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UK
Government reveals revenues from plastics packaging tax / Volumes of chargeable imports, local production nearly equal
23.08.2023
PFAS
Restrictions could disrupt supply chain, warns European industry / EPA orders Chemours, 3M to do more testing / Insufficient data on ‘forever chemicals'
21.08.2023
PVC
VinylPlus fights for industry's future in EU / Results of ECHA risk review due in Q4 / US EPA may study dangers of VCM
17.08.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Los Angeles airports ban single-use plastic water bottles
15.08.2023
US REGULATION
Washington considers end of ‘chasing arrows' symbol / EPA says labels can be misleading / Industry calls for wider definition of recyclability
10.08.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
EEB warns of impact on trade / More and better data a primary requirement
01.08.2023
UK
Government explains deferment of EPR scheme by 12 months / Plastics industry welcomes move
01.08.2023
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Cefic manifesto outlines priorities for next EU Commission / More state investment funding / US IRA continues to raise hackles
31.07.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
Federal Ministry for the Environment presents draft law for “less packaging waste” / Associations warn against Germany going it alone
27.07.2023
UK
Government delays introduction of Extended Producer Responsibility scheme / Move to wait until 2025 welcomed by retailers; local councils disappointed
26.07.2023
AUTOMOTIVE RECYCLING
EU Commission seeks to increase reclamation of plastics, metal / Quotas presented for first time
26.07.2023
FIBREGLASS
EU Commission extends anti-dumping duties on goods from China, Egypt, and Turkey
24.07.2023
EU LEGISLATION
Regulatory changes for food-contact plastics to take effect in August / Updates for plasticisers / No new review for styrene
19.07.2023
3M
End of PFAS production set for 2025 / Closures include German plant
18.07.2023
RUSSIA
Moscow wants total plastics packaging recycling by 2027 / Focus switches to manufacturers / Environmentalists sound alarm as landfills swell
11.07.2023
PFAS
EPA presents framework plan to remedy ‘forever chemicals' contamination / Solvay cracks USD 393 mn deal with New Jersey for past offences
10.07.2023
LOGISTICS
New toll with carbon pricing draws heated response from trucking industry / China-Europe freight train service reports growth / EU approves EUR 305 mn for Latvian transport infrastructure
10.07.2023
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
PETROCHEMICALS USA
Abrupt end to EPA's Environmental Justice Campaign for Gulf Chemicals belt / Court filing claims issues resolved
03.07.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
EU beverage packaging sector expected to exceed total carbon budget / Radical shift towards bio-based feedstocks for PET containers needed – ZWE report
29.06.2023
RECYCLING
EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling
28.06.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
3M settles landmark PFAS lawsuits / Up to USD 12.5 bn for drinking water detection claims / Three chemical companies agree to USD 1 bn PFAS settlement
27.06.2023
REACH
ECHA adds two hazardous chemicals to SVHC list / Database entries rise to 235
23.06.2023
FRANCE
Elipso calls for unified rules, supervision to help create deposit system / More collection expected to raise recycling rate
23.06.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
European campaign touts benefits of reusing packaging materials / Investment in sorting and recycling required
21.06.2023
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