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PLASTICS RECYCLING UK WCL survey assails national recycling plans / Lack of commitment to “all-in” deposit scheme / Too little focus on waste reduction	31.08.2021
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS NGOs find EU's phase-out measures largely insufficient / Many European countries lack necessary ambition / Seas At Risk publishes Best Practices report to support reduction efforts	21.07.2021
TURKEY Ankara reverses import ban on PE waste / Stricter oversight of recyclers	14.07.2021
SAINSBURY'S UK retailer rolls out scheme for customers to recycle flexible packaging waste	29.06.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Turkey to end PE scrap imports on 3 July / Recyclers left scrambling / Calls for better reclaim schemes in Europe	27.05.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Greenpeace report assails UK and German shipments of polymer refuse to Turkey / German packaging waste should be returned, Turkish officials say	25.05.2021
50 YEARS OF KI GROUP What else happened in 1971…	07.04.2021
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