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MARINE LITTER Single-use plastics make up about half of beach litter in Europe / Reducing consumption could curb large source of marine pollution / Regulations needed for long-term effectiveness / Seas At Risk report	13.12.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE EuPC survey results on use of recycled plastic materials / Poor quality and unreliable supply key barriers / Price is primary incentive / Second survey in 2018	12.12.2017
MARINE LITTER Port of Antwerp and companies sign pledge to collaborate on plastic pellet loss prevention	11.12.2017
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS India struggles to deal with mountains of plastic waste / Nationwide restrictions follow tighter state-level rules for sale and disposal / World's largest jute producer discovers renewables	04.12.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Consumer goods group Henkel participating in initiative against plastics waste in Haiti / Partnership with Plastic Bank	23.11.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"	22.11.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for oxo-degradable plastic packaging ban / Contribution to microplastic pollution	13.11.2017
MARINE LITTER "Operation Clean Sweep" helps prevent plastic pellet loss / PlasticsEurope plans to get all members taking part by 2017 / Large rivers significantly add to global ocean waste	10.11.2017
PLASTICS RECYCLING Launch of "Demeto" project to recycle European PET waste / Chemical technology developed by gr3n	02.11.2017
SWITZERLAND Government in favour of material recycling of PE film / Voluntary collection to begin with	01.11.2017
MARINE LITTER Ocean Conservancy and WPC part of USD 150m initiative to combat ocean plastics / Waste and recycling management in Southeast Asia / EU commits to fund European and global strategies and centres	20.10.2017
BASF Chemical group needs to provide information more rapidly / Rhineland-Palatinate state ministry of environment warns of better TDI quality management	20.10.2017
BOREALIS Initiative to fight marine litter / Aim to improve waste management in Southeast Asia / Pilot project in Indonesia	19.10.2017
CHILE On track to ban plastic bags in coastal cities / Initiatives around the country to minimise waste / Ten companies commit to promoting recycled plastic packaging	16.10.2017
TDI Follow up: BASF confirms quality problems in production / Ludwigshafen facility temporarily taken offline / Price rollover nonetheless likely in October / Numerous plant stoppages among converters	11.10.2017
BASF TDI contaminated by dichlorobenzene / Production halted at PU foam manufacturers / "Tremendously damaging for the industry"	10.10.2017
MARINE LITTER "CleanSeas" international campaign expands in 2017 / Brazil and Canada latest countries to join UNEP initiative	28.09.2017
MARINE LITTER Transformation of trash into sustainable products / UNEP student programme to fight plastic in oceans	22.09.2017
KENYA Launch of wide-sweeping plastic bag ban / Draconian penalties for use / Other African countries to follow	06.09.2017
BIOPLASTICS Spanish Aitiip Technology Centre to develop bio-additives for plastic bottles from plants / Part of EU's “LIFE” programme	16.08.2017
CARRIER BAGS Tesco phases out 5p plastic bags / Recyclate “bags for life” to cost 10p	09.08.2017
COLOMBIA National plastic bag fee introduced in July / Follow-up to awareness and recycling campaign	07.08.2017
BIEGLO German PEEK distributor accomodates shift to circular economy / Recycled plastics portfolio extended	04.08.2017
AIMPLAS "MIPLASCOE" project to turn waste from oranges into biopolyesters / Collaboration with industry and academia	01.08.2017
COSTA RICA National initiative to replace single-use plastics with renewables by 2021	31.07.2017

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