Collaboration with UK town turns plastic bottles into benches / Launch of global campaign aimed at improving recycling

Russell Broome to step down as managing director

Tesco phases out 5p plastic bags / Recyclate “bags for life” to cost 10p

National plastic bag fee introduced in July / Follow-up to awareness and recycling campaign

National initiative to replace single-use plastics with renewables by 2021

Around 5.5 bn t of plastics have not been recycled / Global analysis by US scientists

Authorities get hold of 420 t of forbidden plastic bags / Large efforts across the country to go green

German IK and French Elipso deepen partnership / Focus on European plastics packaging topics

Aim to become global leading supplier / Industry associations present position paper / Additional grants requested

EU Construction Products Regulation / Fire protection standard for cables and wires since 1 July

Recent study shows high reliance of UK plastics industry on EU workers / Some companies consider extensive automation on factory floors

World Plastics Council undertakes marine litter combat / Increasing awareness for waste prevention concepts in Asia / G20 Action Plan announced in Hamburg

Waste Free Oceans organises collection and processing of floating litter / Products made of recycled marine plastics

Alessandro Grassi re-elected president of Amaplast

European Bioplastics: François de Bie remains chairman of the board