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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations
 		14.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Dutch ban on complimentary bags at check-out counters in effect since 1 January / Ultra-thin bags exempted / Effort aimed at meeting EU guidelines for reduced consumption
 		11.03.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German stores no longer offer bags free of charge / Several retailers introduce fees
 		09.03.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Europen calls on EU to ensure packaging waste regulations do not disrupt the internal market / Need for case-by-case assessment / Extended producer responsibility scheme to apply to consumers, too
 		08.03.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
TEPPFA Forum to take place in Brussels in April / European plastic pipe association celebrating 25th anniversary
 		02.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Hamburg municipality in Germany plans to ban coffee capsules and one-way packaging / Guidelines for “environmentally friendly” sourcing
 		01.03.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
New heads for EuPC's Building and Construction working groups
 		29.02.2016
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Award for best European plastics producers launched / Voting open until mid-May / Study planned to assess European converters' competitiveness
 		25.02.2016
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
German retailers plan to launch voluntary fee on 1 April
 		23.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
CEFEP group representing leading insulation producers joins EuPC
 		23.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft
 		19.02.2016
FRANCE
Research hubs PEP and ISPA merged / Paul Vallette appointed first president of fused group
 		17.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
Tests indicate BPS no less harmful than BPA / Latest studies say both are endocrine disruptors / Disputed claim said to show that all plastics are capable of leaching
 		17.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Federation launched / Focus on lobby work and public awareness
 		11.02.2016
ASSOCIATIONS
New leadership for Swiss Plastics / Silvio Ponti to succeed Doris Fiala as president
 		10.02.2016
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