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USA Plastics Pact report indicates US falling short of 2025 recycled packaging targets / Need to speed up implementation	15.03.2023
MCDONALD'S EU reuse targets to increase plastic packaging waste up to 300% – Kearny study / Fast food giant's official says regulation hurts economy, environment	13.03.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report	10.03.2023
NETHERLANDS Grocery chains to eliminate free single-use plastic, paper bags for produce / Plans call for reusable options	10.03.2023
PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice	08.03.2023
SAINSBURY'S UK retailer aims to save 450 t/y of plastic with switch to vacuum packaging / Customers voice concerns over social media	08.03.2023
PLASTICS WASTE FEAD attacks mixed waste sorting / Tomra says such systems needed to meet EU targets	07.03.2023
AUSTRALIA SUP bans planned almost everywhere / Science academy calls for urgent action on plastic pollution / Government accused of over-reliance on volunteers for data collection	06.03.2023
PLASTICS RECYCLING Mixed waste sorting key to meeting EU reclaim, climate objectives – Eunomia report	01.03.2023
INEOS Billion-dollar deal for onshore Texas oil, gas / Foot in the door for future fracking?	28.02.2023
SLOVAKIA Good start for deposit return system / New sorting plant to boost recycling / Reclaim problems continue	27.02.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK Imminent ban concerns packaging specialists / Firms warn of lack of guidance from government	27.02.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe	24.02.2023
PACKAGING EUROPE Reusable-packaging firms form European interest group / Focus on public awareness, policymaking	23.02.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Fraunhofer study says plastic crates more sustainable than throwaway cardboard	22.02.2023
BRASKEM Cooperation with Finland's Coolbrook to assess electric olefin cracker technology / Pilot project planned	22.02.2023
INEOS OLEFINS EUR 3.5 bn in financing secured for low-carbon cracker / Belgian facility start-up set for 2026	20.02.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS LYB, Braskem respond to report on top producers of resins for single use / Indorama stays mum despite “positive outlier” rating / Most major firms decline comment	16.02.2023
MARINE LITTER Plastics waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world / “Even rich industrial nations make a significant contribution to the pollution” – AWI study	16.02.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY First meeting on global rules reveals discord / 50-country bloc demands lower resin output, bans for some grades / Industry role in negotiations criticised / Next talks due in May	15.02.2023
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION USA Two groups plan to file lawsuit against Shell / Activists claim US plant violated pollution rules	14.02.2023
BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING Regulations, Covid pandemic drive innovation – study / New packaging solutions made from seaweed, plants, shellfish	13.02.2023
BERRY GLOBAL New R&D centre for healthcare packaging in India / CEO Tom Salmon to retire	13.02.2023
UKRAINE War lowers packaging production / Slowdown in local resin output not surprising / Highly dependent from raw material imports / New year brings new bans on plastic bags	09.02.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS SUP waste rises 6 mn t in two years / ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Dow lead production, Minderoo Foundation says / Group wants “polymer premium” levy for resins made of fossil materials	08.02.2023

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