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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  All shipments now subject to "prior informed consent" through EU's new digital tracking system / 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

07.05.2026 REACH  European Commission delays revision of chemicals regulation again / VCI welcomes pause

04.05.2026 PLASTICS RECYCLING MEXICO  Partnership aims to strengthen recovery systems for HIPS dairy packaging

28.04.2026 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  OECD flags chemical safety gaps in recycled plastics / Existing standards offer only partial coverage of chemical risks

24.04.2026 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Bundesrat calls for amendments to PPWR / Implementation remains uncertain

23.04.2026 MARINE LITTER UK  Activist group ‘names and shames' biggest pollution offenders / Nine of worst 12 brands are ‘giant plastics polluters' / BPF challenges report's production figures

21.04.2026 WASTE LEGISLATION  EU Commission calls for rapid switch to digital shipment documentation / Industry says longer transition needed / Questions about DIWASS-readiness

10.04.2026 PACKAGING WASTE LEGISLATION  Implementation guidelines for EU PPWR published / IK: 'A step towards more feasibility and legal certainty'

08.04.2026 UK RECYCLING  Over 50 councils miss prep deadline for Simpler Recycling system / Biggest recycling policy shake up in 20 years – Wrap

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