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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
UN establishes global plastics waste prevention group / Marine litter reduction the goal
 		22.08.2019
LOGISTICS
Germany's river transport subject to restrictions / Rainfall brings relief to Rhine river
 		21.08.2019
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING EUROPE
Constantia Flexibles CEO selected as chair
 		21.08.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Collaboration in Vietnam to boost recycling efforts / Japan's Suntory sets targets for more sustainable PET packaging
 		19.08.2019
ITALY
Resorts ban single-use items / Rome metro trials bottle recycling system
 		16.08.2019
MICROPLASTICS
Aimplas project to probe wastewater treatment technology in Valencia / Standardised methodology is needed
 		16.08.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLERS EUROPE
Launch of RecyClass tool for rigid HDPE containers / Next focus is on PP containers
 		09.08.2019
GREECE
"Plastic needs to be part of the solution and not part of the problem" / Vassilis Gounaris is next president of AHPI / Consumer perceptions need changing
 		08.08.2019
SWITZERLAND
More than 5,000 t of plastics enter the environment each year / Discharges into the soil are 40 times greater than those into freshwater / Lake Geneva heavily contaminated with macroplastics
 		31.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Chemours sues DuPont over PFOA liability / ECHA proposes SVHC listing for “GenX” / Moody's downgrades spin-off
 		30.07.2019
LOGISTICS
Expansion of freight transport on Danube river planned / Viadonau initiative for chemical and petrochemical products
 		29.07.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
UK government commits to spending millions to combat disposable plastics / Support for bio-based polymers / Firms including Unilever sign up to challenge
 		26.07.2019
USA
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo leave Plastics Industry Association following pressure from Greenpeace
 		25.07.2019
AUSTRIA
Ban on plastic bags passed / First national “circularity gap” report / Education project for the packaging industry
 		25.07.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Alliance to End Plastic Waste adds 12 new members / Sinopec first Chinese supporter
 		24.07.2019
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