	31.10.2022
US PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace calls most plastics unrecyclable / Group says 2021 US reclaim rate below 5% / US plastics association calls claims “irresponsible”	27.10.2022
PLASTICS WASTE Lobbying group seeks role in global treaty talks / EMF, WWF take lead / Move follows UN push for worldwide waste regs	27.09.2022
LYONDELLBASELL Recycled polymer used in Nestlé coffee capsule / Collaboration with Greiner	09.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say	01.02.2022
UPDATE - USA Plastics Pact calls for end of PS, EPS, and PVC packaging by 2025 / Group wants to eliminate 11 polymer products and materials	28.01.2022
AUSTRALIA Feasibility study for circular economy / Chance of advanced recycling plant in Victoria / Facility could divert nearly a quarter of waste plastics from state landfills	20.12.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report	16.11.2021
NESTLÉ Chemical recycling plant for flexible plastic packaging in Mexico / 6,000 t expected to be recycled in the first year	07.10.2021
PACKAGING Leading brands, retailers to help create schemes to collect, recycle / Ellen MacArthur report puts annual cost of programmes at USD 30 bn	23.07.2021
FRONERI UK ice-cream JV orders 100m plastic cups produced from renewable PP	24.06.2021
BOREALIS Lower carbon footprint with 'Bornewables' PP – study / Expansion of anti-pollution project in Indonesia	09.06.2021
RECYCLING UK Industry body backs GBP 1m programme to reclaim flexible plastics packaging	07.06.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING OCEANIA Launch of “Anzpac” pact to tackle plastics waste / Four targets by 2025 / Part of Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact”	25.05.2021