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Industry Legislation

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN establishes global plastics waste prevention group / Marine litter reduction the goal	22.08.2019
ITALY Resorts ban single-use items / Rome metro trials bottle recycling system	16.08.2019
CHINA Shanghai's waste separation law in effect / Demand for plastic bins climbs / Hainan island bans single-use plastics	07.08.2019
SWITZERLAND More than 5,000 t of plastics enter the environment each year / Discharges into the soil are 40 times greater than those into freshwater / Lake Geneva heavily contaminated with macroplastics	31.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Chemours sues DuPont over PFOA liability / ECHA proposes SVHC listing for “GenX” / Moody's downgrades spin-off	30.07.2019
SHALE GAS Scotland renews Ineos' fracking licence / Decision raises NGOs' ire	29.07.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK government commits to spending millions to combat disposable plastics / Support for bio-based polymers / Firms including Unilever sign up to challenge	26.07.2019
AUSTRIA Ban on plastic bags passed / First national “circularity gap” report / Education project for the packaging industry	25.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA adds four new substances to SVHC list / Two labelled as endocrine disruptors	22.07.2019
HUHTAMAKI European court dismisses appeal against anti-competitive ruling	19.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU general court dismisses PlasticsEurope's BPA challenge / Listing as a SVHC and endocrine disruptor under REACH stands	18.07.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY Environmental group accuses Henkel of consumer fraud / Definitions of post-industrial and post-consumer recyclate disputed	17.07.2019
FRANCE Draft law puts waste collection in focus / Elipso sees need for more sorting plants and EPR for industrial packaging / "Access to recycled material is tomorrow's challenge for plastic packaging producers"	12.07.2019
PLASTIC PIPES Creation of European standard for PVC-O pipes	09.07.2019
REACH ECHA seeks to improve compliance / Cefic launches action plan to help members update dossiers / Industry says NGO criticism is “not helpful”	02.07.2019
FRANCE Trade association Elipso welcomes bottle deposit scheme consultation / Concern over access to rPET for packaging	01.07.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Switzerland bans bisphenol A and bisphenol S in thermal paper / EU to follow in 2020	24.06.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Several African countries ban single-use plastics to fight pollution / Many plastic carrier bag bans already in effect	20.06.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Ingestion of microplastics widespread / Drinking a lot of bottled water increases particle consumption / Canadian study sees health concerns	19.06.2019
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Canadian government proposes SUP ban from 2021 / Based on European model	13.06.2019
PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Recycling programme Wrap reports on “UK Plastics Pact” progress / Strides made in removing PS and black plastics from packaging as well as single-use items	07.06.2019
MEXICO US plans tariffs for the automotive workbench / New USMCA agreement does not stop Trump	04.06.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Malaysia and Philippines send back illegal waste imports to industrialised countries	03.06.2019
PLASTICS WASTE Associations criticise new export regulations / Collapse of international trade feared / Intra-EU waste streams may face new hurdles / European exports continue to slide	31.05.2019
WORLD TRADE Trade war leads to plummeting US polymer exports to China / Imports to Europe continue to grow / EU considers imposing punitive tariffs on US plastics	24.05.2019

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