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RECYCLING USA
California plastic packaging law takes shape / All packaging must be recyclable or compostable by 2032 / Producers face extended responsibility rules
 		27.05.2026
PLASTICS WASTE
All shipments now subject to "prior informed consent" through EU's new digital tracking system / Germany, UK Europe's largest plastics waste exporters
 		26.05.2026
EU POLICY
Tariff pact with US signed / 15% duties, safeguards and 2029 sunset clause define EUR 1.7 tn deal
 		21.05.2026
UK
Environment Agency launches investigation into illegal waste dump site / 30,000 t of material dumped on site of scientific interest
 		15.05.2026
USA
EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied
 		15.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture
 		13.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY
PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat
 		12.05.2026
EU-US TRADE
Trump moves trade deal deadline up to 4 July / EU's first Trilogue ends without consensus
 		11.05.2026
PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION
CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline
 		08.05.2026
PLASTICS TAX GERMANY
Policy reversal amid empty coffers: federal government plans to impose levy on distributors of plastic packaging after all
 		08.05.2026
REACH
European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause
 		07.05.2026
POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE
Polymer Producers Awards suspended / Instability renders balanced assessment 'impossible', says grouping
 		06.05.2026
RECYCLING AUSTRIA
Plastics tax: Levy on non-recyclable packaging scrapped
 		04.05.2026
PLASTIC PACKAGING
European standard defines design-for-recycling requirements / Basis for future PPWR criteria
 		04.05.2026
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT
OECD flags chemical safety gaps in recycled plastics / Existing standards offer only partial coverage of chemical risks
 		28.04.2026
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