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BREXIT Leaked government report spells out worst-case scenario following no deal	26.08.2019
BREXIT No deal would be "dramatic act of self-sabotage" / Industry upbeat on economics / BPF survey	01.08.2019
RECYCLING UK Deposit return system for plastic bottles could slash waste seeping into marine environment / Common Seas report	05.07.2019
VEOLIA Recycling group invests in UK plant / Increase in recyclate demand following success of “UK Plastics Pact”	05.06.2019
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Martin Althorpe elected as next president	22.05.2019
PET RECYCLING UK Scottish government publishes details of deposit return scheme	20.05.2019
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
IDENTIPLAST Record attendance at 2019 conference / Waste management and plastics sustainability in focus	16.04.2019
BREXIT UK plastics industry prefers revoking article 50 to avoid a no-deal exit scenario / BPF flash survey	03.04.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Government spells out plans for reforming waste system / Consultation outlines proposal for plastic packaging tax / BPF gives cautious welcome	25.02.2019
BREXIT Companies withdrawing operations from UK / CEO Tom Enders warns that Airbus could make a “very harmful decision for the UK” / Dyson, Philips and Sony in the process of relocating	31.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM UK corporate insolvencies likely to rocket in the face of a "no-deal" Brexit / Atradius report	30.01.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey	16.01.2019
UK RECYCLING Government launches waste strategy / Plans for consistent recycling collections and increased producer responsibility welcomed by BPF	07.01.2019
REACH UK government publishes new guidance in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit / Plastics additives industry concerned	21.12.2018
INTERVIEW Chairman of the BPF Additives Group Steve Harrison outlines industry concerns about REACH and Brexit / "Two-year limit is too short for the UK additives sector"	21.12.2018
PCEP David Baker is next chairman of circular economy platform for polyolefins	17.12.2018
PLASTIC PACKAGING Revised guidance to aid design of easy-to-recycle products / Recoup and BPF publication	12.12.2018
IDENTIPLAST Plastics recovery and recycling conference to be held in March 2019 in London / Early bird discount available	16.11.2018
PACKAGING UK plans to hit plastic packaging with "green" tax in 2022 / Move will not solve pollution problem without proper recycling infrastructure, says BPF	31.10.2018
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST Films producer pledges to move towards sustainable materials by 2028	24.09.2018
REACH Deadline to register chemicals on 31 May 2018 / 80,000 registrations already received	31.05.2018
BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Bruce Margetts elected as president and Martin Althorpe as VP / Company membership rising / Increasing UK media coverage	28.05.2018
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU council passes legislative package / Landfilling to be phased out by 2030 / BPF releases vision document	25.05.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY More than 60 firms sign up to "UK Plastics Pact" / Plastics waste initiative led by Wrap / First global network of this kind / Supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BPF	04.05.2018