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10.08.2026 HUNTSMAN  UK subsidiary could face legal action over benzene emissions

30.07.2026 RECYCLING NETHERLANDS  Verpact, BVDER, Healix expand Dutch big bag recycling capacity

28.07.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING USA  Congressional committee hears arguments on SUP waste control packages / Industry fears tougher state laws / Consumer advocates divided

23.07.2026 FLEXIBLE PACKAGING UK  England delays mandatory kerbside collection of films, flexible packaging to 2030 / Wales rejects change / Industry calls for focused investment, rebuilding recycling capacities

20.07.2026 WASTE MANAGEMENT EUROPE  European Commission moves against 14 member states over waste rules, failing to meet recycling targets

20.07.2026 CARREFOUR  Retailer targets 5,000 t reduction in plastic packaging / Savings to be passed on to customers

16.07.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Upper house of parliament approves Packaging Act / Regulations to come into force soon / Plastics Europe calls for additional investment incentives to expand chemical recycling

10.07.2026 INEOS  Petchem group sues Flemish government over Project One construction delays

09.07.2026 RECYCLING USA  Conservative states file suit against new California packaging waste law / Fresh attempt to keep 'onerous' rules at bay / NGOs also take case to courts

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

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