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24.08.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Less plastics waste entering oceans / Sheer volume of microplastics hampers cleanup / Inland waterways highly polluted

18.08.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Toing and froing about life-cycle assessment is not enough – Fraunhofer study / PIE talks to Umsicht's Jürgen Bertling

01.08.2023 AVIATION  UK plans EUR 93 mn composites R&D centre / Boeing first project partner

03.07.2023 BIOPLASTICS  Compostable polymers biodegrade in real conditions – study / ‘Strong signal for policy makers‘

26.06.2023 BIOPLASTICS  Aimplas collaborates with EU's Preserve project / Development of bio-based plastic packaging

06.06.2023 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Reclaim ops may create waterborne pollution / Groups want EU to support closed-loop recycling

02.06.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Recycling plastic leads to increased toxicity in material – Greenpeace report / Recycled plastics vectors for spreading chemicals of concern – Cambridge study / BPF response

18.05.2023 COMPOSITES RECYCLING  Eliot project ends / Researchers laud solvolysis, pyrolysis reclaim technologies for aeronautics parts

16.05.2023 RESEARCH  Microorganisms that break down plastics at low temperatures / Potential for efficient plastics waste recycling

11.05.2023 ASAHI KASEI  Demo project for microwave PA 6.6 depolymerisation technology / Decision on commercialisation expected by early 2026

06.04.2023 RESEARCH  Water-based plastics recycling project receives funding / High temperature, pressure to decompose polymers

09.03.2023 RESEARCH  Project to increase recyclate content in food packaging / Launch of digital platform Coppa

06.03.2023 AUSTRALIA  SUP bans planned almost everywhere / Science academy calls for urgent action on plastic pollution / Government accused of over-reliance on volunteers for data collection

22.02.2023 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Fraunhofer study says plastic crates more sustainable than throwaway cardboard

16.02.2023 MARINE LITTER  Plastics waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world / “Even rich industrial nations make a significant contribution to the pollution” – AWI study

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