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31.05.2021 CANADA  Industry coalition files motion against country's decision to list plastics as toxic / Group says government already considers materials safe

27.05.2021 PLASTICS WASTE  Turkey to end PE scrap imports on 3 July / Recyclers left scrambling / Calls for better reclaim schemes in Europe

27.05.2021 ITALY  ‘Plastic tax' postponed until January 2022

25.05.2021 PLASTICS WASTE  Greenpeace report assails UK and German shipments of polymer refuse to Turkey / German packaging waste should be returned, Turkish officials say

20.05.2021 MEG  EU imposes duties on material from US, Saudi Arabia / Measures set to take effect in June

20.05.2021 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  California to test drinking water for microplastics / Study says particles travel world's air currents / Most continents net importers of microplastics from marine waste

19.05.2021 POLYCERT  Four independent certification schemes join quality-compliance programme / Aim to harmonise verification of recycled content across Europe

13.05.2021 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Bundestag adopts amendment to packaging act / Deposits to be mandatory on all plastic beverage bottles / IK raises concerns about rPET availability

03.05.2021 PACKAGING MACHINERY  VDMA: Coronavirus hits fourth-largest engineering sector

30.04.2021 REACH  ECHA's integrated approach speeds regulatory process / Some 1,900 substances assessed in 2020 / Post-Brexit bureaucracy causes compliance headaches

28.04.2021 RECYCLING UK  BPF calls for easier recycling system / Response to proposed governmental ban on oxo-biodegradable materials

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

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