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SINGLE-USE PLASTICS Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath	27.03.2020
RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES UK chemical recycling company receives EUR 10m investment from Neste and Mirova	13.03.2020
USA California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution	12.03.2020
NESTLE EUR 2 bn investment plans to hike use of recycled plastics	22.01.2020
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Total, Mars and Nestlé test Recycling Technologies' pyrolysis process / Citeo project in France	17.12.2019
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
EVENTS Plastics Recyclers Europe's 2019 conference to take place in Brussels in November	12.07.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"	21.05.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING AFRICA Major consumer goods companies form new alliance / Aim to accelerate development of waste management in Sub-Saharan region	11.04.2019
VEOLIA Construction of PET recycling plant in Norway to process 80% of domestic volume	04.04.2019
VEOLIA Deposit machine for drink containers set up in London / Collaboration with UK restaurant chain Leon	28.03.2019
VEOLIA Partnership with Nestlé to develop recycling schemes in and outside of Europe / Emphasis on flexible plastic packaging	26.03.2019
MILLIKEN Additives to be supplied to PureCycle's rPP plant in US / Collaboration includes P&G's technology and Nestlé's packaging	25.03.2019
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report	20.03.2019
FRANCE National pact on plastic packaging / Government, NGOs and retailers commit to ambitious recycling targets	13.03.2019
NESTLE Food giant to phase out plastic packaging from leading brands / Partnership with US biopolymers producer for water bottles / Marine litter project in Indonesia	21.01.2019
NESTLE Swiss R&D centre to develop environmentally friendly packaging / Deal with CarbonLite will expand use of rPET in US / Pledge of 50% plastic recyclate content by 2025	18.12.2018
LOOP INDUSTRIES Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018	06.12.2018
MARINE LITTER Greenpeace's global plastics pollution audit identifies top brands / Coca-Cola world's worst offender / PS and PET most common plastic waste	12.11.2018
MARINE LITTER G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments	13.06.2018
NESTLE Food and beverage company aims to have 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025	18.04.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"	22.11.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for oxo-degradable plastic packaging ban / Contribution to microplastic pollution	13.11.2017
PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES Thierry Fabozzi named president	29.08.2017