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18.11.2022 PLASTICS AND CLIMATE  Net-zero plans not enough to keep global warming at 1.5C / Faster decarbonisation action, focus on cutting consumption priority – ZWE report

17.11.2022 EDITORIAL  Is Germany's proposed law to fund SUP recovery a long overdue move or a bureaucratic monster?

16.11.2022 PLASTICS PACKAGING  Planned EU directive on packaging and packaging waste: Binding recyclate quotas from 2030, regulations for reusable containers / Isabell Schmidt from Germany‘s IK in an interview with PIE

11.11.2022 BIOPLASTICS  Study casts doubt over home-compostable plastics packaging / Researchers question “effective or environmentally beneficial” waste processing method

11.11.2022 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  German federal cabinet approves law to set up a single-use plastics fund / Trade associations criticise unnecessary bureaucratic costs

04.11.2022 DRINKS PACKAGING  European trade groups say EU PPWD draft poses existential threat to beverage industries / Proposed targets could dismantle recycling infrastructure

28.10.2022 REACH  Commission delays chemicals regulation revision / Industry sees itself overburdened / EU member states and NGOs disappointed / Green deal in danger?

28.10.2022 PLASTICS PACKAGING  Trade bodies urge caution on recycled content targets under EU directive / Raw material costs stabilise in Q3 / Outlook remains uncertain

27.10.2022 US PLASTICS RECYCLING  Greenpeace calls most plastics unrecyclable / Group says 2021 US reclaim rate below 5% / US plastics association calls claims “irresponsible”

24.10.2022 NGR  K 2022: EFSA, FDA food contact approval for rPET from LSP process

24.10.2022 PLASTICS WASTE  Trade bodies urge EU regulators to strengthen proposed waste rules / EuRIC seeks mandatory targets for recycled content

17.10.2022 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Report shows bigger climate impact from chemical recycling / Call for focus on mechanical recycling and reducing packaging waste

14.10.2022 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY  Call for urgent shift to a sustainable and low-emissions model / Transformation could double industry's size, create 29 mn new jobs

14.10.2022 AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY  European automakers want government support for recovery, shift to zero emissions / Chip issues cost industry billions / 2022 registrations forecast 26% below 2019

29.09.2022 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  New EU regulation aims to pave way for recyclate use in food packaging / Interview with IK managing director Martin Engelmann

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