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19.07.2022 RECYCLING USA  California law requires all packaging to be recyclable or compostable in 10 years / Plastics packaging to be cut 25% / Industry to pay USD 5 bn to fight pollution, support communities

15.07.2022 RECYCLASS  New certification scheme for plastics recyclers / Evaluation of traceability, quality management, recycled content, and environmental performance

14.07.2022 INDIA  Ban on SUP straws to disrupt sales of small beverage packs / Soft drink makers expected to be badly hit / Paper industry set to offer alternatives

08.07.2022 RECYCLING USA  US Plastics Pact oversight group creates PET reclaim scheme / Initial funding target set at USD 25 mn

05.07.2022 TAKEAWAY PACKAGING  Study says throwaway paper plates better for environment than reusable products in takeaway food industry

29.06.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT CANADA  Bans on single-use plastics to start in December / Domestic chemical association “disappointed”

27.06.2022 ENERGY MARKETS  European Parliament passes EU reform package / Response to war-related energy crunch / Chemical producers slam new export rules / Debates on ETS scheme

24.06.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT USA  SUP ban for national parks / State of Rhode Island opens chemical recycling facilities / Ongoing debates

24.06.2022 PACKAGING GERMANY  Consumption up 14% in the past 20 years / Increased demand for reduced sizes / “Next milestone must be the recyclability of packaging” – GVM study

23.06.2022 PLASTICS RECYCLING UK  Indigo first plastics recycler to join Sustainably Sourced Plastic scheme

17.06.2022 SWITZERLAND  Alpine country considers higher reserve levels for plastics

16.06.2022 BIOPLASTICS  Are single-use biopolymers a sham? – position paper by Germany's BUND / Criticism by producer‘s group Plastics Europe

13.06.2022 CHEMICALS AND FINANCE  Institutional investors favour “green” chemical companies / Higher focus on sustainability strategy essential / McKinsey report

10.06.2022 PLASTICS PACKAGING GERMANY  Amendment of Packaging Act comes into force / Companies that put packaging on the market required to register in database / No exception for global online retailers, to-go sector

07.06.2022 GUEST EDITORIAL  Chemical recycling: Not nearly enough hype / Why all recycling processes are important for a circular economy / A reply from Ingemar Bühler, managing director of Plastics Europe Deutschland

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