Industry Environment / Health

CIRCULAR ECONOMY European Commission unveils revised framework to monitor circular targets / Recycling rates rise for municipal waste / Packaging waste up 17% since 2010	02.06.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Recycling plastic leads to increased toxicity in material – Greenpeace report / Recycled plastics vectors for spreading chemicals of concern – Cambridge study / BPF response	02.06.2023
EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE Exports highest since 2021 / Basel Convention amendments bear fruit / Demand for waste PE in the lead / EU reclaim capacities grow	31.05.2023
PLASTIC PACKAGING German legislators want changes to planned EU regulation / Practical recycling criteria required	31.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN Plastics Treaty: companies tackling pollution form alliance to better inform policymakers	26.05.2023
PLASTIC FANTASTIC Of throwaway drinks bottles and flesh-eating bacteria	26.05.2023
COCA-COLA Drinks bottles from landfilled plastic waste / European bottler trials Dutch start-up's technology / Recyclate content to rise to 50%	23.05.2023
RECYLED PLASTICS MORE survey open for European converters	19.05.2023
RESEARCH Microorganisms that break down plastics at low temperatures / Potential for efficient plastics waste recycling	16.05.2023
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics	15.05.2023
ITALY Rome to fund 75 recycling plants / Move follows G7 pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040 / Additional capacity, more waste recovery planned	15.05.2023
PVC EU extends ban on lead content to imports / Recyclers receive limited exemption	12.05.2023
USA Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports	05.05.2023
UK ENERGY Government support vital for UK shift to hydrogen energy – electric truck maker / Infrastructure not up to task	02.05.2023
PREZERO Plastics sorting facility to be built in Austria / Partnership with ARA for waste packaging	27.04.2023
EVONIK Specialities producer to embrace hydrogen as chemical feedstock / Electrolysis pilot plant in Germany	26.04.2023
GERMAN PACKAGING MARKET Recycling, re-use dominant topics among German public – survey / “Lack of planning certainty for converters” due to EU specifications	26.04.2023
PACKAGING European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties	25.04.2023
FLAME-RETARDANTS FRX Innovations‘ PC contains no PFAS, PTFE / US firm files for patent	24.04.2023
US ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Citizen group sues EPA over approval of Chevron fuel based on plastics waste / Agency mulls tougher emissions regs for chemical plants	21.04.2023
COFFEE CAPSULES European Bioplastics welcomes EC's proposed mandate for compostable capsules / Part of revised rules for PPWR / Green Dot group says move undermines recycling efforts	20.04.2023
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE Huntsman's PU plants, PC resin obtain mass balance certification / PKN Orlen plans to speed up carbon-neutrality goals	19.04.2023
BASF Additives receive ISCC Plus certification / Plans for expansion of Valeras brand	19.04.2023
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Germany: Federal Council approves special levy for single-use plastics / Manufacturers of plastic products will be on the hook as of 2025 / Registration begins in 2024	12.04.2023
ITALY Packaging reclaim rates in 2023 to exceed pre-coronavirus figures / PET, XPS tray recycling project gains steam / Agreements for collection of fruit and vegetable boxes	11.04.2023

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