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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
AUSTRIA
ARA files for patent on recycling residual plastics / Obstacles litter path to chemical recycling
20.06.2023
SYKELL
German takeaway container deposit system finds more capital / Retailer Rewe raises stake / Start-up supplies reusable PP packaging
16.06.2023
PET RECYCLING
Imports could undermine EU reclaim industry / Verification, traceability seen as way forward – PRE
15.06.2023
TOTALENERGIES CORBION
Luminy PLA deemed sustainable under EU taxonomy regulation
12.06.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Slow going for UN plastics treaty / Draft to be completed by November / Select countries push for national autonomy
09.06.2023
PACKAGING TAX GERMANY
Judgment by Federal Administration Court: Tübingen waste levy is lawful / Municipalities should follow the example – Nabu
09.06.2023
LOGISTICS
Container congestion down to 6.8% / Strikes paralyse ports on US West Coast / European Commission President von der Leyen to be godmother of Maersk's “green” vessel
08.06.2023
STELLANTIS
Dutch automotive giant warns of factory closures unless Brexit deal is revised / Insufficient supply of critical materials for EV
07.06.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Germany sets up digital platform for SUP fees / Registration starts in January 2024
06.06.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
European Commission unveils revised framework to monitor circular targets / Recycling rates rise for municipal waste / Packaging waste up 17% since 2010
02.06.2023
TOTALENERGIES CORBION
Development of biobased BOPLA solutions with Chinese films specialist / rPLA cups with Spanish packaging group Lantero
01.06.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE
Exports highest since 2021 / Basel Convention amendments bear fruit / Demand for waste PE in the lead / EU reclaim capacities grow
31.05.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING
German legislators want changes to planned EU regulation / Practical recycling criteria required
31.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics
15.05.2023
ITALY
Rome to fund 75 recycling plants / Move follows G7 pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040 / Additional capacity, more waste recovery planned
15.05.2023
PVC
EU extends ban on lead content to imports / Recyclers receive limited exemption
12.05.2023
UK
Government plans update to plastics packaging tax / Officials call for comments on tax credits
12.05.2023
USA
Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports
05.05.2023
PET BOTTLES
German consumption drops to 446,000 t in 2021 – GVM report / Recycling share rises to 44.8%
28.04.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
What the PFAS ban proposed by the ECHA means for the plastics industry / PIE talks with materials expert Michael Schlipf about the “forever chemicals”
27.04.2023
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