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12.10.2018 PET TRAYS  Policymakers urged not to set consumption cuts / Call for collection targets / Industry pledge to raise recyclate content to 70%

10.10.2018 FOOD PACKAGING  EU making a move to approve recycling processes for food-contact materials

05.10.2018 PLASTICS RECYCLING  EU exports of plastics waste to Vietnam and Thailand plummet in July / Effects of import restrictions felt / Malaysia's import freeze takes effect in August 2018 / China figures stable at a low level

28.09.2018 WORLD TRADE  US rings in round three of trade war with China / Beijing reacts promptly with countermeasures / Chemical products and plastics severely impacted / US chemical industry threatened with significant losses

26.09.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Japan races to catch up on tackling marine litter / Subsidies for biodegradables producers / New Zealand to phase out plastic carrier bags

20.09.2018 EU PLASTICS STRATEGY  MEPs vote in favour of proposals to boost recycling and tackle marine litter / Call for ban on microplastics in cosmetics / FEAD voices support

11.09.2018 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  RecyClass checklists criteria to determine recyclability of PE films

10.09.2018 UK AGRICULTURAL PLASTIC  Scottish farmers banned from burning plastic waste from 2019 / Push for recycling

10.09.2018 DENMARK  Single-trip bottle deposit extended to juices / Closing the gap to 100% recycling

30.08.2018 ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING  EU draft law could threaten plastics recycling from e-waste / European associations view limit for flame retardant decaBDE in recyclate as unrealistic

28.08.2018 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Packaging value chain pleads for amendments on EU proposal / Statement from 68 European associations

24.08.2018 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  UK government publishes consultation on disposable plastics tax / Chancellor Philip Hammond notes "extraordinary" public interest

20.08.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Should Basel Convention cover plastics waste? / Norway seeks amendment

17.08.2018 FRANCE  Plans for virgin plastic packaging to become more expensive / Higher landfill taxation / Environment ministry calls for radical restructuring of French economy / Marine litter mission

17.08.2018 ACTEGA  Child-friendly TPE compounds / EU's BPA migration amendment takes hold in November

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