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SPAIN Bottle deposit system to become mandatory end of 2026 / Recycling targets missed	01.09.2025
SWEDEN Duni introduces reusable packaging system for food and drinks	01.09.2025
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Recycling sector warns of market distortion under new EU implementing decision / Industry contends definitions / Non-EU waste may be counted towards targets	28.08.2025
PFAS ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision	26.08.2025
PACKAGING RECYCLING IRELAND Chances of meeting EU target this year fade – EPA / Waste generation edges higher in 2023	25.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue	15.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'	15.08.2025
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia bans import of plastics waste from US / Environmentalists warn US plastics waste could flood Mexico, India, Turkey	13.08.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commission opens consultation on Circular Economy Act	12.08.2025
TITANIUM DIOXIDE European Court of Justice overturns ECHA carcinogen classification in final instance / EU committed “manifest error” / NGOs concerned about precedent	11.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn	07.08.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Environmental protestors target Ineos with surprise stunt / Greenpeace and plastics makers at loggerheads over global waste crisis	06.08.2025
TRADE WAR US-EU trade deal invites criticism from industry / Framework agreement on energy purchases ‘completely unrealistic'	06.08.2025
TRADE WAR EU-US tariff deal to stir issues for plastics industry in CEE, Finland	05.08.2025
PACKAGING GERMANY AVU packaging monitor shows high willingness among consumers to separate waste, but uncertainty regarding its utilisation / Decrease in packaging volume by 2030	04.08.2025
WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY “You pay for the total weight – not just the plastic content” / Why the Single-Use Plastics Fund Act may become a cost trap for packaging manufacturers / PIE interview with lawyer Christoph Schnoor	01.08.2025
PACKAGING UK Recycling rate at nearly 54% / Reporting requirements yield more accurate data	01.08.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING RecyClass publishes recyclability evaluation protocols for automotive, EEE / Design for Recycling Guidelines updated	30.07.2025
EPOXY RESIN Countervailing anti-dumping duties on China, Thailand come into force	29.07.2025
UK-US TRADE US plastics association lauds UK agreement / Deal supports US trade surplus / EU shops at competitive disadvantage	29.07.2025
TRADE WAR EU, US strike 15% tariff deal / Zero-for-zero tariffs agreed for some strategic products	28.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans	25.07.2025
USA EPA loses even more muscle / Zeldin touts big savings through ‘organisational improvements' and job cuts / NGOs challenge pollution rule exemptions	25.07.2025
PLASTICS TAX EU levy set to rise to EUR 1,000/t from 2028	24.07.2025
TRADE WAR Some EU states want massive response to US tariffs – reports / Berlin, Paris prefer major pushback / Japan settles for 15%	23.07.2025

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