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09.12.2025 EU POLICY  Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly

09.12.2025 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New EU pellet rules target microplastics leak along value chain / Regulation takes effect 16 December 2025

08.12.2025 WASTE LEGISLATION  “We are no longer exporting our waste problems” / What amendment to EU waste shipment regulation means for plastics industry / Interview with SAM managing director Olaf Kropp

01.12.2025 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  PPWR: Draft bill for new packaging law submitted / Plastics Europe welcomes potential eligibility of chemical recycling

01.12.2025 UK  Government publishes updated EPR registration fees for 2026 / Some companies face hikes of more than 25%

28.11.2025 COP30  Mixed picture at climate change conference / Commitments, but little action / Europe to take on more responsibility

26.11.2025 GREENDOT  Recycling group urges take-up of eco-modulation to boost use of recycled materials in plastic packaging

25.11.2025 PLASTIC PACKAGING  PPWR poses challenges for recyclate use, recyclability / Companies need to react now / Notes from Future Resources conference

21.11.2025 UN PLASTICS SUMMIT Date set for exploratory meeting in early 2026

20.11.2025 UK  Most English sales of plastic wet wipes to end by spring 2027 / Move completes Home Country prohibitions

20.11.2025 EU POLICY  Council adopts last of Omnibus Package / Simplification of rules for business / Threshold for sustainability reporting raised

18.11.2025 PORTUGAL DRS rollout scheduled for April 2026 / Zero contamination required for recycled content targets

17.11.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  Downturn deepens in 2024 as structural pressures drag on / Data shows first-ever drop in input and output – PRE report

17.11.2025 POLYSTYRENE  Turkey imposes anti-dumping duty on imports from six countries / Move follows July decision for BOPP levies

17.11.2025 PET PACKAGING  South Korea, Japan raise stakes over recycled content / New rules covering bottles come into effect in January

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