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12.12.2018 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Revised guidance to aid design of easy-to-recycle products / Recoup and BPF publication

11.12.2018 NORTH AMERICA  Plastics industry of US, Canada and Mexico applauds "USMCA" trade agreement

05.12.2018 PET TRAYS  Petcore and PRE publish design guidelines for thermoformed trays

03.12.2018 UK RECYCLING  Report recommends levy on virgin packaging to boost recyclate demand / Establishment of single producer responsibility organisation proposed / Eunomia report

03.12.2018 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Recycling slightly down in 2017 / New law sets higher recycling rates in the new year / Plastics target of 63% in 2022

21.11.2018 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Sustainability group Wrap publishes packaging reduction targets to guide "Plastics Pact" members

21.11.2018 PVC RECYCLING  VinylPlus introduces product label to mark sustainable PVC products

14.11.2018 UNITED KINGDOM  House of Lords report calls for urgent clarification on chemicals regulation post-Brexit / Concerns on REACH registrations and data

13.11.2018 CHINA  "The world is about cooperation" / Adsale chairman Stanley Chu on US-China trade war / Chinese move to technological innovations will help domestic growth

08.11.2018 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Albanian ban in effect / Serbian capital to implement restriction on sale of plastic bags in 2020 / Study shows decline in bags in North Sea

02.11.2018 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Thailand bans waste imports from 2021 / Pilot project in Khon Kaen to cut plastic bag use / Pledge to build waste-to-energy power plant

01.11.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  European Parliament greenlights commission's single-use plastics rules and adds more / Council will have the next word / Many stakeholders still critical

31.10.2018 PACKAGING  UK plans to hit plastic packaging with "green" tax in 2022 / Move will not solve pollution problem without proper recycling infrastructure, says BPF

24.10.2018 FRANCE  Ban on single-use plastic tableware and packaging / Heavy criticism from French and European associations / Poor definitions of items and conflict with EU law

19.10.2018 LATIN AMERICA  Numerous countries and municipalities take steps to restrict single-use plastics / Bans on plastic carrier bags and straws

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