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Industry Environment / Health

MICROPLASTICS Nine plastics discovered in human stools in “first study of its kind”	25.10.2018
L'ORÉAL "Trions en beauté" campaign on sorting cosmetics packaging waste in France	22.10.2018
LATIN AMERICA Numerous countries and municipalities take steps to restrict single-use plastics / Bans on plastic carrier bags and straws	19.10.2018
RECYCLING UK report calls for plastic bottle waste going to landfill to be eliminated by 2030 / Coordinated action needed by drinks industry, government and consumers	02.10.2018
PEPSICO Collaboration with Recycling Partnership to boost household collection in US / Step to reverse declining recycling rates for common plastics	28.09.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Japan races to catch up on tackling marine litter / Subsidies for biodegradables producers / New Zealand to phase out plastic carrier bags	26.09.2018
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING Chinese waste policies helping "transform" disposable plastics / Europe a leader for recycling initiatives / Citi GPS report	24.09.2018
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Films producer pledges to move towards sustainable materials by 2028	24.09.2018
MARINE LITTER "World Cleanup Day" to tweak awareness / Ocean Cleanup vessel launched to collect waste in Pacific garbage patch	14.09.2018
RESEARCH Finnish project to develop small, mobile factory to remove marine plastic waste / VTT unit to contain plastic-eating microbes / Plan for pilot unit in Baltic Sea in 2021	14.09.2018
OCEAN POLYMERS Non-binding MoU with Saudi partner / Land and marine based recycling solutions	13.09.2018
INDONESIA Local trade groups form an alliance to push up recycling rates across the country / Southeast Asian nation is one of the largest producers of plastic waste / Mass cleanup	11.09.2018
RESEARCH Quantifying a biopolymer's degradation in soil / Microbes convert PBAT into biomass and carbon dioxide / Implications for agricultural films	29.08.2018
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
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
ACTEGA Child-friendly TPE compounds / EU's BPA migration amendment takes hold in November	17.08.2018
MARINE LITTER EU and China sign partnership on oceans / Ellen MacArthur Foundation sees potential of circular economy for plastics	24.07.2018
CHINA Fiscal leverage to support environmental policy / National waste fees and recycling rates for 2020	20.07.2018
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
STARBUCKS Coffee company implements takeaway cup charge across the UK / Plans to eliminate single-use plastic straws worldwide by 2020	13.07.2018
PET RECYCLING EUROPE Coca-Cola joins “Demeto” project for chemical recycling	03.07.2018
VOLVO Plans to use 25% recycled plastics in new cars from 2025	25.06.2018
GREECE Shopping bag usage at supermarkets falls 76% on bag charge / Sikinos first Greek island to ban plastic straws	25.06.2018

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