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01.07.2025 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Market protection and trade control: industry in danger through fraudulent imports – bvse / 27th International Waste Plastics Day in Dresden

26.06.2025 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE  Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition

25.06.2025 MICROPLASTICS  Glass bottles more contaminated than plastic / Beer bottles found to have highest content but wine is fine – Anses report

19.06.2025 PLASTIC RECYCLING 27th International Waste Plastics Day set to take place on 24-25 June in Germany / PIE market expert Martin Bäcker to give presentation

18.06.2025 PLASTICS WASTE  OECD records another fall in global trade for 2023 / More waste sent to non-member countries, halting previous trend

11.06.2025 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Development banks invest EUR 3 bn in Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0

10.06.2025 PFAS  Sustainable healthcare group warns of forever chemicals inaction / 150 European medical professionals write to EU Commission

06.06.2025 WASTE MANAGEMENT  Israel, Chile, US ranked top three waste producers / Japan, South Korea, Estonia best performers in waste management – Senseneo World Global Index 2025

02.06.2025 RESEARCH  Aimplas collaborates on greener bioplastics food packaging project / Novel PLA copolymers to improve biodegradability

30.05.2025 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Rising virgin-material use outpacing circularity growth / Global material extraction to rise 60% by 2060 – Circularity Gap report

29.05.2025 USA  Trump budget bill foreseen to starve clean energy / Elimination of tax credits a death blow to IRA

27.05.2025 SPAIN  Authorities arrest five, question 15 in alleged criminal plastics waste import-export network

27.05.2025 AMAZON  Online retailer's investors deflect environmental proposals yet again / Anti-ESG trend continues in US

22.05.2025 3M  Fluorochemicals maker to pay USD 450 mn for groundwater contamination with PFAS / Related production to be phased out

22.05.2025 WASTE LEGISLATION GERMANY  Single-Use Plastics Fund: deadline extended for declaration of volumes / Registrations lower than planned

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