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ITALY Forza Italia agrees to cancel plastic tax / Converters' association says levy could put excessive burden on the industry	21.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGOs raise concerns on EU's revision to waste legislation / Circularity rate of 8.6% “dangerous for Europe's future”	21.11.2022
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Net-zero plans not enough to keep global warming at 1.5C / Faster decarbonisation action, focus on cutting consumption priority – ZWE report	18.11.2022
EDITORIAL Is Germany's proposed law to fund SUP recovery a long overdue move or a bureaucratic monster?	17.11.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING Planned EU directive on packaging and packaging waste: Binding recyclate quotas from 2030, regulations for reusable containers / Isabell Schmidt from Germany‘s IK in an interview with PIE	16.11.2022
BIOPLASTICS Study casts doubt over home-compostable plastics packaging / Researchers question “effective or environmentally beneficial” waste processing method	11.11.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY German federal cabinet approves law to set up a single-use plastics fund / Trade associations criticise unnecessary bureaucratic costs	11.11.2022
DRINKS PACKAGING European trade groups say EU PPWD draft poses existential threat to beverage industries / Proposed targets could dismantle recycling infrastructure	04.11.2022
REACH Commission delays chemicals regulation revision / Industry sees itself overburdened / EU member states and NGOs disappointed / Green deal in danger?	28.10.2022
PLASTICS PACKAGING Trade bodies urge caution on recycled content targets under EU directive / Raw material costs stabilise in Q3 / Outlook remains uncertain	28.10.2022
US PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace calls most plastics unrecyclable / Group says 2021 US reclaim rate below 5% / US plastics association calls claims “irresponsible”	27.10.2022
NGR K 2022: EFSA, FDA food contact approval for rPET from LSP process	24.10.2022
PLASTICS WASTE Trade bodies urge EU regulators to strengthen proposed waste rules / EuRIC seeks mandatory targets for recycled content	24.10.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING Report shows bigger climate impact from chemical recycling / Call for focus on mechanical recycling and reducing packaging waste	17.10.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Call for urgent shift to a sustainable and low-emissions model / Transformation could double industry's size, create 29 mn new jobs	14.10.2022
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY European automakers want government support for recovery, shift to zero emissions / Chip issues cost industry billions / 2022 registrations forecast 26% below 2019	14.10.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY New EU regulation aims to pave way for recyclate use in food packaging / Interview with IK managing director Martin Engelmann	29.09.2022
PLASTICS WASTE Lobbying group seeks role in global treaty talks / EMF, WWF take lead / Move follows UN push for worldwide waste regs	27.09.2022
PACKAGING Introduction of EU EPR legislation will have major impact / Financial burden to fall disproportionately on plastics	19.09.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Changes could limit purchases by US government	14.09.2022
PLASTICS RECYCLING German packaging agency updates minimum standards / Tougher rules for paper-plastic containers / Exception for PA in co-ex films	13.09.2022
US TAX LAW “Superfund” environmental tax returns / Many plastics, intermediates affected / Levy unlikely to impact European market	07.09.2022
RECYCLING USA California bill expands recycling scheme to wine, liquor bottles	15.08.2022
RECYCLASS Guide for designing recyclable plastics packaging	05.08.2022
NATURAL GAS European Commission proposes that member states slash gas use / Commission President von der Leyen says Russia “blackmailing” Europe	20.07.2022

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