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RESEARCH
Microorganisms that break down plastics at low temperatures / Potential for efficient plastics waste recycling
16.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics
15.05.2023
ITALY
Rome to fund 75 recycling plants / Move follows G7 pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040 / Additional capacity, more waste recovery planned
15.05.2023
PVC
EU extends ban on lead content to imports / Recyclers receive limited exemption
12.05.2023
USA
Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports
05.05.2023
UK ENERGY
Government support vital for UK shift to hydrogen energy – electric truck maker / Infrastructure not up to task
02.05.2023
PREZERO
Plastics sorting facility to be built in Austria / Partnership with ARA for waste packaging
27.04.2023
EVONIK
Specialities producer to embrace hydrogen as chemical feedstock / Electrolysis pilot plant in Germany
26.04.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET
Recycling, re-use dominant topics among German public – survey / “Lack of planning certainty for converters” due to EU specifications
26.04.2023
PACKAGING
European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties
25.04.2023
FLAME-RETARDANTS
FRX Innovations‘ PC contains no PFAS, PTFE / US firm files for patent
24.04.2023
US ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Citizen group sues EPA over approval of Chevron fuel based on plastics waste / Agency mulls tougher emissions regs for chemical plants
21.04.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES
European Bioplastics welcomes EC's proposed mandate for compostable capsules / Part of revised rules for PPWR / Green Dot group says move undermines recycling efforts
20.04.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Huntsman's PU plants, PC resin obtain mass balance certification / PKN Orlen plans to speed up carbon-neutrality goals
19.04.2023
BASF
Additives receive ISCC Plus certification / Plans for expansion of Valeras brand
19.04.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Germany: Federal Council approves special levy for single-use plastics / Manufacturers of plastic products will be on the hook as of 2025 / Registration begins in 2024
12.04.2023
ITALY
Packaging reclaim rates in 2023 to exceed pre-coronavirus figures / PET, XPS tray recycling project gains steam / Agreements for collection of fruit and vegetable boxes
11.04.2023
MARINE LITTER
Global water bottle sales expected to reach USD 500 bn by 2030 – UN think tank report / Borealis, Aimplas set to utilise ocean plastics
05.04.2023
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method
31.03.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Study calls for “bold” UN treaty on plastics waste / Current plans not enough to bring peak resin use by 2050 / More aggressive measures needed to stop consumption growth
30.03.2023
USA
Biden wants domestic bio-based polymer dominance by 2024 / Plan details follow executive order from September 2022
28.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
NGO recruits firms to back PFAS ban / Both sides mark their territory / No replacements for many applications
27.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case
20.03.2023
RECYCLING
EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling
16.03.2023
BURGER KING
Fast-food giant starts deposit-return scheme in Germany / Partnership with Recup for reusable cups
16.03.2023
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