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AUSTRIA Over half of companies see circular economy opportunities / Waste prevention and recycling are most important measures / ARA survey	11.10.2019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE “Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative	07.10.2019
BREXIT UK government offering webinars for European companies / Expectations of trade across border	02.10.2019
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Sales fall by 37% in England / Austria sees 28% decline in quantity used against 2014	26.09.2019
BREXIT Nearly half of UK REACH registrations not yet transferred to EU entities / More than 700 substances may not be available from 1 November	18.09.2019
USA New initiative launched by oil companies and environmentalists calls for carbon fee	18.09.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Microplastics found in European snow / Studies in France and US find particles in remote areas / German organisation mulls ban on artificial turf	12.09.2019
MERCOSUR Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules	10.09.2019
POLYVINYL ALCOHOL EU authority launches anti-dumping investigation on imports from China	26.08.2019
ITALY Resorts ban single-use items / Rome metro trials bottle recycling system	16.08.2019
CHINA Shanghai's waste separation law in effect / Demand for plastic bins climbs / Hainan island bans single-use plastics	07.08.2019
SWITZERLAND More than 5,000 t of plastics enter the environment each year / Discharges into the soil are 40 times greater than those into freshwater / Lake Geneva heavily contaminated with macroplastics	31.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Chemours sues DuPont over PFOA liability / ECHA proposes SVHC listing for “GenX” / Moody's downgrades spin-off	30.07.2019
SHALE GAS Scotland renews Ineos' fracking licence / Decision raises NGOs' ire	29.07.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK government commits to spending millions to combat disposable plastics / Support for bio-based polymers / Firms including Unilever sign up to challenge	26.07.2019
AUSTRIA Ban on plastic bags passed / First national “circularity gap” report / Education project for the packaging industry	25.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA adds four new substances to SVHC list / Two labelled as endocrine disruptors	22.07.2019
HUHTAMAKI European court dismisses appeal against anti-competitive ruling	19.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands	18.07.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Environmental group accuses Henkel of consumer fraud / Definitions of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate disputed	17.07.2019
FRANCE Draft law puts waste collection in focus / Elipso sees need for more sorting plants and EPR for industrial packaging / "Access to recycled material is tomorrow's challenge for plastic packaging producers"	12.07.2019
PLASTIC PIPES Creation of European standard for PVC-O pipes	09.07.2019
REACH ECHA seeks to improve compliance / Cefic launches action plan to help members update dossiers / Industry says NGO criticism is “not helpful”	02.07.2019
FRANCE Trade association Elipso welcomes bottle deposit scheme consultation / Concern over access to rPET for packaging	01.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Switzerland bans bisphenol A and bisphenol S in thermal paper / EU to follow in 2020	24.06.2019

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