www.pieweb.com
All news on industry and associations
UK AGRICULTURAL PLASTIC
Scottish farmers banned from burning plastic waste from 2019 / Push for recycling
 		10.09.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE
Waste associations support European Parliament's draft for more recyclate in drink bottles
 		31.08.2018
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Packaging value chain pleads for amendments on EU proposal / Statement from 68 European associations
 		28.08.2018
MARINE LITTER
Pacific garbage patch on alert / Ocean Cleanup to launch floating collection system in September / Estimates of 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in gyre
 		27.08.2018
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
UK government publishes consultation on disposable plastics tax / Chancellor Philip Hammond notes "extraordinary" public interest
 		24.08.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Should Basel Convention cover plastics waste? / Norway seeks amendment
 		20.08.2018
FRANCE
Plans for virgin plastic packaging to become more expensive / Higher landfill taxation / Environment ministry calls for radical restructuring of French economy / Marine litter mission
 		17.08.2018
PETCORE EUROPE
Membership grows again in 2018 / Four companies join PET association
 		27.07.2018
MARINE LITTER
EU and China sign partnership on oceans / Ellen MacArthur Foundation sees potential of circular economy for plastics
 		24.07.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Europe proposes restriction of four phthalates in consumer articles
 		23.07.2018
MARINE LITTER
Record quantities of microplastics in Mediterranean Sea / WWF reports massive increase in marine litter through summer tourism / German and Swiss waters also have serious waste problems
 		19.07.2018
PLASTICS RECYCLING
European and US organisations define “recyclable” / Definition sets four conditions to be applied worldwide / Comments invited from all stakeholders
 		17.07.2018
PET RECYCLING
EU requirements on recycled content should be set / Bottle-return schemes can ensure high-quality recyclate for processors / Reloop position paper
 		17.07.2018
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
German corporate network wvib publishes fair cooperation guidelines for OEMs and suppliers
 		12.07.2018
GKV
Roland Roth elected president of German plastics converters association
 		05.07.2018
Seite 75 von 141
© 2025 by Plastics Information Europe, Bad Homburg
Date of print: 12/11/2025
Ref: 0t2ntd45pwftoa45oqikspam
KIVBHI
All rights reserved.
Access and use is subject to our terms and conditions.
URL: https://pieweb.plasteurope.com/Default.aspx?page=75&pageid=107