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11.03.2016 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Dutch ban on complimentary bags at check-out counters in effect since 1 January / Ultra-thin bags exempted / Effort aimed at meeting EU guidelines for reduced consumption

09.03.2016 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  German stores no longer offer bags free of charge / Several retailers introduce fees

08.03.2016 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Europen calls on EU to ensure packaging waste regulations do not disrupt the internal market / Need for case-by-case assessment / Extended producer responsibility scheme to apply to consumers, too

07.03.2016 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Growth expectations slow on concerns about global economy / Two thirds of BPF members want UK to stay in EU / BPF survey

03.03.2016 K 2016  Mega-plastics fair will once again include a “Science Campus” / Encouraging dialogue between research institutions and industry

02.03.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  TEPPFA Forum to take place in Brussels in April / European plastic pipe association celebrating 25th anniversary

01.03.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Hamburg municipality in Germany plans to ban coffee capsules and one-way packaging / Guidelines for “environmentally friendly” sourcing

29.02.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  New heads for EuPC's Building and Construction working groups

25.02.2016 POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE  Award for best European plastics producers launched / Voting open until mid-May / Study planned to assess European converters' competitiveness

24.02.2016 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  PIE talks to European Commission spokesperson Enrico Brivio about the latest Circular Economy Package / Landfill goal “very ambitious” / Marine litter to be addressed in 2017 plastic strategy / “Innovative plastic should come from the EU”

23.02.2016 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  German retailers plan to launch voluntary fee on 1 April

23.02.2016 ASSOCIATIONS  CEFEP group representing leading insulation producers joins EuPC

19.02.2016 GUEST EDITORIAL  No plastics waste should end up in the environment / Plastics industry invites stakeholders to share solutions to marine litter at “PolyTalk 2016” / PlasticsEurope executive director Karl H. Foerster

19.02.2016 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft

17.02.2016 FRANCE  Research hubs PEP and ISPA merged / Paul Vallette appointed first president of fused group

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