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20.02.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Germany's federal cabinet approves PPWR Implementation Act / Recycling rate for plastic packaging rises to 75% / Criticism from industry bodies: ‘the political brakes are on'

19.02.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Trump rescinds EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding / End to greenhouse regulation in US / Effect on manufacturing unclear

19.02.2026 PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK Latest BPF members' survey paints mixed picture / Sentiment improving, but finding skilled staff still a problem / Recycling facing ‘critical challenges'

18.02.2026 CONSUMER GOODS / E&E  Against innovation theft: Negative Plagiarius prize awarded / Plastic products also affected

17.02.2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE  EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems

17.02.2026 RECYCLING  UK FSA to certify domestic recyclate for EU food contact

16.02.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  Bloc's circular plastics economy faces final reckoning / Bvse sees progress in Brussels but warns enforcement and energy relief remain unresolved

13.02.2026 EU POLICY  Urgent calls for help to stem bloc's deindustrialisation / Antwerp Declaration mired in the mud / Two major meetings in Belgium bring stakeholders together

10.02.2026 PACKAGING RECYCLING GERMANY  Recycling rate for plastic packaging continues to rise – ZSVR, UBA / Deficits in composite solutions / Waste management organisation calls for improvements to German Packaging Act

09.02.2026 PFAS  EU Commission to make 2026 a ‘year of action' on forever chemicals / New study quantifies risks for human health if substances are not banned

05.02.2026 EU POLICY Critical Chemicals Alliance general assembly gets sector approval / Plastics Europe joins steering board / Industry repeats call for ‘action not words'

04.02.2026 NORTH AMERICA  Chemical industry groupings set priorities for new USMCA trade deal / Outlook for treaty uncertain / Trump holds the trump card

04.02.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Federal government not planning national plastics tax – at least not ‘for the time being'

28.01.2026 EUROPEAN CAR MARKET  Registrations end 2025 on high note / EVs dominate / VW takes chequered flag

28.01.2026 RECYCLING EUROPE  Ten proposals on how EU waste management and plastics recycling must change to drive defossilisation / Joint paper by BZL and nova-Institute

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