Recycling boasts highest potential to lower greenhouse gas emissions / Industrial and emerging economies need to act / Germany as key partner for know-how transfer / UBA research

National Assembly passes energy transition bill / Ban on plastic single-use carrier bags and tableware / Legislation also promotes building insulation / Plastics industry critical

Italian EPS association AIPE with new executive council

French processors association FEP reelects Florence Poivey as president

EU Parliament plenary session approves circular economy resolution / Binding rules for waste disposal and recycling / Bioplastics producers welcome package design proposal

Water bottles removed by UK store / BPF voices dismay and need for change in consumer behaviour

EU-funded “Placard project” reports good test results for PVC plasticiser based on cashew nut shells

Luc Messien elected as president of French plastic automotive OEM association GPA

Germany's GKV industry association says plastic processors can apply for specific tariff quotas / Cooperation among European associations / Long-term application process

Tom Debusschere elected new president of EPPA / Pan-European PVC lobbying group

EuPC unveils agenda of “Polymers for Europe Alliance” / Pan-European platform to address recent spate of FMs / Potential legal action against producers / Lobby work against EU import tariffs / Potential group purchasing platforms for imported material

SPI partners engineers for plastics recycling exhibition / SPE to develop content and promote to membership

Waste Free Oceans welcomes Dutch government's decision to introduce a reverse vending premium / The Netherlands ward off attempt at abolishing PET bottle deposit scheme

Françoise Andres elected new president of French packaging association Elipso

Annual meeting highlights circular economy / Study shows recycling can cut emissions / Investment in extra facilities needed to reach 2025 target