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CIRCULAR ECONOMY Embedding circularity could significantly cut virgin material extraction / Circle Economy-Deloitte report identifies 16 solutions across four global systems	07.02.2023
EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY EU plans overhaul of emissions trading scheme / Officials approve natural gas price cap	10.01.2023
PLASTICS WASTE Lobbying group seeks role in global treaty talks / EMF, WWF take lead / Move follows UN push for worldwide waste regs	27.09.2022
PLASTICS WASTE 21 countries start group to end plastics pollution by 2040 / Founding members include Germany, UK, France, Canada	29.08.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS PepsiCo, Starbucks plan to move away from SUPs / PepsiCo Germany partners up with WWF	25.03.2022
PLASTICS WASTE UN to develop global rules for plastics pollution / First draft expected in 2024	07.03.2022
SINGAPORE Country of choice for various global producers / Plastics industry moves towards a circular economy / Summary by Chinaplas organiser Adsale	01.03.2022
SINGLE-USE PLASTICS 75% of the world wants SUP ban / Nearly 90% ready for global treaty to cut plastics waste / Ipsos survey	28.02.2022
CHEMICAL RECYCLING Most plants worldwide still in test operation / Controversies about risks and benefits / Studies by ecoprog, WWF and DUH	24.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT OECD report underlines need for global action on plastics and waste / Plastics lifecycle only 8% circular / Study issued days before major UN environmental meeting	23.02.2022
PLASTICS WASTE EU renews call for global regulation of plastics / WWF says polymer pollution now in “every part of the ocean” / UN to discuss global treaty	10.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say	01.02.2022
UPDATE - USA Plastics Pact calls for end of PS, EPS, and PVC packaging by 2025 / Group wants to eliminate 11 polymer products and materials	28.01.2022
BERRY GLOBAL Personal care products under circular range / New sustainable packaging goal announced	22.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Call for global pact to tackle marine pollution / Costs on society from plastics production to hit EUR 6 tn in 2040 / WWF report	23.09.2021
INDIA Launch of Plastics Pact by WWF, CII / Packaging targets to be achieved by 2030	09.09.2021
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
PACKAGING AND ENVIRONMENT WWF study on German circular economy sees "burning questions" / Potential savings of over 20m t virgin plastics by 2040 / Call for focus on waste avoidance	26.08.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Companies in UK and France launch face-mask recycling initiatives / Next waste crisis due to Covid-19?	25.11.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Interpol: Illegal disposal of plastics waste is booming / “Waste mafia” redirects large quantities to Southeast Asia	04.09.2020
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted	31.08.2020
VÖSLAUER rPET pioneer converts its entire bottle range to 100% recyclate five years ahead of schedule	20.08.2020
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