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PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics	15.05.2023
USA Biden administration introduces recycling proposals / Senate submits reclaim legislation / Greenpeace calls for decisive action against plastics waste exports	05.05.2023
LOGISTICS China delivers largest container ship in history / South Korea plans nuclear-powered freighters / Shipping firms threaten to reduce capacity	16.03.2023
UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY First meeting on global rules reveals discord / 50-country bloc demands lower resin output, bans for some grades / Industry role in negotiations criticised / Next talks due in May	15.02.2023
EXXONMOBIL First commercial plastic pyrolysis plant begins operations at US site	02.01.2023
PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA Congress introduces Protecting Communities from Plastics Act / Opposition and counter proposal from trade associations	08.12.2022
DRINKS PACKAGING European trade groups say EU PPWD draft poses existential threat to beverage industries / Proposed targets could dismantle recycling infrastructure	04.11.2022
US PLASTICS RECYCLING Greenpeace calls most plastics unrecyclable / Group says 2021 US reclaim rate below 5% / US plastics association calls claims “irresponsible”	27.10.2022
RECYCLING USA Rigid PP recyclability upgraded to “Widely Recyclable”	11.08.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA Bans on single-use plastics to start in December / Domestic chemical association “disappointed”	29.06.2022
PLASTICS WASTE Exports of German plastics scrap fall by 25% / Main recipient countries are the Netherlands, Turkey, Poland / Germany, UK still the largest exporter in the EU	15.06.2022
MEDICAL PLASTICS PVCMed Alliance denounces NGO'S “unfounded allegations” against PVC / EU policymakers urged to ignore false claims	27.01.2022
PLASTICS WASTE EU proposes tighter shipment rules / Recyclate trade could become easier within trading bloc	13.12.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report	16.11.2021
ITALY Plastics tax postponed once again / Date reset to January 2023 / Political groups leverage industry arguments	01.11.2021
SPAIN Government prepares ban on SUP for produce / Move complements plastics tax plans	28.09.2021
BEVERAGE PACKAGING Coca-Cola sells core brands in 100% recycled PET bottles / Replacement of almost 30,000 t virgin material in 2021 / Competitor PepsiCo also steps up its game	28.09.2021
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
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