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Environment / Health

11.04.2024 PLASTICS WASTE  UK firm fined EUR 1 mn for illegal waste shipment / Italy seizes 82.5 t mixed waste headed for Africa

09.04.2024 PLASTICS RECYCLING UK  Campaign launched to raise recycling awareness among consumers / BPF, ESA aim to tap into online influencers and others

02.04.2024 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Parliament's ENVI committee backs EU's Zero Pellet Loss proposal / NGOs not fully satisfied

27.03.2024 BIOPLASTICS  Biodegradable polymers decompose on deep-sea floor – University of Tokyo / Rate of degradation on deep-sea floor slower than onshore

25.03.2024 LYONDELLBASELL  Swedish masterbatch production site earns zero pellet loss certification

22.03.2024 MICROPLASTICS  Effective environmental solutions elude, but Chinese team finds quick fix to health challenge / Drinking boiled water helps

21.03.2024 EGYPT  International partnership uses blockchain platform to boost plastics recycling

14.03.2024 PLASTICS WASTE  European Parliament votes for stricter rules / Ban on exports / Trade bodies voice concern on recycling repercussions

12.03.2024 EU PACKAGING  European legislators agree on PPWR rules / Bans and reuse, recycling targets / EUBP largely positive but NGO ZWE still has concerns

12.03.2024 USA  EPA to upgrade safety standards for high-risk chemical facilities / Stiffer mandates for prevention

11.03.2024 RESEARCH  UK university launches cutting-edge plastics research group / Revolution Plastics Institute to “lead the way towards a world free from plastics pollution”

08.03.2024 AVIENT  Cap collaboration with Plastic Bank yields formulation with ocean-bound plastics

07.03.2024 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  European project aims to transform industrial areas into sustainable hubs / Focus on cutting energy use, waste emissions

06.03.2024 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Follow-up: Environmental associations go to court over Ineos Project One / “Destructive and completely unnecessary”

27.02.2024 EU PACKAGING  Germany-Italy ‘deal' could scupper EU's packaging waste rules / Legal assessment adds to debate about proposed regulations

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