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RECYCLING
Label manufacturers announce European circular economy initiative
 		03.11.2020
BREXIT
British Plastics Federation unveils online tool to help firms cope with Brexit
 		02.11.2020
UK
After delay, English ban on sale of single-use plastic items begins
 		29.10.2020
MARINE LITTER
Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses
 		28.10.2020
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Criticism of new EU sustainability strategy / Cefic calls for coordinated approach and “game plan” to drive investment
 		27.10.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
2019 update of “Operation Clean Sweep” report / Almost 700 companies join programme for zero-pellet loss
 		23.10.2020
ITALY
Implementation of “plastic tax” likely postponed until mid-2021 / Only a small gap in tax coffers
 		22.10.2020
TRADE DEALS
Canadian ban on single-use plastics may violate USMCA / US industry groups warn of “non-tariff barrier” / “Toxic” label for plastics “irresponsible”
 		22.10.2020
MARINE LITTER
Study says 14m t of microplastics in deep ocean / Deteriorating surface waste collects below
 		19.10.2020
CEFIC
BASF CEO Martin Brudermüller elected new president
 		19.10.2020
ITALY
Introduction of plastics tax in January 2021 increasingly unlikely / Trade associations warn of double burden
 		15.10.2020
GERMANY
Upper house approves EU waste directive / Ban on disposable products legally binding as of 2021
 		14.10.2020
EU PLASTICS TAX
Parliament green-lights planned levy / Next step is ratification at national level
 		12.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE
Study says global brands undershooting plastics reduction goals / Coca-Cola and Unilever reiterate commitment to targets
 		06.10.2020
US RECYCLING
California passes first US recycled-content law for beverage bottles / Containers need 15% reclaim content by 2022
 		01.10.2020
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