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29.04.2011 MYANMAR  Authorities reportedly institute plastic bag ban in commercial hub of Yangon

26.04.2011 PVC PIPE  Numerous US cities accuse leading US manufacturer JM Eagle of “massive fraud” / Federal government and various states withdraw from legal action

26.04.2011 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  German scientists reaffirm existing tolerable daily BPA intake levels / Studies caution that BPA alternatives also leach estrogen

26.04.2011 MOROCCO  40% rise in visitor numbers to this year's plast expo / 2010 plastics industry turnover exceeds EUR 1.2 bn

20.04.2011 PACKAGING SUSTAINABILITY  Supply chain for bio-based food packaging at 2012 Olympics / No waste to landfill

15.04.2011 PVC RECYCLING  “Vinyl 2010” meets 10 year targets / “VinylPlus” initiative developed for 2011

05.04.2011 ASSOCIATIONS  EuPR creates group to promote mixed plastics recycling / Earmarked not only for energy recovery

31.03.2011 POLYSTYRENE  PS cups use less energy than PLA but generate more carbon emissions / ACC lifecycle study

25.03.2011 UK RECYCLING  First mixed waste plastics recycling plant on stream / Concerns over quality and quantity of rPET

24.03.2011 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Plastics producers set “clear objectives” for action on marine litter / Industry groups sign declaration

18.03.2011 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Welsh Assembly Government urged to abandon single-use bag tax / Response to research showing heavier weight bags have higher carbon footprint

11.03.2011 EVENTS  “2011 JEC Composites Show” in Paris / 14 companies to receive innovation prize

08.03.2011 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  On heels of new EU regulations, China reported to be considering a ban on BPA in baby bottles

01.03.2011 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  UK Environment Agency study finds that single-use HDPE bags have lowest carbon footprint / 76% are actually reused / Usage halved in five years

21.02.2011 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EuPC enters into cooperation with inventor of new trawling net for marine debris collection / Part of European Waste Free Oceans pilot project

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