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PLASTICS AND HEALTH US food giant Campbell announces deadline for phase-out of can liners containing BPA / New products made of acrylic and polyester / Two-thirds of US food cans found to contain the chemical	13.04.2016
MARINE LITTER European Parliament draws attention to dangers of plastic microbeads in cosmetics / Bans being pursued worldwide / Report for Commission analyses the problem	01.04.2016
POLYTALK Two-day high-level conference on “Zero Plastics Waste to the Oceans” draws industry, government and private sector together / Need for collaborative efforts across the chain / Design for end of life / Calls for system change	30.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise	23.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations	14.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS Dutch ban on complimentary bags at check-out counters in effect since 1 January / Ultra-thin bags exempted / Effort aimed at meeting EU guidelines for reduced consumption	11.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Hamburg municipality in Germany plans to ban coffee capsules and one-way packaging / Guidelines for “environmentally friendly” sourcing	01.03.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft	19.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Tests indicate BPS no less harmful than BPA / Latest studies say both are endocrine disruptors / Disputed claim said to show that all plastics are capable of leaching	17.02.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos	09.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Sweden wins lawsuit over endocrine disruptors / General Court says EU Commission broke the law	22.12.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ECHA adds five new candidates to Authorisation List / Substances of Very High Concern	21.12.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA committees favour restricting BPA-containing cash register receipts / Debate over French plans for ban / Opinions sent to EU Commission for decision	11.12.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version	07.12.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT “Biodegradables” part of the marine litter problem, not the solution / UNEP report	01.12.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Efforts to reduce plastic waste in oceans should focus on five key nations / Improvements in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand could cut global plastic waste leakage by 45% / Ocean Conservancy report	22.10.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH French constitutional court overturns export ban for packaging made with BPA / Legal challenge by PlasticsEurope / Restrictions on use in France remain in place	22.09.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Circular Economy Resolution passes European Parliament's Environment Committee / PlasticsEurope welcomes landfill restriction plans but questions eco-design proposals / “Recycling difficult”	22.06.2015
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT World Plastics Council welcomes G7 Marine Litter Pledge / Support for industry's efforts	18.06.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH European food watchdog EFSA finds BPA to have “no health risk” / Study may weaken France's push for reclassification / REACH administrator ECHA also in the game	23.01.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH PlasticsEurope calls France's report on alternatives to bisphenol A in food packaging “unrealistic simplification” / French parliament set to vote on ban from 1 January 2015	08.12.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH PlasticsEurope sums up recent conference on “Science Driving Consumer Protection: How Plastics Deliver”	31.10.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Denmark withdraws plans for further-reaching ban on phthalates / Pressure from EU Commission	17.07.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA committee backs France on BPA reclassification / Adverse effects on functional fertility / PlasticsEurope contests data used	24.03.2014
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Final analysis of plasticisers DINP and DIDP sees no unexpected risk / ECHA report	12.02.2014

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