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DENMARK New Loop launches return system for takeaway packaging in Copenhagen / Reusable tableware comes from Jokey subsidiary KeepIn	27.10.2025
PLASTICS RECYCLING Mechanical recycling has lowest climate impact among plastic options / Chemical recycling, biobased plastics remain key to value chain – study	27.10.2025
EU POLICY Brussels unveils global energy strategy / US, Qatar threaten to torpedo bloc's ambitious plans	24.10.2025
USA California fines four plastic bag makers / State says chemical recycling claims bogus / Governor Newsom vetoes legislature's proposed PFAS ban	23.10.2025
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION European Commission exempts pallet wrapping, strapping bands from reuse targets under PPWR	21.10.2025
ROMANIA DRS a roaring success / Municipal waste system in stagnant crisis / Untrustworthy recyclate a widespread issue	21.10.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH UK close to restricting BPA in food packaging / Rules to be aligned with EU, Canada	16.10.2025
HEALTHCARE AND PLASTICS Waste volumes in Europe, North America seen rising up to 40% by 2040 if no action taken on SUPs / Systemiq, Eunomia report highlights strategies for hospitals, suppliers	15.10.2025
UN PLASTICS TREATY Chair of failed INC talks reportedly to step down / Luis Vayas Valdivieso said to be leaving for ‘personal and professional reasons'	07.10.2025
STYRENICS ‘We must prevent any further production relocations' / PIE interview with Klaus Ries, styrenics market expert at BASF	03.10.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Council of the EU passes pellet regulation to reduce microplastics contamination	01.10.2025
PFAS California legislation would restrict or ban ‘forever chemicals' in non-stick coatings / Cookware industry incensed / Governor's signature awaited	01.10.2025
DOW Launch of fluoropolymer-free processing aid / Film applications targeted	30.09.2025
PP RECYCLING Food-safe recycled polypropylene makes the grade on both sides of the Atlantic / ‘Game changer,' says industry rep	29.09.2025
PORTUGAL Government allocates EUR 30 mn to strengthen recycling, waste recovery / Over half of the waste still landfilled	25.09.2025
PFAS ECHA wraps up restriction planning for forever chemicals / Draft opinion expected by mid-2026	25.09.2025
LIDL / KAUFLAND Schwarz retail group lags in recyclates use / Previous plastics strategy to be expanded	18.09.2025
SPAIN Household plastics market poised for robust growth / Shift towards environmentally friendly products / Asian countries look into export opportunities	16.09.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics	15.09.2025
ENVALIOR Lanxess-Advent JV diverts 88% of generated waste from landfill / 2024 sustainability report published	09.09.2025
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE Competitiveness crisis: Associations call for swift action to bridge EU policy gap / “De-industrialisation is rapidly becoming a reality”	05.09.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Global chemical coalition launches innovation platform / Start-ups, academia collaborate with industry leaders to catalyse sustainability	02.09.2025
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
PFAS ECHA presents long-awaited restriction proposal update / Two-year review of scientific comment concluded / Commission to make final decision	26.08.2025

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