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UK
Government stresses support for deposit return scheme / Announcement follows Welsh move to shelve DRS plan
 		03.12.2024
SPAIN
DRS for plastic bottles to be introduced by 2026 / Alternative system well short of target / Environmentalists praise long-awaited step
 		02.12.2024
PACKAGING EUROPE
PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025
 		28.11.2024
SWEDEN
Industry praises cancellation of plastic bag tax / Move could bolster competitiveness against imports / Abolishment not expected to affect plastics waste management
 		26.11.2024
WASTE EXPORTS
UK shipments to Turkey on the rise again / 60% increase between 2022 and 2023 – Greenpeace
 		20.11.2024
AGRICULTURAL FILMS
Biodegradable mulch films added to European fertiliser regulation / Major headway for farming sustainability – EUBP
 		20.11.2024
PVC
UK government proposes tariffs on US-made S-PVC / British shops voice fears over impact
 		19.11.2024
EUROPEAN POLITICS
EU commissioner candidates confirmed / Climate discussion front and centre / Von der Leyen plans to ‘engage' with Trump
 		14.11.2024
CHEMICAL RECYCLING
UK government accepts use of mass balance to verify chemically recycled plastics for packaging tax / EU member states show support, EC mulls it over
 		12.11.2024
POLAND
DRS introduction postponed to October 2025 / Operators voice discontent with decision
 		12.11.2024
ECHA
SVHC list extended to include flame retardant triphenyl phosphate
 		12.11.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY
German federal environment agency considers special levy on dairy-product packaging / Decision receives harsh criticism from associations
 		11.11.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global partnership EPPIC receives fresh funding of USD 14 mn from US Department of State for fight against plastics pollution / Further support by Trump unlikely
 		07.11.2024
US POLITICS
Trump win could hurt EU companies – analysts / Shares in German carmakers plummet / UN plastics treaty under threat
 		06.11.2024
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Report calls for ban on UK waste exports / Current system ‘causes waste colonialism' – EIA
 		06.11.2024
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