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23.01.2020 CHINA  Ban on single-use plastics starting in 2020 / Production of household items containing microbeads to end this year

23.01.2020 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA adds four new SVHC candidates to list / All are used with polymers

13.01.2020 BRITISH PLASTICS FEDERATION Launch of web resource linked to UN sustainability goals / Seminar planned for February 2020

17.12.2019 MARINE LITTER  Estimates of fishing gear pollution / Some data gaps for Africa, Asia and South America / Stronger ocean governance called for / EU project on information tool to reduce gear loss

17.12.2019 CHEMICAL RECYCLING Total, Mars and Nestlé test Recycling Technologies' pyrolysis process / Citeo project in France

13.12.2019 ENERGY  “Master Plan 2050” from energy-intensive industry panel maps climate goals / Recommendations fed into “Green New Deal”

11.12.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Recycling of hospital waste / Product design, collection and sorting remain challenges / PVCMed Alliance workshop in Denmark

06.12.2019 PLASTIC PACKAGING UK  Damning report highlights growth of plastic packaging across supermarket sector / Rise in sale of reusable, thicker plastic carrier bags

27.11.2019 REACH  Information on SVHC still lacking / Supply chain must improve communication

14.11.2019 USA General Motors latest company to quit Plastics Industry Association / Pressure from Greenpeace and other NGOs

06.11.2019 MARINE LITTER The Ocean Cleanup presents new vessel to catch plastic pollution in rivers / “The Interceptor” is planned to launch in 2025

06.11.2019 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE Partnership with Plug and Play platform to accelerate innovation efforts / Initiative aids startups / Two programmes per year in France, Singapore and US

04.11.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Costa Rica bans EPS containers / Violations can cost up to USD 7,600

04.11.2019 PLASTIC PACKAGING IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design

31.10.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report

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