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PLASTICS RECYCLING RecyClass updates guidelines on designing packaging elements / New tests, new European laws	26.07.2024
USA Federal government launches plastics-waste-reduction strategy / Reduction of SUPs primary target	23.07.2024
PLASTICS POLLUTION UN seeks studies on plastics-pollution impact and climate change / Human Rights Council adopts resolutions at latest session	22.07.2024
UKRAINE Policymakers hammer out ban on single-use plastics / Lawsuit against Russia's Polyplastic to confiscate its assets in the country	18.07.2024
PFAS EPA to recalibrate plans to regulate PFAS in plastic-container manufacture / Appeal from NGOs	18.07.2024
PACKAGING GERMANY Consumers value sustainability and waste separation – AVU packaging monitor	18.07.2024
RECYCLING USA Collection, recycling rates for PET bottle polymer lag Europe / MIT study touts benefits of deposit and return schemes	17.07.2024
UN PLASTICS TREATY First round of text-based negotiation on SUPs, microplastics, EPR completed	16.07.2024
PURECYCLE FDA approves use of PureFive rPP for food contact	11.07.2024
PACKAGING REGULATION Tethered caps now mandatory across the EU / Plastic lids account for up to 7% of recycling streams	09.07.2024
KIMBERLY-CLARK Personal care products group considers closing UK plant over wet wipe ban / Move could result in 200 job losses	08.07.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU imposes provisional anti-dumping tariffs on electric cars from China	04.07.2024
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US, European authorities launch anti-dumping investigations into epoxy resin from Asia	03.07.2024
REACH ECHA adds new substances to SVCH list / PFAS review on the agenda for September	03.07.2024
FLEXIBLE PACKAGING Advanced Packaging Association starts lobbying for PA multilayer films	27.06.2024
EDITORIAL "Woe is me! The cap is hanging from the bottleneck!"	20.06.2024
RECYCLING UK Government consultation seeks views on exclusion of chemical recycling from ETS scheme	20.06.2024
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU imposes provisional punitive tariffs on imports from China	19.06.2024
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS EU commission opens formal infringement proceedings against Italy / Alleged breach of rules in adopting directive	17.06.2024
AUTOMOTIVE Germany's automotive industry set to lose about 90,000 jobs by 2030 / Sector must look at new recruitment techniques to plug vacancies gap	11.06.2024
PFAS US accelerates campaign against “forever chemicals” / Will avalanche of class action lawsuits hit manufacturers?	10.06.2024
AUTOMOTIVE EU tariffs on Chinese EV imports thrown into doubt / European Commission delays decision on levy	05.06.2024
SPAIN Waste management body accused of manipulating plastic bottle collection rates / Environmentalists insist on immediate DRS implementation	04.06.2024
PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY Has requirement to offer reusable packaging for takeaway failed? / Minimal usage rate in 2023 / More municipalities look into packaging tax / New regulation by PPWR?	03.06.2024
EUROPEAN PIPES MARKET “There are so many reporting regulations” / SMEs particularly burdened / Teppfa critical of sector's exclusion from sustainable financing / Interview with general manager Ludo Debever	29.05.2024

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