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22.09.2026 WASTE EXPORTS  European Commission keeps plastics waste exports to Turkey open but signals possible suspension

18.09.2026 TURKEY  Recycling seen as route to import cuts / Secondary materials face tougher quality demands / Recycled plastics meet food-contact barriers

18.09.2026 EU LEGISLATION  Commission updates rules governing long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids / Goal is phase-out / Compliance issues may become thornier

17.09.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING  PolyCert launches certification scheme for recycled plastics in food contact / Audit-based scheme aligned with EU regulation

16.09.2026 CAUCASUS  Plastics regulation reaches Europe's periphery / Producers across region weigh in on impact of restrictions / Calls made to establish recycling infrastructure, instead of restrictions

16.09.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Minimum standard for packaging recyclability updated / New rules align definitions with PPWR / Revised testing approach for coatings, adhesives

16.09.2026 UK  DRS operator announces producer fees / Drinks producers face no fee for first 15 months after launch

15.09.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  French industry group Polyvia outlines plans to strengthen local plastics production / Need to combat rising dependence on imports / Bvse backs call to stabilise plastics value chain

11.09.2026 EU RECYCLING  European recyclers seek 'Made in Europe' preference under PPWR

11.09.2026 FRANCE  Plans for mandatory DRS on plastic bottles scrapped / Voluntary, locally targeted system offered instead / Beverage industry slams government U-turn

10.09.2026 MEDICAL PACKAGING  PPWR puts healthcare packaging companies under pressure despite pharma exemptions

10.09.2026 PPWR / RECYCLED CONTENT  'We need planning certainty quickly' / Bvse recycling expert Anna Roeb warns of investment risks for plastics recyclers in interview with PIE / Calls for equivalent standards for imports

04.09.2026 PLASTICS TAX UK  Revenues from PPT fall 4% / Volumes of taxable material decline by 7% / BPF says tax encourages lightweighting rather than greater recyclate use

03.09.2026 SOCAR  Polyolefin anti-dumping probes end, averting new polymer duties / Producer retains access to Russian market / Import competition challenges Sibur's pricing power

01.09.2026 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  JRC puts numbers on price difference to virgin plastics / CRE says findings unsurprising for a 'young, capital-intensive industry' / What would it take to close the gap?

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