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Environment / Health

21.11.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  NGOs warn of damage from ocean clean-up tech / Groups demand cuts in plastics production, use

20.11.2023 EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE  EU bans exports of plastics waste to non-OECD countries / Anti-plastics groups call for complete ban

20.11.2023 PEPSICO  Soft drinks giant sued by state of New York / Attorney general alleges company is major plastics polluter of Buffalo River

20.11.2023 UK CHEMICAL LEGISLATION  Successor to REACH: Government postpones revision of trade regulations until 2024

17.11.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA confirms presence of toxic chemicals in childcare products / EU commission plans new legislation under REACH

16.11.2023 PACKAGING CANADA  Environmental group unveils plan for national SUP reduction / Report names problematic sectors

15.11.2023 TRADE POLICY  Environmental group says EU-Mercosur free trade agreement opens door to more plastic waste / Deal allows EU to sell SUP products banned in the region

14.11.2023 MICROPLASTICS  REACH restrictions begin / German trade groups offer advice

13.11.2023 PFAS  European Court of Justice tosses Chemours' challenge to ECHA / Dutch lawsuits in progress / EPA urged to stop waste imports

13.11.2023 GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY  Opponents face off in third round of talks / Will the resulting rules have teeth?

09.11.2023 CHINA  Beijing seeks to replace plastics with bamboo / Move follows push for greener chemical industry

08.11.2023 RECYCLING  “Unduly discredited”: BASF's EPS expert Klaus Ries criticises the bashing of the material / An interview with PIE

06.11.2023 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  European recyclers reject ‘right of first refusal' over rPET / Move would be ‘detrimental' to development of reclaim capacity

02.11.2023 EUROPEAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Plastics Europe unveils latest plan to meet net zero goals / 42 mn t of total plastics to be made from circular feedstocks by 2050 / Trade group calls for harmonised rules to spur investment

01.11.2023 PFAS  EPA announces stricter reporting rules for toxic substances / Probes uncover further contamination

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