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PACKAGING GERMANY German federal environment agency considers special levy on dairy-product packaging / Decision receives harsh criticism from associations	11.11.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY ZSVR publishes new minimum standard / Smaller PE film waste, coextruded PE/PA/EVOH barrier film classed as recyclable	20.09.2024
GERMANY Single-Use Plastics Fund Act: Registration portal now open to foreign companies	15.08.2024
EU ECODESIGN New regulation replaces old directive / Not only “energy-consuming” products affected	29.07.2024
FRANCE Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased	30.04.2024
PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY Reclaim volumes for plastics, glass decline / Some targets clearly missed / Demand for polymer packaging to ease most	21.12.2023
PACKAGING GERMANY Cardboard composite: reduced proportion of plastics and no aluminium – manufacturers adjust use of materials / “Acute need for action on recycling capacities!”	14.12.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY GERMANY Single-Use Plastic Fund Act: what companies need to know about registration and payment	21.09.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING Germany unveils new reclaim standard / NC-based printing inks dubbed non-recyclable / Further changes postponed	15.09.2023
PFAS Restrictions could disrupt supply chain, warns European industry / EPA orders Chemours, 3M to do more testing / Insufficient data on ‘forever chemicals'	21.08.2023
COCA-COLA Drinks giant to proceed with virgin resin use in reusable German PET bottles / Company demands 'first access' to rPET	16.08.2023
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Germany sets up digital platform for SUP fees / Registration starts in January 2024	06.06.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Germany: Federal Council approves special levy for single-use plastics / Manufacturers of plastic products will be on the hook as of 2025 / Registration begins in 2024	12.04.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY German federal cabinet approves law to set up a single-use plastics fund / Trade associations criticise unnecessary bureaucratic costs	11.11.2022
PACKAGING GERMANY Covid-led consumption falls slightly in 2020 / More waste in households, decline in trade and industry	09.11.2022
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Draft law calls for processors to pay for disposal of throwaway products / Packaging group claims proposal flouts EU regs	08.04.2022
KANEKA Upscale of PHBH in Japan to 20,000 t/y / Biodegradable polymer	15.02.2022
LOGISTICS New HGV toll system in the Czech Republic / Threat of heavy fines / German environment agency wants to raise toll charges	19.12.2019
SERBIA Government voices support for plastic carrier bag fees and possible ban / Steps to reduce post-consumer waste	15.05.2018
SERBIA New projects for waste management / Chinese investors to build plastics recycling factories / Novamont in talks with local authorities	19.02.2018
PLASTICS PRODUCTION Minimal additional cost from compulsory emissions trading seen for German plastics producers from 2018 / Financial burden mostly from administration	25.09.2017
WASTE ECONOMY AND CLIMATE PROTECTION 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	18.08.2015
SHALE GAS US fracking activities gather speed / Excessive ethane earmarked for export / Argentina said to possess large reserves / Poland to begin commercial production in 2016 / Environmental impact contested	15.08.2014
SHALE GAS German environment agency remains sceptical on fracking / Latest expert opinion recommends tight restrictions / Draft legislation expected in autumn	05.08.2014