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PLASTICS AND HEALTH
NGO recruits firms to back PFAS ban / Both sides mark their territory / No replacements for many applications
27.03.2023
FRANCE
EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo
23.03.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING
Capacity jumps on back of massive spending / Industry needs more funds to meet goals / PRE welcomes SUP directive / EU sustainable finance platform attracts trade groups
21.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case
20.03.2023
POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS
European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation
15.03.2023
USA
Plastics Pact report indicates US falling short of 2025 recycled packaging targets / Need to speed up implementation
15.03.2023
MCDONALD'S
EU reuse targets to increase plastic packaging waste up to 300% – Kearny study / Fast food giant's official says regulation hurts economy, environment
13.03.2023
GLOBAL COMMERCE
China, Gulf countries move closer to free-trade zone / Beijing, Riyadh strengthen ties / Sino-Arab deals on the rise
10.03.2023
NETHERLANDS
Grocery chains to eliminate free single-use plastic, paper bags for produce / Plans call for reusable options
10.03.2023
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice
08.03.2023
FIBREGLASS
European Court of Justice upholds duties on Chinese companies / Case also affects Turkey, Morocco
06.03.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Mixed waste sorting key to meeting EU reclaim, climate objectives – Eunomia report
01.03.2023
SLOVAKIA
Good start for deposit return system / New sorting plant to boost recycling / Reclaim problems continue
27.02.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK
Imminent ban concerns packaging specialists / Firms warn of lack of guidance from government
27.02.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe
24.02.2023
MARINE LITTER
Plastics waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world / “Even rich industrial nations make a significant contribution to the pollution” – AWI study
16.02.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY
First meeting on global rules reveals discord / 50-country bloc demands lower resin output, bans for some grades / Industry role in negotiations criticised / Next talks due in May
15.02.2023
UKRAINE
War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags
09.02.2023
INDUSTRY COMMENT
PRE president Ton Emans reacts to MEPs' vote in favour of tighter waste shipment rules: “Plastics waste exports stop a key measure to keep valuable resources in the EU”
07.02.2023
ISRAEL
New government drops tax on single-use plastic / Alternative solution expected by July
06.02.2023
BERRY GLOBAL
Tethered caps for Coca-Cola / Compliance with EU directive
02.02.2023
PLASTICS WASTE
UK MPs lament government's decision to reject calls for bans on export of plastics scrap / Recycler calls for local investments
01.02.2023
PLASTICS WASTE
European Parliament votes for stricter shipment rules / Trade bodies say export ban a major setback for circular economy, recycling
31.01.2023
REACH
ECHA adds nine chemicals to list of Substances of Very High Concern / Melamine, several flame retardants among problematic products
27.01.2023
RECYCLASS
New recycling rules for white, natural PS packaging / Testing aligned with guidelines from US group
26.01.2023
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