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PET RECYCLING
EU requirements on recycled content should be set / Bottle-return schemes can ensure high-quality recyclate for processors / Reloop position paper
17.07.2018
STYRENE
China's anti-dumping duties to change SM import structure / Global trade flow could shift to Asian transit countries
03.07.2018
PE RECYCLING EUROPE
Development of guidelines to assess quality of recycled LDPE / Collaboration with Belgian research centre / Emans: “First step to circularity”
28.06.2018
GREECE
Shopping bag usage at supermarkets falls 76% on bag charge / Sikinos first Greek island to ban plastic straws
25.06.2018
INDIA
Ban on single-use plastics from 2022 / “CleanSeas” campaign and clean up of historic monuments / Reports spotlight waste management successes and setbacks
15.06.2018
CROATIA
Waste management plan with 2020 target proving difficult / Chamber of commerce holds waste and recycling symposium / Importance of separating secondary raw materials
31.05.2018
REACH
Deadline to register chemicals on 31 May 2018 / 80,000 registrations already received
31.05.2018
INTERVIEW
“We have to take care not only of the low hanging fruits such as PET bottles” / EuPC managing director Alexandre Dangis on the EU plastics policy and industry actions preoccupying Europe's converters
30.05.2018
CYCLOS
Label for products made of post-consumer recyclate
30.05.2018
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
European Commission publishes regulations on disposable plastic products / Collection rate for bottles set / Sharp criticism from PlasticsEurope and EuPC
29.05.2018
TURKEY
Government planning restrictions on US imports of PVC / As early as this June
29.05.2018
SOUTH KOREA
Steps taken to cut plastic waste volumes / Move follows China's ban on waste imports / Production of coloured PET bottles to stop by 2020
28.05.2018
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
Commission draft contains far-reaching bans on single-use plastic products
28.05.2018
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
EU council passes legislative package / Landfilling to be phased out by 2030 / BPF releases vision document
25.05.2018
SPAIN
Ban on disposable plastic tableware from 2020? / PS packaging targeted / Iberostar hotels eliminating single-use items
17.05.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING
China extends import restrictions on plastics waste
16.05.2018
SERBIA
Government voices support for plastic carrier bag fees and possible ban / Steps to reduce post-consumer waste
15.05.2018
EU POLICY
Long-term EU budget rejects idea of plastics tax / Levy on packaging waste more efficient / Commission seeking new own resources / Single-use product bans still subject of environmental policy discussions
14.05.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Irish restaurants organisation urges plastic straws ban / UK government mentions ban for wet wipes
10.05.2018
EDITORIAL
Is a proposed tax on plastics endangering Europe's feedstock industry?
07.05.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING TURKEY
Country implements pro-packaging measures / Prevention of loss and waste of fresh produce during transportation
07.05.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New York governor floats statewide plastic bag ban / Ban also in Boston?
07.05.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
More than 60 firms sign up to "UK Plastics Pact" / Plastics waste initiative led by Wrap / First global network of this kind / Supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BPF
04.05.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UK pledges GBP 61.4m to fight marine litter / Bans on some single-trip plastics
25.04.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY
Experts assess what domestic plastics sector might face upon leaving the EU / BPF Brexit seminar in London
24.04.2018
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