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09.05.2024 UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY  “The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling

09.05.2024 PACKAGING EUROPE  “EU member states can exempt their economies for five years” / Lawyer Christian Alexander Mayer talks to PIE about special national routes for the PPWR

09.05.2024 PPWR  “Nobody knows how goods are supposed to be transported in Europe in the future” – IK criticises EU packaging regulation

08.05.2024 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  56 companies responsible for half of branded plastics pollution – survey / Researchers call for reduced plastics production in FMCG

30.04.2024 FRANCE  Activists say European deposit refund schemes no silver bullet / Surge in consumption expected as one consequence of return systems / Elipso dismisses claims as biased

26.04.2024 PFAS  UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards

26.04.2024 EU PACKAGING  Parliament adopts updated PPWR / Rules “require practical implementation” – Plastics Europe MD

25.04.2024 PLASTICS WASTE “Producing less material is the solution, not recycling” / UK households throw away 1.7 bn pieces of plastics every week – Greenpeace report

23.04.2024 TRINSEO Flame-retardant grades made without PFAS, halogenated additives

22.04.2024 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS  Study shows alternatives to plastics increase GHG emissions

17.04.2024 PETROCHEMICALS USA Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected

15.04.2024 PFAS  French national assembly launches go-it-alone move on PFAS / EU accused of foot dragging / Sénat will have final say / Not all NGOs on board

15.04.2024 RECUP Deposit system for to-go food, drinks expands to Austria

11.04.2024 PLASTICS WASTE  UK firm fined EUR 1 mn for illegal waste shipment / Italy seizes 82.5 t mixed waste headed for Africa

09.04.2024 PLASTICS RECYCLING UK Campaign launched to raise recycling awareness among consumers / BPF, ESA aim to tap into online influencers and others

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