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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
MARINE LITTER Waste Free Oceans organises collection and processing of floating litter / Products made of recycled marine plastics	07.07.2017
LEGO 100% renewable energy target reached / World's largest Lego brick wind turbine built	26.05.2017
SHALE GAS Scottish government unveils fracking studies / Public consultation to begin in January 2017 / Final decision by year's end / Scant economic impetus but health threat “inconclusive”	14.11.2016
LEGO EUR 134m investment in Sustainable Materials Centre / Billund-based hub to be tasked with finding and implementing sustainable alternatives to current materials	18.06.2015
CARRIER BAGS Scotland's retailers now charging 5p for all single-trip bags of all materials / England to follow suit in 2015 / Northern Ireland to extend levies to cheap reusable bags from January	23.10.2014
BIOPLASTICS Rising fossil fuel costs drive bioplastics growth / Bioplastics to account for 2.4% of packaging in 2023 / North American shale gas could propel consumption in other regions / Smithers Pira report	27.06.2014
INTERPACK 2014 Leading trade fair for the packaging industry excels itself / Rise in visitor numbers and international attendance in Düsseldorf / Basics meet high-tech / Other packaging materials lose ground against plastics / Market still growing	20.05.2014
BIOPLASTICS Eight consumer goods giants come together with WWF to drive sustainable plant-based feedstock development / Establish Bioplastic Feedstock Alliance	11.12.2013
DANONE Follow-up: Sharp criticism of Activia PLA yogurt container / German association alleges consumer fraud, threatens legal action / Danone denies allegations	01.08.2011
DANONE Switching Activia yogurt containers from polystyrene to PLA	28.04.2011