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LOGISTICS Possible strikes at German airports as recession looms / Ground crew walkout heaps pressure on air freight / Water levels on rivers continue to fall / Trend for container freight rates varied	28.07.2022
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Indonesia's museum of plastics waste	12.11.2021
PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY US trade organisation's report says plastics have lower environmental impact over lifecycle than other materials	04.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Call for global pact to tackle marine pollution / Costs on society from plastics production to hit EUR 6 tn in 2040 / WWF report	23.09.2021
TRADE FAIRS Spain's “Equiplast” to be held in Barcelona / Recreation of recycling plant at the show	03.09.2021
FORMOSA PLASTICS US Gulf “Sunshine Project” delayed again / Charges of “environmental racism”	24.08.2021
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste	24.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE "European Plastics Pact" launches / Targets include better life cycle management of packaging and disposables / EuPC sees difficulties and refuses to join	09.03.2020
SABIC Chemical recycling partnership with Plastic Energy brings “Trucircle” polymers to further collaborations	14.02.2020
ADIDAS Pledge to use 100% recycled polyester from 2024 / Up to 20m shoes to be made in 2020 from ocean plastics / Sustainable football field in Florida	07.02.2020
EVENTS "VinylPlus Sustainability Forum" 2020 arrives in Florence in May	27.01.2020
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Launch of web resource linked to UN sustainability goals / Seminar planned for February 2020	13.01.2020
MARINE LITTER Estimates of fishing gear pollution / Some data gaps for Africa, Asia and South America / Stronger ocean governance called for / EU project on information tool to reduce gear loss	17.12.2019
WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL International alliance meets at "K 2019" / Advocacy is the priority / China's circular plans focus on technology and biopolymers / EPR schemes controversial	21.10.2019
INDIA Government shelves binding nationwide phase-out of single-use plastics by 2022 / Target “recommended” / Industry slams lack of clarity over rules	18.10.2019
COVESTRO Circular economy advancements and expansion of digital services / Premium concept for automotive interior design at “K”	17.10.2019
INTERVIEW Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Li Shousheng / Technological innovation is way to progress plastics recycling	17.10.2019
INTERVIEW World Plastics Council head Jim Seward / Producers set sights on improving waste collection, innovation and collaborations / "Lifecycle thinking is really important"	16.10.2019
BASF Certified biodegradable PE film for tomato growers	11.09.2019
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Jacob Duer to head global programme / Commitments amount to roughly 1% of members' earnings	26.08.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia and Philippines send back illegal waste imports to industrialised countries	03.06.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Fluoropolymer intermediate PFOA added to Stockholm Convention POP list / Non-member US is pursuing action independently	24.05.2019
PLASTICS WASTE European associations call for amendment of EU waste shipment regulation / Governments across the globe agree to improve plastics scrap trade / Basel Convention amended	14.05.2019
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace report shows US, Japan and Germany were top exporters of plastics scrap in 2018 / Norway proposal under discussion at UN Basel Convention meeting	03.05.2019