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11.04.2023 ITALY  Packaging reclaim rates in 2023 to exceed pre-coronavirus figures / PET, XPS tray recycling project gains steam / Agreements for collection of fruit and vegetable boxes

05.04.2023 MARINE LITTER Global water bottle sales expected to reach USD 500 bn by 2030 – UN think tank report / Borealis, Aimplas set to utilise ocean plastics

31.03.2023 CHEMICAL RECYCLING EU plastics sector seeks harmonised content parameters for chemically recycled products / Commission urged to adopt mass balance method

30.03.2023 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Study calls for “bold” UN treaty on plastics waste / Current plans not enough to bring peak resin use by 2050 / More aggressive measures needed to stop consumption growth

28.03.2023 USA  Biden wants domestic bio-based polymer dominance by 2024 / Plan details follow executive order from September 2022

27.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  NGO recruits firms to back PFAS ban / Both sides mark their territory / No replacements for many applications

20.03.2023 PLASTICS AND HEALTH US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case

16.03.2023 RECYCLING  EC study confirms plastics waste recycling preferable to incineration / Cefic highlights importance of chemical recycling

16.03.2023 BURGER KING Fast-food giant starts deposit-return scheme in Germany / Partnership with Recup for reusable cups

15.03.2023 POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS  European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation

15.03.2023 USA Plastics Pact report indicates US falling short of 2025 recycled packaging targets / Need to speed up implementation

13.03.2023 MCDONALD'S  EU reuse targets to increase plastic packaging waste up to 300% – Kearny study / Fast food giant's official says regulation hurts economy, environment

10.03.2023 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  PET/polyester recycling must scale up to meet demand / Chemical recycling can complement mechanical methods, reuse to boost circularity – Systemiq report

10.03.2023 NETHERLANDS Grocery chains to eliminate free single-use plastic, paper bags for produce / Plans call for reusable options

08.03.2023 PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY  US orders Denka to cut emissions from chloroprene plant / DuPont named in complaint / EPA aims for environmental justice

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