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PLASTICS RECYCLING
Launch of RecoTrace plastics recycling monitoring system / EuPC's updated MORE system now CPA-compliant
25.02.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
Most plants worldwide still in test operation / Controversies about risks and benefits / Studies by ecoprog, WWF and DUH
24.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
OECD report underlines need for global action on plastics and waste / Plastics lifecycle only 8% circular / Study issued days before major UN environmental meeting
23.02.2022
CMA CGM
CEO announces end of plastics waste shipments / Effect on container tonnage minimal
23.02.2022
RECYCLASS
Evaluation protocol to test recyclability of PS packaging
17.02.2022
BASF
Expansion of MDI portfolio / First greenhouse gas neutral aromatic isocyanate
14.02.2022
PLASTICS WASTE
EU renews call for global regulation of plastics / WWF says polymer pollution now in “every part of the ocean” / UN to discuss global treaty
10.02.2022
ENERGY MARKET CHINA
Prices to stabilise in 2022 following last year's shocks / Covid-19 policy brings uncertainties
09.02.2022
RESEARCH
Development of two sugar-based polymers / Qualities said to be like common plastics / Custom mechanical properties, degradation rates reportedly possible
09.02.2022
PLASTICS WASTE
Illegal trade a growing problem / Countries in Eastern Europe and Africa next potential hot-spots / GI-TOC report / FEAD responds to EU waste shipment revision
07.02.2022
OCEAN RECOVERY
4G Recycling, AE Global start JV to address marine plastic / Focus on Caribbean, Western Hemisphere
07.02.2022
MEDICAL PLASTICS
NGO drafts sustainability criteria for European buyers of medical gloves and textiles
04.02.2022
JOKEY
Partnership with New Loop for Scandinavian deposit system / Reusable PP cups, trays, and bowls
03.02.2022
BISPHENOL A
FDA under pressure as Europe moves to revise TDI for BPA / Critics claim Americans are “overexposed”
02.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say
01.02.2022
PEPSICO
Elimination of virgin plastics in European snack packaging by 2030 / USD 35 mn investment in US recycling infrastructure
01.02.2022
PET RECYCLING
2020 data indicate move towards circularity / Share of food-grade rPET in beverage bottles set to grow rapidly / Industry report
31.01.2022
UPDATE - USA
Plastics Pact calls for end of PS, EPS, and PVC packaging by 2025 / Group wants to eliminate 11 polymer products and materials
28.01.2022
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
CEEAG: German waste disposal association criticises latest EU aid framework / Exclusion of recycling companies from renewable energy act compensation scheme
28.01.2022
MEDICAL PLASTICS
PVCMed Alliance denounces NGO'S “unfounded allegations” against PVC / EU policymakers urged to ignore false claims
27.01.2022
BISPHENOL A
EFSA revisits proposals for BPA use in food packaging / New guidance would slash tolerable intake levels 100,000-fold
27.01.2022
RAVAGO
Joint development of resins with hemp additives from Heartland
27.01.2022
TURKEY
PET bottle deposit return scheme postponed to 2023 / Collection, reimbursement system not ready
26.01.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EIA urges drastic UN action to fight “planetary emergency” / Call for global plastics regulation
25.01.2022
FOOD PACKAGING
Lidl, Empa develop plant-based cellulose protective layer for fruits, vegetables / Alternative to PE films
24.01.2022
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