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04.10.2023 UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY  Nordic nations demand tough rules / Plans could cut mismanaged plastics waste by 90% / Nordic Council report

02.10.2023 PFAS  EU ends consultation on proposed restrictions / ECHA scientists to review responses / Ban expected in 2025

02.10.2023 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK  English ban on SUPs begins / Multiple products exempt from prohibition

27.09.2023 CHINA  Chemical association wants greener industry / Transition seen as major factor in further development / Competition comes from profit motive

21.09.2023 UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY  First draft divides interested parties / Proposed ban on materials, products lacks specifics / A ‘missed opportunity', says Plastics Europe

21.09.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY GERMANY  Single-Use Plastic Fund Act: what companies need to know about registration and payment

20.09.2023 SWEDEN  Government to end tax on plastic bags / Officials blame higher energy needed to make paper sacks

20.09.2023 US REGULATION  First US state to ban government purchases of SUP bottles

13.09.2023 PFAS  More 'forever chemicals' in plant-based straws than plastic ones – study

07.09.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY GERMANY  Federal government sets levy rates on SUP products / Funds to be directed to public sector 2025 onwards

06.09.2023 AUSTRIA  Deposit on single-use plastic bottles, cans starting 2025 / Organisation takes over newly founded central body Zentrale Stelle

01.09.2023 CIRCULAR PLASTICS FUND  EU adds EUR 50 mn to Dutch investment firm Infinity Recycling / Amount covers one-third of fund target

30.08.2023 LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS  Dekra certifies UPM Raflatac label-assessing system

28.08.2023 BOPP FILM  Recyclate use said to cut carbon emissions / Study cites 20% reduction – Brückner

24.08.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Less plastics waste entering oceans / Sheer volume of microplastics hampers cleanup / Inland waterways highly polluted

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