Austrian firms in non-bottle waste recycling plan / "RePETitio" initiative

ECHA adds four new substances to SVHC list / Two labelled as endocrine disruptors

Petcore Europe launches chemical recycling group

EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands

Environmental group accuses Henkel of consumer fraud / Definitions of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate disputed

European plastics converters and machinery manufacturers to collaborate on promoting the use of recyclate

Draft law puts waste collection in focus / Elipso sees need for more sorting plants and EPR for industrial packaging / "Access to recycled material is tomorrow's challenge for plastic packaging producers"

Germany's Erde initiative presents voluntary commitment to 65% recycling rate by 2022

Creation of European standard for PVC-O pipes

Deposit return system for plastic bottles could slash waste seeping into marine environment / Common Seas report

ECHA seeks to improve compliance / Cefic launches action plan to help members update dossiers / Industry says NGO criticism is “not helpful”

Trade association Elipso welcomes bottle deposit scheme consultation / Concern over access to rPET for packaging

Switzerland bans bisphenol A and bisphenol S in thermal paper / EU to follow in 2020

Wages rising sharply / German and Austrian machinery manufacturers continue to hire local employees / VDMA survey

Several African countries ban single-use plastics to fight pollution / Many plastic carrier bag bans already in effect