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08.03.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Initial results of long-awaited US study says BPA safe for consumers at low doses / PlasticsEurope and BPF satisfied / EFSA will continue assessments until 2019

07.03.2018 REACH  Chemicals database to be completed in May / ECHA to increase compliance checks

28.02.2018 ROMANIA  Plastic carrier bag ban to come into effect 1 July / Packaging deposit scheme under discussion / National waste programme not yet up to EU standards

23.02.2018 GREECE  Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems

16.02.2018 STYRENE  China considers anti-dumping duties on styrene monomer / US, South Korea and Taiwan affected

15.02.2018 PET  Petcore Europe and European Aerosol Association establish working group for plastic aerosols recycling / Containers over 220 ml potentially allowed from 2020 onward

15.02.2018 MICROPLASTICS  Swedish government bans microbeads in cosmetics and toothpaste / Use in such products "completely unnecessary" says environment minister

12.02.2018 INTERVIEW  Emmanuel Guichard, managing director at Elipso / A French perspective on EU plastics strategy / Much debate on bottle deposit scheme in France / Emmanuel Macron's goals for recycled plastics exceed EU's

12.02.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EU discussing plastic tax / Internal decision on action in July / Hot topic at Petcore conference

30.01.2018 TDI  India sets punitive tariffs against China, Japan and South Korea / BASF affected / GNFC plant running again

26.01.2018 UNITED KINGDOM  Trade bodies argue for remaining in ECHA / Criticism from Brexit hardliners

22.01.2018 INTERVIEW  Jürgen Bruder, head of German plastic packaging association IK / Over half of domestic plastic packaging is already recycled / Plans in progress to improve eco-design and recyclate use

19.01.2018 EU PLASTICS STRATEGY  First EU-wide strategy on plastics / Focus on recycling / Revision of packaging directive / Framework for waste prevention / Advancing global action / Industry associations make their own recycling commitments

19.01.2018 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  European associations co-author voluntary commitments framework / Plastics recycling and resource efficiency

16.01.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  PlasticsEurope hails EP's rejection of full BPA food packaging ban / ECHA adds endocrine disruptor to the chemical's SVHC entry / EFSA still awaiting US study conclusion?

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