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19.02.2013 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New York mayor Bloomberg calls for citywide polystyrene ban / Industry and business response critical

19.02.2013 FAIRS  More than 20,000 visitors attend “Interplastica 2013” / Success testifies to revival of the Russian market

07.02.2013 PAKISTAN  Symphony CEO welcomes plastic bag legislation / All plastics must be oxo-biodegradable from April

30.01.2013 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  New study warns of health risks associated with plastic bag bans / Reusable cloth alternatives found to contain E. coli bacteria / Authors discern rise in food related deaths following San Francisco ordinance

29.01.2013 GLOBAL PACKAGING MARKET  Plastic packaging causes most environmental concern in US and India / Demands for tougher quality controls and stricter environmental legislation / Innventia study

28.01.2013 MARINE LITTER  New plastics waste patch found in South Pacific / Plastics industry taking a pro-active approach to clean-up / Study by German ecology institute

23.01.2013 LISTGROVE  International recruitment specialist asked to help Saudi manufacturer find new business manager / Testifies to Middle East's rising interest in outside skills

22.01.2013 CARRIER BAGS  No decision yet on plastic bag tax in England / Environmental campaigners call for action / Government had promised decision by end of 2012

20.12.2012 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New umbrella organisation Pack2Go Europe unites European groups against litter / First Litter Prevention Conference held in Brussels

20.12.2012 CANADA  Government grants funding to plastics and composites federation / Money aimed at improving competitiveness of local plastic processing sector

18.12.2012 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Global plastics associations issue progress report on initiative against marine litter / Projects to date “greatly exceed” expectations

17.12.2012 BRAZIL  Government develops timetable for petrochemicals tax cuts / Part of measures to revitalise sector

14.12.2012 YEAR IN REVIEW  Life is a roller coaster ride, the European plastics industry finds again in 2012 / Forces majeures and consolidation / North-South profitability gap grows as the shadow of Middle East and China shrinks

03.12.2012 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Toronto city council rescinds controversial bag ban / Bows to pressure from two lawsuits / Review of measures on reducing bags due in June 2013

28.11.2012 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  UK trade bodies unite to lobby against mandatory charge on carrier bags / Support for 2004 voluntary code / PAFA chief executive calls for more consumer recycling

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