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PACKAGING RECYCLING Watermark trial for packaging in Copenhagen / First products in 2022	16.09.2021
INDIA Launch of Plastics Pact by WWF, CII / Packaging targets to be achieved by 2030	09.09.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
PACKAGING Leading brands, retailers to help create schemes to collect, recycle / Ellen MacArthur report puts annual cost of programmes at USD 30 bn	23.07.2021
LEGO Prototype block made from rPET / One-litre PET bottle enough for 10 bricks / Testing phase to last at least a year	29.06.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Study says 20 plastics producers make more than half of all SUP material / US industry group assails report's bias / Both parties call for circular economy	01.06.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING OCEANIA Launch of “Anzpac” pact to tackle plastics waste / Four targets by 2025 / Part of Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact”	25.05.2021
MONTELLO Recycler takes EUR 45m loan from Intesa Sanpaolo	29.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PepsiCo and Mondelez agree to cut use of virgin plastics for packaging / As You Sow withdraws shareholder proposals filed with US giants	16.03.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions	10.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT As You Sow files shareholder proposals with 10 consumer goods giants to reduce plastics use / Call for sustained commitments / Urgent new findings from EMF report	25.02.2021
ALPLA EUR 250m to be spent for recycling operations / Expansion and international push	24.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA North American country joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact” / Commitment towards zero plastic-waste economy by 2025	18.02.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
NOVAMONT Construction of FDCA monomer pilot plant for bioplastics / Material is a precursor for PEF	11.01.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows	08.12.2020
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Second Ellen MacArthur progress report / Accelerated efforts needed to meet 2025 goals / Call for action on recycling, reduction, international cooperation	20.11.2020
MARINE LITTER Nordic officials call for less plastics pollution / Report proposes UN treaty to benefit businesses	28.10.2020
PLASTICS WASTE Study says global brands undershooting plastics reduction goals / Coca-Cola and Unilever reiterate commitment to targets	06.10.2020
LEGO USD 400m sustainability investment includes swapping single-use plastic bags for packaging / H1 sales rise 7% / Toy manufacturer joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation	29.09.2020
ALPLA New HPDE recycling plant in Mexico to open in H2 2021	24.09.2020
PLASTIC PACKAGING Technology constraints drag on growth of mono-material films / Asia-Pacific dominates global market / PP fastest growing polymer / Smithers report	23.09.2020
RECYCLING Major firms join "HolyGrail 2.0" project to evaluate digital watermarks for plastic packaging	18.09.2020
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
MARINE LITTER Study proposes comprehensive strategy to tackle ocean plastics / Elimination of many single-use and non-recyclable products needed / Actions to curb pollution	17.08.2020