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21.03.2023 EUROPEAN PLASTICS RECYCLING  Capacity jumps on back of massive spending / Industry needs more funds to meet goals / PRE welcomes SUP directive / EU sustainable finance platform attracts trade groups

20.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case

15.03.2023 POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS  European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation

15.03.2023 USA  Plastics Pact report indicates US falling short of 2025 recycled packaging targets / Need to speed up implementation

13.03.2023 MCDONALD'S  EU reuse targets to increase plastic packaging waste up to 300% – Kearny study / Fast food giant's official says regulation hurts economy, environment

10.03.2023 GLOBAL COMMERCE  China, Gulf countries move closer to free-trade zone / Beijing, Riyadh strengthen ties / Sino-Arab deals on the rise

10.03.2023 NETHERLANDS  Grocery chains to eliminate free single-use plastic, paper bags for produce / Plans call for reusable options

08.03.2023 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY  US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice

06.03.2023 FIBREGLASS  European Court of Justice upholds duties on Chinese companies / Case also affects Turkey, Morocco

01.03.2023 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Mixed waste sorting key to meeting EU reclaim, climate objectives – Eunomia report

27.02.2023 SLOVAKIA  Good start for deposit return system / New sorting plant to boost recycling / Reclaim problems continue

27.02.2023 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK  Imminent ban concerns packaging specialists / Firms warn of lack of guidance from government

24.02.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe

16.02.2023 MARINE LITTER  Plastics waste in the Arctic comes from all over the world / “Even rich industrial nations make a significant contribution to the pollution” – AWI study

15.02.2023 UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY  First meeting on global rules reveals discord / 50-country bloc demands lower resin output, bans for some grades / Industry role in negotiations criticised / Next talks due in May

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