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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
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Poll of European plastics consumers ranks Repsol top overall supplier / “Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2020” provides rankings for materials companies
 		28.09.2020
PLASTICS WASTE
New shipping rules start 1 Jan 2020 / Basel Convention amendments / No consensus on non-hazardous plastics waste
 		24.09.2020
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