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02.03.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  Wrapping, straps officially exempt from 100% reuse targets under PPWR / EU Commission adopts delegated act

27.02.2026 SOCIAL PLASTICS  Focusing on the fundamentals: Plastic Bank CEO & founder David Katz on designing a traceable plastic credit system that works / Utilising blockchain, fintech, AI in emerging markets

20.02.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Germany's federal cabinet approves PPWR Implementation Act / Recycling rate for plastic packaging rises to 75% / Criticism from industry bodies: ‘the political brakes are on'

19.02.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Trump rescinds EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding / End to greenhouse regulation in US / Effect on manufacturing unclear

17.02.2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE  EU urged to cap waste disposal / Policy paper links circular-economy targets to EU-wide allowance systems

17.02.2026 RECYCLING  UK FSA to certify domestic recyclate for EU food contact

11.02.2026 RECYCLING EUROPE  Swedish research shows quality, not quantity, delivers climate benefits / Call for EU legislators to focus on more than recycling rates

09.02.2026 PFAS  EU Commission to make 2026 a ‘year of action' on forever chemicals / New study quantifies risks for human health if substances are not banned

28.01.2026 RECYCLING EUROPE  Ten proposals on how EU waste management and plastics recycling must change to drive defossilisation / Joint paper by BZL and nova-Institute

26.01.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  California recycling rates in sub-basement / State action to deal with SUP glut stalled / Fresh revision of regulatory proposals held back again

22.01.2026 PACKAGING WASTE EUROPE  EU to implement labelling specifications by August 2026 / Visual harmonisation a PPWR priority

15.01.2026 MICROPLASTICS Studies claiming risk to human health did not paint the full picture, say researchers

14.01.2026 USA  Trump announces withdrawal from more climate agreements, UN programmes / Experts ponder legality of planned severance moves

07.01.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Study proposes measures to tackle plastics pollution / Urgent action needed in next five years / Suggested bans on PS, EPS, PVC packaging

06.01.2026 PACKAGING SWITZERLAND  Government sets out plan for minimum 55% reclaim rate for SUP packaging

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