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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New York City goes ahead with planned ban on EPS food packaging / Rigid PS unaffected / Officials say recycling is infeasible / Chemistry Council says legislation will hurt economy
13.01.2015
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
PIE speaks to ECPI's sector group manager Stéphane Content about the European plasticisers market / Media wrongly group all phthalates together as harmful / Sustainability a key focus / REACH implementation should be balanced and pragmatic
01.12.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EPA adds BPA, phthalates and flame retardants to watchlist / Some choices questioned
03.11.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Washington D.C. mayor passes bill banning polystyrene carryout containers from 2016 onwards / Industry response critical
04.08.2014
US PLASTICS RECYCLING
Non-bottle rigid plastics recycling rises 10% / Chinese "Green Fence" import controls provide opportunities to develop US infrastructure / ACC report
18.03.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
City council in New York votes "no" to further use of polystyrene one-way products / Amendment to find options before legislation goes into effect mid-2015
13.01.2014
SHALE GAS
British Plastics Federation welcomes government committee's support towards exploring UK shale gas reserves / Ineos considers role in future UK extraction
18.12.2013
RECYCLING
US plastic bottle recycling rates jump 6.2% year-on-year in 2012 / PET and HDPE account for 96% / Total bottle recycling rate stands at 30%
14.11.2013
ASSOCIATIONS
World Plastics Council created at K 2013 / Patrick Thomas first chairman
05.11.2013
MCDONALD'S
Phasing out polystyrene hot beverage containers across the US / Response to pressure by shareholders, advocacy group
22.10.2013
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Wearable bottles from vending machines
27.09.2013
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
FDA finally rescinds BPA use as a food additive / Industry has already phased out
19.07.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
ACC responds to New York mayor's call for ban on EPS in foodservice and drink containers / Study highlights costs of implementing proposals
05.04.2013
US RECYCLING
Consumer access to non-bottle rigid plastics recycling improves to 57% / Concerns that access to recycling does not ensure high recycling rates / ACC studies
02.04.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
New York mayor Bloomberg calls for citywide polystyrene ban / Industry and business response critical
19.02.2013
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global plastics associations issue progress report on initiative against marine litter / Projects to date “greatly exceed” expectations
18.12.2012
YEAR IN REVIEW
Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks
14.12.2012
BOTTLE RECYCLING
Record 1.2m t of plastic bottles recycled in US last year / HDPE and PET dominate the pictures / Scrap exports abroad down year-on-year / Latest industry report
29.10.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
FDA officially seals phase-out of baby products containing BPA / Request by chemistry council
20.07.2012
COMMENT
Plastics industry leads health watchdog to water
20.07.2012
ASSOCIATIONS
IAPD joins forces with other major North American plastics associations / Increased collaboration
17.04.2012
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
FDA declines again to move on BPA / Cites need for further studies / Health advocates critical
04.04.2012
US PLASTICS INDUSTRY
New strategy to defend plastic carrier bags / Bag producers join SPI / More film recycling
21.12.2011
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Global plastics groups sign Declaration for Solutions on Marine Litter / More than 100 projects to be carried out in 32 countries / Belgium starts retrieving floating waste
25.11.2011
PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Hit, score and recycle...
25.11.2011
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