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18.06.2026 PPWR  German Bundestag passes implementing regulation / Starting point for eco-modulation / First recognition for chemical recycling / EU approvals required for recycling technologies

16.06.2026 FOOD PACKAGING  UN warns of chemical migration risks from recycled plastics used in food packaging / Calls for harmonised global standards to ensure consumer safety

12.06.2026 LIDL / KAUFLAND  German Schwarz retail group falls short of some sustainability targets for plastic packaging / Recyclability below target

09.06.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING  PPWR: EU Commission withdraws reservations over German implementation act

08.06.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING GERMANY  How can a functioning recyclate market be established? / Wuppertal Institute study analyses current situation, outlines ways forward / “Plastics as a service”

05.06.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY  Single-use plastics fund falls well short of forecasts / Act sees only a fraction of expected registrations

05.06.2026 RECYCLING USA  Beyond Plastics challenges claims by Starbucks that its single-use PP cups are recyclable / Drop 'deceptive' advertising and just use less plastic, NGO tells coffee chain

01.06.2026 RECYCLING SWITZERLAND  Swiss Federal Council plans reforms to plastic packaging and beverage carton collection / First RecyPac annual report shows slow progress

27.05.2026 RECYCLING USA  California plastic packaging law takes shape / All packaging must be recyclable or compostable by 2032 / Producers face extended responsibility rules

26.05.2026 PLASTICS WASTE  Shipments now subject to "prior informed consent" through EU's new digital tracking system / Transitional period for green-listed waste / Germany, UK Europe's largest plastics waste exporters

15.05.2026 UK  Environment Agency launches investigation into illegal waste dump site / 30,000 t of material dumped on site of scientific interest

15.05.2026 USA  EPA to regulate 15 uses of 1,2-dichloroethane / 'Unreasonable risk to workers' cited for most applications studied

13.05.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Operation Clean Sweep reports global progress / Data gaps cloud pellet loss picture

12.05.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  PPWR: Federal government rejects VerpackDG amendments proposed by Bundesrat

08.05.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  CEOs urge EU to delay PPWR enforcement / Industry and NGOs clash over implementation timeline

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