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PLASTIC PACKAGING UK Report calls for higher bag prices at UK supermarkets to reduce plastics use	01.02.2021
CORRECTION - MARINE LITTER Alliance to End Plastic Waste's project Renew Oceans collapses / Pandemic and technical problems blamed for breakdown of multi-company clean-up effort in India	26.01.2021
PLASTICS WASTE New rules on exports from the EU in effect / Notification required for shipping hazardous material / Amendment to Basel Convention	14.01.2021
AUSTRIA Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”	03.08.2020
USA Industry urges USD 1 bn in aid for recycling in pandemic / Plastics groups lead initiative	06.05.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT NGO Tearfund links climate change with plastics pollution from major consumer brands / Study focused on six developing countries / Coca-Cola worst offender	09.04.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Greenpeace releases survey on plastics recyclability / US recyclers not equipped to sort plastics beyond PET and HDPE bottles	11.03.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax	28.02.2020
USA Management changes underway for Plastics Industry Association / Plastic bag alliance renamed	24.02.2020
BREXIT BPF poll shows UK trade with EU remains priority / Most members prepared for end-of-year deadline / Videos launched to address customer misunderstanding	10.02.2020
TESCO UK supermarket ditches plastic-wrapped multipacks / Other retailer chains forecast to follow	04.02.2020
COCA-COLA Customers like using plastic bottles, says sustainability head at WEF / New partnership with “Benioff Ocean Initiative” to clean up polluted rivers	27.01.2020
CHINA Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year	23.01.2020
MARINE LITTER Estimates of fishing gear pollution / Some data gaps for Africa, Asia and South America / Stronger ocean governance called for / EU project on information tool to reduce gear loss	17.12.2019
PLASTIC PACKAGING UK Damning report highlights growth of plastic packaging across supermarket sector / Rise in sale of reusable, thicker plastic carrier bags	06.12.2019
USA General Motors latest company to quit Plastics Industry Association / Pressure from Greenpeace and other NGOs	14.11.2019
SHALE GAS UK government calls new fracking moratorium / Authorities say earthquakes unpredictable / Green groups pleased / Labour smells “election stunt”	11.11.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report	31.10.2019
USA Greenpeace accuses consumer good companies of false promises on plastics pollution / Call for investment in refill and reuse systems / SC Johnson quits Plastics Industry Association	11.10.2019
SAINSBURY'S Aim to cut plastic packaging by 50% / UK food retail giant urges customers to play their part in waste reduction	26.09.2019
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Winds of change / Alternative mobility concepts compete with petrolheads at "IAA" / Suppliers more realistic than their big customers / Industry's "new beginning" mantra torn apart by double standards	17.09.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN establishes global plastics waste prevention group / Marine litter reduction the goal	22.08.2019
USA Coca-Cola and PepsiCo leave Plastics Industry Association following pressure from Greenpeace	25.07.2019
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE NGOs publish study on impact of plastics production on the environment / Call to stop future petrochemicals development / Ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions sought	05.06.2019
GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace report shows US, Japan and Germany were top exporters of plastics scrap in 2018 / Norway proposal under discussion at UN Basel Convention meeting	03.05.2019