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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
RESEARCH
Embeddable, separable material for plastic-metal devices / EU-funded project aims at easier electronics recycling
19.01.2022
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Industry group BPF calls on UK processors to join climate change agreements / Major savings possible / Deadline set for 31 March
18.01.2022
MARINE LITTER
The Ocean Cleanup, Coca-Cola partner to tidy up Vietnam's Can Tho River
17.01.2022
PLASTICS WASTE
German environment minister wants EU-wide export ban on plastics scrap / New import regulation in Turkey
17.01.2022
PLASTICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
Polymer producers initiate mass supply chain management / Covestro, Dow and Ineos Styrolution win ISCC-PLUS certification
14.01.2022
SLOVAKIA
Deposit return system in effect for cans, PET bottles / Ambitious goals
11.01.2022
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE
Growing carbon footprint of polymer production driven by coal: ETH Zurich study / China, India, Indonesia, South Africa main contributors
06.01.2022
HUHTAMAKI
Packaging giant signs two solar power deals / Step towards being 100% powered by renewable energy
03.01.2022
TEIJIN
LCA of carbon fibres begins / Identification of carbon hotpots in manufacturing
23.12.2021
THE NETHERLANDS
Possible to halve climate impact of plastics: study / Realisation of 2018 Plastics Transition Agenda essential
22.12.2021
AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS
Farming waste could be more harmful than marine litter: UN study / Action needed to reduce environmental impact
21.12.2021
AUSTRALIA
Feasibility study for circular economy / Chance of advanced recycling plant in Victoria / Facility could divert nearly a quarter of waste plastics from state landfills
20.12.2021
DSM
Part made of recycled ocean plastic earns SPE award / Component used in Ford SUV
16.12.2021
REACH
ECHA inspection uncovers numerous violations in online trade / Support for PFA restrictions
14.12.2021
BRIGHTMARK
MoU with BP for plastics recycling facilities in Europe / Partnership in US reclaim sites
14.12.2021
PLASTICS WASTE
EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc
13.12.2021
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