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MARINE LITTER
Technical flaws in HDPE pipe connection a factor in Ocean Cleanup breakdown in the Pacific / Restart is months away / Plastics pollution “gets worse by the day”
 		12.04.2019
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
New York state bans most single-use plastic bags from 2020 / Some uses exempted / Optional fee for paper / Levies to go to environment fund
 		12.04.2019
COMPOSITES UK
British association appoints Ben Wilson as chairman
 		12.04.2019
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
European Parliament changes rules of “Cohesion Fund” / Waste treatment plants no longer subsidised
 		11.04.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING AFRICA
Major consumer goods companies form new alliance / Aim to accelerate development of waste management in Sub-Saharan region
 		11.04.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association accuses EU of maladministration
 		03.04.2019
PLASTICSEUROPE
2018 update of “Operation Clean Sweep” / Focus in 2019 on developing support tools and strengthening collaborations
 		01.04.2019
EVENTS
EuPC and IK organise conference “A Circular Future with Plastics” in Berlin / Award ceremony for best polymer producers
 		01.04.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
WWF urges reversal of plastics waste crisis / Pollution could double by 2030 without drastic changes / Governments called on to unite against marine litter
 		29.03.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY
European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to ban single-use plastics by 2021 / EU "paving the way for the rest of the world" / EuPC and PlasticsEurope criticise outcome
 		28.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New UNEP reports to tackle plastics marine pollution / Guidelines and recommendations for monitoring litter, managing coral reefs and improving gender equality
 		27.03.2019
TURKEY
Construction commencing on the Istanbul "Plastic Excellence Center" / Pagev association board elected
 		26.03.2019
MARINE LITTER
Study analyses plastics pollution along Spanish coast / PE, PP and PS were most abundant microplastics / Barcelona plans "zero waste" strategy
 		25.03.2019
CHEMICAL RECYCLING EUROPE
New organisation aims to progress chemical recycling of plastics waste / First conference in June 2019
 		25.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report
 		20.03.2019
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