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16.06.2026 FOOD PACKAGING  UN warns of chemical migration risks from recycled plastics used in food packaging / Calls for harmonised global standards to ensure consumer safety

15.06.2026 PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY  One in three companies putting investments on hold / Middle East conflict increases pressure on German plastics processors – Pro-K survey

10.06.2026 PLASTICS TAX  Criticism of levy on packaging: federation of German industries rejects tax / Werner & Mertz advocates promoting recycled materials through eco-modulation

10.06.2026 BIOPLASTICS  Nova-Institute updates reference biodegradability tool / 2026 version available in English and German

09.06.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING  PPWR: EU Commission withdraws reservations over German implementation act

08.06.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY  How can a functioning recyclate market be established? / Wuppertal Institute study analyses current situation, outlines ways forward / “Plastics as a service”

08.06.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY  Share of recyclate up slightly, production and processing in decline in 2024 / Industry association publishes Circular Economy for Plastics country report

08.06.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  Trade organisations and businesses urge 'timely implementation' of PPWR / Investor confidence at risk if regulation is delayed

05.06.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY  Single-use plastics fund falls well short of forecasts / Act sees only a fraction of expected registrations

05.06.2026 RECYCLING USA  Beyond Plastics challenges claims by Starbucks that its single-use PP cups are recyclable / Drop 'deceptive' advertising and just use less plastic, NGO tells coffee chain

01.06.2026 ITALY  Conip and Unionplast sign cooperation deal / Move paves way for intergration of Conip's members into Unionplast

01.06.2026 RECYCLING SWITZERLAND  Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress

28.05.2026 EUROPEAN CAR INDUSTRY  Sales improve again / UK booms / Hybrids dominate

26.05.2026 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Europe's circularity gains mask industrial weakness / Plastics Europe warns of risk of circularity shifting abroad / Circularity repositioned as key to industrial survival

22.05.2026 EDITORIAL  Why the recycling sector is losing momentum despite the PPWR

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