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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
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

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