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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Lawsuit filed against labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / Paccor and six other manufacturers take legal action before EU Commission
19.04.2021
INDIA
Plans for phased ban on SUPs in 2022 / PE bag thickness to increase / Packaging industry voices concerns
14.04.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
IK criticises new labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / “Clarification urgently needed in Brussels” / Warning labels compulsory as of July 2021
01.04.2021
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA
Congress introduces “Break Free From Plastics Pollution Act of 2021”/ Opposition from trade association
31.03.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING MOROCCO
Project MOSSUP to tackle SUP waste / Pilot projects with supermarkets in trial phase
31.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EuPC: Throwaway paper products embedded with plastics must not be exempt from SUP directive
30.03.2021
TURKEY
Pagev: Processors to boycott imported polymers from 1 April / Chinese associations said to be on board / Price 'crash' expected by June
25.03.2021
PLASTICS TAX
Switzerland: Levy on disposable plastic packaging definitively “off the table”
25.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'
23.03.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Mallorca outlaws various single-use items / Tourists set to feel impact of bans
22.03.2021
PLASTICS WASTE
US shipments of plastics scrap rise in January 2021 / Bulk of exports to Basel Convention member countries
17.03.2021
UK
Introduction of tax for packaging with less than 30% recyclate / Treasury predicts 40% rise in reclaimed plastics use
16.03.2021
AUSTRALIA
Government sets out ambitious plans to slash plastics waste / Policies include banning certain biodegradable products / Supermarket giant Woolworths expresses support for SUP ban
15.03.2021
STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS
Application to EFSA for rPS as food contact material / Successful trials
12.03.2021
RECUP
Service-station operator Aral partners with German reusable cup supplier / PP cups and trays / Expansion to other European cities
22.02.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EU-wide warning label for disposable plastics as of July 2021 / Germany's federal government decides on mandatory labelling of SUP items
18.02.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New US administration reverses Trump's polluter-friendly rollbacks / Industry and environment stakeholders seek dialogue with Biden
17.02.2021
UK REACH
Chemicals industry says cost of signing up to new post-Brexit regulatory regime will be huge
15.02.2021
RECYCLING
Veolia survey finds UK population engaged with green strategies
15.02.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
MEPs adopt report on action plan / Call for binding 2030 targets for recyclate use and consumption footprint / Response from NGOs and FEAD mostly positive
09.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING
More than half of EU recycling plants certified by EuCertPlast / Addition of 45 facilities in 2020 / Germany has the largest share
08.02.2021
EPDM
Chinese tariffs on imports from EU, US, South Korea
26.01.2021
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
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