EU council president Charles Michel reawakens topic / Funds to help plug the hole left by Brexit

Draft legislation presents national strategy to combat plastics pollution / Proposed moratorium on new plastics plants / NYC bans single-use beverage bottles

Over 300 attendees at latest Petcore Europe conference / Agreement that EU's SUP directive focuses too much on plastics

EU plenary also turns thumbs down on amended lead rules / VinylPlus and EuPC warns

Yavuz Eroglu re-elected head of Turkish plastics industry association

Global tourism initiative to tackle plastics waste / Organisations must commit to several targets by 2025 / UNEP and EMF collaboration

UK farm plastics collectors say silage wrap sales tax will be detrimental to collection efforts

National testing and certification of polycarbonate products with CE markings "against European spirit"

Heated debate over EU lead restriction proposals / European Parliament to vote in February

"Plastics Data Challenge" invites entries to address leakage of waste into oceans / Aim to develop data solutions in South and Southeast Asia

Thorsten Muschal next president of CLEPA

EU parliament approves "Green Deal" / MEPs find goals too timid

Plastic tax on single-use packaging set to be in effect this year

ECHA adds four new SVHC candidates to list / All are used with polymers

Bilateral agreement with Singapore in effect / Basis for further ASEAN trade pacts