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19.04.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Lawsuit filed against labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / Paccor and six other manufacturers take legal action before EU Commission

14.04.2021 INDIA  Plans for phased ban on SUPs in 2022 / PE bag thickness to increase / Packaging industry voices concerns

01.04.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  IK criticises new labelling rule for disposable beverage cups / “Clarification urgently needed in Brussels” / Warning labels compulsory as of July 2021

31.03.2021 PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA  Congress introduces “Break Free From Plastics Pollution Act of 2021”/ Opposition from trade association

31.03.2021 PLASTICS RECYCLING MOROCCO  Project MOSSUP to tackle SUP waste / Pilot projects with supermarkets in trial phase

30.03.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EuPC: Throwaway paper products embedded with plastics must not be exempt from SUP directive

25.03.2021 TURKEY  Pagev: Processors to boycott imported polymers from 1 April / Chinese associations said to be on board / Price 'crash' expected by June

25.03.2021 PLASTICS TAX  Switzerland: Levy on disposable plastic packaging definitively “off the table”

23.03.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  VDMA paper stirs discussion / German plastics and processing groups criticise proposals for recyclate quotes and CO2 pricing / Policies 'not helpful'

22.03.2021 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Mallorca outlaws various single-use items / Tourists set to feel impact of bans

17.03.2021 PLASTICS WASTE  US shipments of plastics scrap rise in January 2021 / Bulk of exports to Basel Convention member countries

16.03.2021 UK  Introduction of tax for packaging with less than 30% recyclate / Treasury predicts 40% rise in reclaimed plastics use

15.03.2021 AUSTRALIA  Government sets out ambitious plans to slash plastics waste / Policies include banning certain biodegradable products / Supermarket giant Woolworths expresses support for SUP ban

12.03.2021 STYRENICS CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS  Application to EFSA for rPS as food contact material / Successful trials

22.02.2021 RECUP  Service-station operator Aral partners with German reusable cup supplier / PP cups and trays / Expansion to other European cities

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