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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
INDIA Launch of Plastics Pact by WWF, CII / Packaging targets to be achieved by 2030	09.09.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING UK WCL survey assails national recycling plans / Lack of commitment to “all-in” deposit scheme / Too little focus on waste reduction	31.08.2021
PACKAGING AND ENVIRONMENT WWF study on German circular economy sees "burning questions" / Potential savings of over 20m t virgin plastics by 2040 / Call for focus on waste avoidance	26.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Companies in UK and France launch face-mask recycling initiatives / Next waste crisis due to Covid-19?	25.11.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Interpol: Illegal disposal of plastics waste is booming / “Waste mafia” redirects large quantities to Southeast Asia	04.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted	31.08.2020
VÖSLAUER rPET pioneer converts its entire bottle range to 100% recyclate five years ahead of schedule	20.08.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax	28.02.2020
TUNISIA Ban on single-use plastic bags from March / Complete phase-out by January 2021	25.02.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"	21.05.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WWF urges reversal of plastics waste crisis / Pollution could double by 2030 without drastic changes / Governments called on to unite against marine litter	29.03.2019
FRANCE National pact on plastic packaging / Government, NGOs and retailers commit to ambitious recycling targets	13.03.2019
UK RECYCLING Report recommends levy on virgin packaging to boost recyclate demand / Establishment of single producer responsibility organisation proposed / Eunomia report	03.12.2018
RECYCLING BIR founds global recycling foundation / Donors' funds to promote campaigns	07.11.2018
MICROPLASTICS Nine plastics discovered in human stools in “first study of its kind”	25.10.2018
MARINE LITTER Record quantities of microplastics in Mediterranean Sea / WWF reports massive increase in marine litter through summer tourism / German and Swiss waters also have serious waste problems	19.07.2018
INDIA Ban on single-use plastics from 2022 / “CleanSeas” campaign and clean up of historic monuments / Reports spotlight waste management successes and setbacks	15.06.2018
FRANCE Nation-wide circular economy plan released / Aim to recycle all plastics by 2025 / Elipso remains highly engaged	24.05.2018
LEGO Full-year profits down as revenues fall / Toy maker sees business stabilising in 2018 / Launch of sustainable bricks	08.03.2018
SAUDI ARABIA Certain packaging plastics required to be oxo-degradable / Customs checks since December 2017	11.01.2018
COLOMBIA National plastic bag fee introduced in July / Follow-up to awareness and recycling campaign	07.08.2017
LEGO Extended partnership with WWF / Target to reduce 10,000 t of carbon dioxide per year	10.07.2017