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PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY German cabinet approves amendment to packaging law / Reusable containers could become mandatory / Concerns over availability of rPET	26.01.2021
PLASTICS WASTE New rules on exports from the EU in effect / Notification required for shipping hazardous material / Amendment to Basel Convention	14.01.2021
MEXICO Mexico City bans single-use plastic bags / Producers voice displeasure with move	14.01.2021
UK Government says pandemic could affect country's ability to reduce plastic waste	13.01.2021
SWITZERLAND Parliament discusses tax on single-use plastic packaging / Action called for in 2025	11.01.2021
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German Bundestag confirms ban on plastic bags / Consumption of 18 plastic bags per person in 2019	23.12.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Environment ministry submits draft of new packaging law / Deposits for wider range of disposable bottles / Mandatory amount of rPET for one-way bottles	10.12.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS German Bundestag decides to ban plastic bags / Ultra-thin bags not affected	04.12.2020
BREXIT Outcome of UK-EU trade negotiations remains uncertain / Time is running out / Plastics industry prepares / Coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks add to problems	01.12.2020
PVC EU imposes punative tariffs on PVC from the US	01.12.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German plastics packaging association stresses on importance of to-go packaging / Composite solutions more difficult to recycle	23.11.2020
PLASTICS TAX UK government publishes draft of proposed tax on plastic packaging	20.11.2020
WASTE MANAGEMENT Move to circular economy creates new opportunities / Investment considerations include feedstock security, market disruptors and price trajectories / Eunomia report	18.11.2020
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Hike in fee for single-use sacks in UK falls short, supermarkets say	17.11.2020
BREXIT ECHA urges companies to check registrations of materials from UK-based suppliers / IT and advice section updated	16.11.2020
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS German Bundesrat backs ban on SUP products / Up to 30,000 t of foamed polystyrene packaging affected	11.11.2020
REACH ECHA launches SCIP database aimed at facilitating recycling	11.11.2020
LDPE Indian dumping probe into imports from US and Asia could impact Europe	09.11.2020
PA 6.6 China reviews anti-dumping duty on US PA 6.6 chips	09.11.2020
BREXIT British Plastics Federation unveils online tool to help firms cope with Brexit	02.11.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY AUSTRIA Confidence declining in circular transformation / ARA barometer reveals less commitment among smaller companies / Coca-Cola launches recycling incentives for consumers	30.10.2020
UK After delay, English ban on sale of single-use plastic items begins	29.10.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
MEG European Commission considers anti-dumping levies on US and Saudi shipments of PET precursor	28.10.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Criticism of new EU sustainability strategy / Cefic calls for coordinated approach and “game plan” to drive investment	27.10.2020

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