UN Environment Programme

ALPLA Austrian packaging group acquires two HDPE recycling plants in Spain / Plans for capacity expansion	08.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Costa Rica bans EPS containers / Violations can cost up to USD 7,600	04.11.2019
PROCTER & GAMBLE Consumer goods group plans to save over 300,000 t of virgin plastics per year by 2030 / Up to 50% recyclate used in detergent bottles so far	01.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report	31.10.2019
ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Jacob Duer to head global programme / Commitments amount to roughly 1% of members' earnings	26.08.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN establishes global plastics waste prevention group / Marine litter reduction the goal	22.08.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report	20.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Istanbul makes strides towards a circular economy / Plastic bottles buy transit tickets / Reverse vending deposit systems trending worldwide	03.01.2019
INTERVIEW PIE talks to Dimitrios Syrmos, president of Greek plastics industry association AHPI / SMEs in Greece face technology and financing challenges	07.12.2018
LATIN AMERICA Numerous countries and municipalities take steps to restrict single-use plastics / Bans on plastic carrier bags and straws	19.10.2018
INDIA Ban on single-use plastics from 2022 / “CleanSeas” campaign and clean up of historic monuments / Reports spotlight waste management successes and setbacks	15.06.2018
MARINE LITTER G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments	13.06.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT “Material is not the issue” / UNEP publishes report on tackling single-use plastic waste / European Commission and PlasticsEurope add their voices on “World Environment Day”	07.06.2018
JORDAN National plans for waste management and marine litter / Support from UN Environment and “SwitchMed” programme	28.03.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UNEP and Ellen MacArthur partner to step up circular economy actions / China's plastics waste restrictions beneficial	06.02.2018
MARINE LITTER "CleanSeas" international campaign expands in 2017 / Brazil and Canada latest countries to join UNEP initiative	28.09.2017
KENYA Launch of wide-sweeping plastic bag ban / Draconian penalties for use / Other African countries to follow	06.09.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT World Plastics Council undertakes marine litter combat / Increasing awareness for waste prevention concepts in Asia / G20 Action Plan announced in Hamburg	14.07.2017
MARINE LITTER Waste Free Oceans organises collection and processing of floating litter / Products made of recycled marine plastics	07.07.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study commissioned by Symphony finds recyclate containing oxo-degradable plastic and UV stabiliser suitable for outdoor products / BPF warns that oxo-degradable plastics could disrupt the recycling stream	15.08.2016
INTERPACK Record number of exhibitors' books for packaging trade fair in 2017 / Spotlight on Industry 4.0 with VDMA / “Save Food” continues as key theme with new category in WorldStar awards	26.04.2016
EVENTS “Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2016” to take place in Vienna / Focus on “Smart Vinyl for Our Cities”	11.03.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos	09.02.2016
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
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT “Biodegradables” part of the marine litter problem, not the solution / UNEP report	01.12.2015