UK pledges GBP 61.4m to fight marine litter / Bans on some single-trip plastics

EU parliament nods off on commission's plans / Farther-reaching rules ahead

Plastics industry associations publish progress report on marine litter

French scientist François Galgani on current marine litter situation / Upcoming "PolyTalk 2018" speaker

Benoît Hennaut is new president of French plastics converters association FEP

European plastics producers association says plastic tax would put sustainability at risk / No positive effect on waste management

Waste Free Oceans partners with Spain's Plastinsa and Germany's Henkel to collect and recycle marine plastics

Karin Arz is managing director of plastics sheets association

Thilo Klein appointed president of International Confederation of Plastics Packaging Manufacturers

UK government announces plans for deposit return scheme in England / System would cover single-use bottles and cans

EPSE launches European quality label for multiwall PC sheet

National plans for waste management and marine litter / Support from UN Environment and “SwitchMed” programme

ECHA proposes EU occupational exposure limits for benzene and ACN

EU will not classify DINP as reprotoxic / Industry sees its position confirmed

Study finds lightweight LDPE bags have lowest environmental impact / Independent life cycle assessment in Denmark