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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
EP Environment Committee targets 80% packaging waste recycling / EU Commission's original goals revived
02.02.2017
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EU Commission finally presents proposals for regulating endocrine disruptors / Trade associations critical / Forward strategy based on WHO criteria
20.06.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
European Parliament seeks more ambitious targets for waste sorting and recycling / Bioplastics producers pleased with proposals
13.06.2016
MARINE LITTER
UK Parliament Committee studying impact of microplastics / Greenpeace poll finds vast majority in favour of phase-out in cosmetics / British Plastics Federation concurs
21.04.2016
MEDICAL PLASTICS MARKET
Demand for polymeric applications increasing steeply throughout the world / German medical devices providers report record sales / Russian market caves in / Significant potential in ASEAN region
20.04.2016
MARINE LITTER
European Parliament draws attention to dangers of plastic microbeads in cosmetics / Bans being pursued worldwide / Report for Commission analyses the problem
01.04.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft
19.02.2016
ANNUAL REVIEW 2015
Circular economy, recycling, environment: How "green" is Europe's plastics industry? / Plastic bags and one-way cutlery under pressure / Political establishment and industry join hands to combat marine litter
14.12.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version
07.12.2015
PLASTICISERS
ECPI urges European Commission to authorise recycling of flexible PVC containing DEHP / Expresses disappointment in European Parliament's objection
27.11.2015
PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE
Polymer production grows by 4% in 2014 / EU 28 trade surplus widens / Turkey still most important resin buyer / PlasticsEurope recommends landfill ban to improve recycling / "Plastics – the Facts 2015"
26.11.2015
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Revised EU paper leaked / Broad brush across proposals to be presented by year's end
02.11.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Polish plastics processors' association founds new working group to realise EU guideline / Calls for bag fee
08.09.2015
PLASTICS AND RECYCLING
EU Parliament plenary session approves circular economy resolution / Binding rules for waste disposal and recycling / Bioplastics producers welcome package design proposal
17.07.2015
PLASTICS AND HEALTH
EU to restrict formamide in Toy Safety Directive update / US toymakers call for uniform rules
16.06.2015
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
Restriction of lightweight bags passes European Parliament / Charges from end of 2018 / Commission expects cost savings of EUR 740m per year / EuPC “disappointed”
04.05.2015
YEAR IN REVIEW 2014
Part 4 – Regulations: Regulatory moves keep the industry on its toes again in 2014 / Restrictions on plastic bags dominate the discussion / BPA and phthalates still a topic / Flame retardant issues still smoulder / Recycling guidelines make headway
16.12.2014
PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS
EU guideline calls for gradual reduction in consumption up to 2025 / EuPC highlights problems from internal market perspective, warns of job losses / PlasticsEurope fears trade barriers, calls for regulation of “oxo-degradable” plastics
26.11.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
OPA discredits Italian statement on oxo-biodegradable plastics and bag charges / Call for objective technical assessment by Commission
20.11.2014
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations
04.07.2014
SHALE GAS UK
“Reasonable” estimate sees 4.4 bn barrels of shale oil under southern England / Geological survey finds no significant gas potential / New financial incentives for local communities
02.06.2014
CARRIER BAGS
European parliament approves legislation on lightweight carrier bags / Latest legal hurdle mounted / Decision welcomed by European Bioplastics and Novamont
17.04.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
EuPC dismisses “nonsensical provisions” on biodegradable and compostable plastics contained in European Parliament's proposal to reduce plastic bag usage
21.03.2014
PACKAGING RECYCLING
Europe continues to make progress in recovery and recycling / Some 64% of material placed on the market is recycled / Europen report
17.03.2014
PLASTIC BAGS
European parliament's Environment Committee signs off on draft rules to reduce plastic bag consumption by 80% by 2019 / Recommends replacing traditional bags with biodegradable and compostable ones
13.03.2014
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