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18.10.2019 INDIA  Government shelves binding nationwide phase-out of single-use plastics by 2022 / Target “recommended” / Industry slams lack of clarity over rules

14.10.2019 SHALE GAS  Scotland renews fracking moratorium / No permanent ban

11.10.2019 AUSTRIA  Over half of companies see circular economy opportunities / Waste prevention and recycling are most important measures / ARA survey

07.10.2019 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  “Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative

02.10.2019 BREXIT  UK government offering webinars for European companies / Expectations of trade across border

26.09.2019 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Sales fall by 37% in England / Austria sees 28% decline in quantity used against 2014

18.09.2019 BREXIT  Nearly half of UK REACH registrations not yet transferred to EU entities / More than 700 substances may not be available from 1 November

18.09.2019 USA  New initiative launched by oil companies and environmentalists calls for carbon fee

12.09.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Microplastics found in European snow / Studies in France and US find particles in remote areas / German organisation mulls ban on artificial turf

10.09.2019 MERCOSUR  Trading bloc updates plastic additives regulations / Close alignment with EU rules

26.08.2019 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL  EU authority launches anti-dumping investigation on imports from China

16.08.2019 ITALY  Resorts ban single-use items / Rome metro trials bottle recycling system

07.08.2019 CHINA  Shanghai's waste separation law in effect / Demand for plastic bins climbs / Hainan island bans single-use plastics

31.07.2019 SWITZERLAND  More than 5,000 t of plastics enter the environment each year / Discharges into the soil are 40 times greater than those into freshwater / Lake Geneva heavily contaminated with macroplastics

30.07.2019 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Chemours sues DuPont over PFOA liability / ECHA proposes SVHC listing for “GenX” / Moody's downgrades spin-off

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