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YEAR-ENDER: BREXIT British voice displeasure with exodus / Plastics firms see UK-EU trade conditions slowly improve	20.12.2023
UK Stolen plastic goods apparently ground into recyclate / Bakers Basco to receive thousands for pilfered bread trays	18.12.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA Launch of new thrust for environmental justice through the back door / Campaign to be folded into Inflation Reduction Act	14.12.2023
ROMANIA Deposit-return system begins operations / Target set at 90% collection by 2026	13.12.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE PRE publishes recycling manifesto / Recommendations include ‘realistic' recycling targets, new certification system	11.12.2023
US INDUSTRY Congress reintroduces bill to extend producer responsibility, control resin production / Trade groups warn of stagnation in chemicals, plastics	11.12.2023
HAZARDOUS WASTE Approval of new European rules proposed by waste management association FEAD / Due to take effect in 2025	11.12.2023
PVC ECHA report on additives could prompt new regs / Current workplace rules enough for resin / VinylPlus to address concerns	06.12.2023
PFAS US court rejects class action suit against 3M, DuPont, others / Ruling says plaintiff did not prove source of contamination / Decision calls use of chemicals ‘nearly ubiquitous'	30.11.2023
SPAIN RecyClass launches certifications in line with plastics packaging tax	29.11.2023
AFRICA Charity seeks to halt flow of plastics trash across sub-Saharan Africa / Group wants UN treaty to protect low-income areas	29.11.2023
UN PLASTICS TREATY Third round talks end with little progress / Next meeting to be held in Ottawa	27.11.2023
EU PACKAGING More trade groups attack vote on plastic packaging regs / Some decisions earn praise	23.11.2023
EU PACKAGING EU Parliament approves PPWR / Reduction targets for plastic waste volumes / Associations voice disappointment	23.11.2023
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU initiates anti-dumping proceedings against Chinese imports	22.11.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE EU bans exports of plastics waste to non-OECD countries / Anti-plastics groups call for complete ban	20.11.2023
PEPSICO Soft drinks giant sued by state of New York / Attorney general alleges company is major plastics polluter of Buffalo River	20.11.2023
UK CHEMICAL LEGISLATION Successor to REACH: Government postpones revision of trade regulations until 2024	20.11.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA confirms presence of toxic chemicals in childcare products / EU commission plans new legislation under REACH	17.11.2023
MICROPLASTICS REACH restrictions begin / German trade groups offer advice	14.11.2023
PFAS European Court of Justice tosses Chemours' challenge to ECHA / Dutch lawsuits in progress / EPA urged to stop waste imports	13.11.2023
GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY Opponents face off in third round of talks / Will the resulting rules have teeth?	13.11.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Pyrolysis unsuited for Green Deal – Zero Waste Europe / Contamination poses risks	08.11.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE European recyclers reject ‘right of first refusal' over rPET / Move would be ‘detrimental' to development of reclaim capacity	06.11.2023
PFAS EPA announces stricter reporting rules for toxic substances / Probes uncover further contamination	01.11.2023

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