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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
WWF raises case for new anti-plastic-pollution goals ahead of INC-5
04.10.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING EUROPE
Revenue from non-recycled plastic packaging falls short / Court of Auditors warns against fraud
02.10.2024
USA
Revised recycling law draft in Congress seeks 30% recyclate in plastic packaging / Bucshon, Davis look to stimulate private sector investment
26.09.2024
EXXONMOBIL
Oil giant being sued by California for alleged deception of plastics recycling claims / Remedies sought include part of group's profits
24.09.2024
PACKAGING USA
Plastics Pact expands materials list for potential elimination by 2030 / More items to be evaluated for possible removal in 2026
24.09.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY
ZSVR publishes new minimum standard / Smaller PE film waste, coextruded PE/PA/EVOH barrier film classed as recyclable
20.09.2024
EUROPEAN CAR MARKET
Brussels says deadline for China EV price deal has passed / Member states to vote on tariffs next week / BEV market share in EU could jump to nearly 25% next year – study
19.09.2024
KEURIG
SEC fines coffee systems manufacturer for ‘inaccurate' recyclability claims / Two recyclers decline to accept used PP-based pods
18.09.2024
PFAS
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: “We won't accept an undifferentiated blanket ban” / Speech at the VCI summit in Berlin
16.09.2024
BRAZIL
Producers' association pushes for higher import duties on chemical products / Competitive disadvantage due to high gas prices
11.09.2024
PFAS
US petition calls for EPA to steer North Carolina water quality / NGO says state is too industry-friendly / Cape Fear region crucial
11.09.2024
PFAS
“You can assume that our concerns will be heard” – interview with GKV president Helen Fürst on strongly worded PFAS letter to German chancellor Scholz
10.09.2024
PFAS
US EPA extends reporting deadline for ‘forever chemicals' / Cites resource constraints as reason
10.09.2024
HUNGARY
National bottle deposit return system officially started / Part of centralised waste management scheme
10.09.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA
Louisiana district court issues permanent injunction against civil rights evaluation for plant-permitting / End to EPA's environmental justice campaign in US ‘chemicals belt'
09.09.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EMF members increase use of recycled content in packaging by 44% in six years / Challenges persist on expanding infrastructure and recycling films, flexibles – progress report
06.09.2024
UK PACKAGING
Tax revenue falls by 6% on lower volumes / Amount of exempted packaging climbs
04.09.2024
SLOVAKIA
Businesses protest tightening state control over DRS operations
02.09.2024
PACKAGING UK
Government spells out how EPR fees could work
29.08.2024
WASTE-EXPORT FRAUD
17 arrested in the UK / ‘Rogue operators' exploit PRN system
28.08.2024
PLASTICS TREATY USA
US seen as shifting position on global plastic-output cuts / Industry slams reports
22.08.2024
AUTOMOTIVE
European Commission redefines anti-dumping tariffs for vehicles manufactured in China / Exception: Tesla
21.08.2024
PLASTICS TAX ASIA
Indonesia to ditch plans for SUP tax / Philippines pushes ahead with levy
21.08.2024
FOOD PACKAGING
UK bodies issue reminder not to use products made from mix of plastics and plant-based materials
20.08.2024
FRANCE
Major payment to EU for non-recycled plastic packaging waste / Much too less reclaim rate
19.08.2024
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