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PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Albanian ban in effect / Serbian capital to implement restriction on sale of plastic bags in 2020 / Study shows decline in bags in North Sea
08.11.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING
Thailand bans waste imports from 2021 / Pilot project in Khon Kaen to cut plastic bag use / Pledge to build waste-to-energy power plant
02.11.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
European Parliament greenlights commission's single-use plastics rules and adds more / Council will have the next word / Many stakeholders still critical
01.11.2018
PACKAGING
UK plans to hit plastic packaging with "green" tax in 2022 / Move will not solve pollution problem without proper recycling infrastructure, says BPF
31.10.2018
FRANCE
Ban on single-use plastic tableware and packaging / Heavy criticism from French and European associations / Poor definitions of items and conflict with EU law
24.10.2018
LATIN AMERICA
Numerous countries and municipalities take steps to restrict single-use plastics / Bans on plastic carrier bags and straws
19.10.2018
PET TRAYS
Policymakers urged not to set consumption cuts / Call for collection targets / Industry pledge to raise recyclate content to 70%
12.10.2018
FOOD PACKAGING
EU making a move to approve recycling processes for food-contact materials
10.10.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING
EU exports of plastics waste to Vietnam and Thailand plummet in July / Effects of import restrictions felt / Malaysia's import freeze takes effect in August 2018 / China figures stable at a low level
05.10.2018
WORLD TRADE
US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses
28.09.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Japan races to catch up on tackling marine litter / Subsidies for biodegradables producers / New Zealand to phase out plastic carrier bags
26.09.2018
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
MEPs vote in favour of proposals to boost recycling and tackle marine litter / Call for ban on microplastics in cosmetics / FEAD voices support
20.09.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
RecyClass checklists criteria to determine recyclability of PE films
11.09.2018
UK AGRICULTURAL PLASTIC
Scottish farmers banned from burning plastic waste from 2019 / Push for recycling
10.09.2018
DENMARK
Single-trip bottle deposit extended to juices / Closing the gap to 100% recycling
10.09.2018
ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING
EU draft law could threaten plastics recycling from e-waste / European associations view limit for flame retardant decaBDE in recyclate as unrealistic
30.08.2018
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Packaging value chain pleads for amendments on EU proposal / Statement from 68 European associations
28.08.2018
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
UK government publishes consultation on disposable plastics tax / Chancellor Philip Hammond notes "extraordinary" public interest
24.08.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Should Basel Convention cover plastics waste? / Norway seeks amendment
20.08.2018
FRANCE
Plans for virgin plastic packaging to become more expensive / Higher landfill taxation / Environment ministry calls for radical restructuring of French economy / Marine litter mission
17.08.2018
ACTEGA
Child-friendly TPE compounds / EU's BPA migration amendment takes hold in November
17.08.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Europe proposes restriction of four phthalates in consumer articles
23.07.2018
CHINA
Fiscal leverage to support environmental policy / National waste fees and recycling rates for 2020
20.07.2018
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
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