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28.03.2018 JORDAN  National plans for waste management and marine litter / Support from UN Environment and “SwitchMed” programme

27.03.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA proposes EU occupational exposure limits for benzene and ACN

20.03.2018 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  UK government launches call for evidence to investigate tax on packaging and takeaway items / BPF supports measures to reduce plastics waste

20.03.2018 TDI  China lifts anti-dumping duties on material from the EU

15.03.2018 SLOVENIA  Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection

14.03.2018 SPAIN  Circular economy agreement signed by CEP / Over 250 Spanish signatories

13.03.2018 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Far-reaching EU packaging directives poised for adoption / Lengthy transition periods for recycling

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

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