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15.08.2024 GERMANY  Single-Use Plastics Fund Act: Registration portal now open to foreign companies

14.08.2024 CHEMICAL RECYCLING UK  Potential exclusion of chemical reclaim from emissions trading scheme / BPF sides with government

13.08.2024 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Progress to date very slow / Plastics industry needs to embrace novel business models across value chain – report

07.08.2024 MARINE LITTER  Volume of drinks-related rubbish found on UK beaches rises / Drop in some single-use plastic items – Beachwatch survey

06.08.2024 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  UK government polls companies, supply chain for views on SUP regulations

05.08.2024 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  Pyrolysis oil as potential alternative to naphtha in crackers / Numerous plants ready to get started / Possible approach above all for Europe, Asia / Change could further impair cost base

30.07.2024 EU POLICY  New EU chief outlines goals for next legislative period / Appointment of commissioners still to come / Clean Industrial Deal for ‘stronger and more prosperous Europe'

30.07.2024 REUSABLE CUPS  City-wide initiative launched in Petaluma, California / Project launched by Starbucks-McDonald's consortium

29.07.2024 BIO-BASED NAPHTHA  Alternatives to fossil-based naphtha needed to meet sustainability goals / EU legislation to support chemical recycling technologies – nova-Institute report

29.07.2024 EU ECODESIGN  New regulation replaces old directive / Not only “energy-consuming” products affected

23.07.2024 USA  Federal government launches plastics-waste-reduction strategy / Reduction of SUPs primary target

22.07.2024 PLASTICS POLLUTION  UN seeks studies on plastics-pollution impact and climate change / Human Rights Council adopts resolutions at latest session

18.07.2024 PFAS  EPA to recalibrate plans to regulate PFAS in plastic-container manufacture / Appeal from NGOs

18.07.2024 MICROPLASTICS  Hydrolysis prevents formation of persistent PLA microplastics in environment – study

18.07.2024 AQUAPAK  Commitment among FMCG packaging experts to move away from plastics – survey

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