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Environment / Health

04.02.2022 MEDICAL PLASTICS  NGO drafts sustainability criteria for European buyers of medical gloves and textiles

03.02.2022 JOKEY  Partnership with New Loop for Scandinavian deposit system / Reusable PP cups, trays, and bowls

02.02.2022 BISPHENOL A  FDA under pressure as Europe moves to revise TDI for BPA / Critics claim Americans are “overexposed”

01.02.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say

01.02.2022 PEPSICO  Elimination of virgin plastics in European snack packaging by 2030 / USD 35 mn investment in US recycling infrastructure

31.01.2022 PET RECYCLING  2020 data indicate move towards circularity / Share of food-grade rPET in beverage bottles set to grow rapidly / Industry report

28.01.2022 UPDATE - USA  Plastics Pact calls for end of PS, EPS, and PVC packaging by 2025 / Group wants to eliminate 11 polymer products and materials

28.01.2022 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  CEEAG: German waste disposal association criticises latest EU aid framework / Exclusion of recycling companies from renewable energy act compensation scheme

27.01.2022 MEDICAL PLASTICS  PVCMed Alliance denounces NGO'S “unfounded allegations” against PVC / EU policymakers urged to ignore false claims

27.01.2022 BISPHENOL A  EFSA revisits proposals for BPA use in food packaging / New guidance would slash tolerable intake levels 100,000-fold

27.01.2022 RAVAGO  Joint development of resins with hemp additives from Heartland

26.01.2022 TURKEY  PET bottle deposit return scheme postponed to 2023 / Collection, reimbursement system not ready

25.01.2022 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EIA urges drastic UN action to fight “planetary emergency” / Call for global plastics regulation

24.01.2022 FOOD PACKAGING  Lidl, Empa develop plant-based cellulose protective layer for fruits, vegetables / Alternative to PE films

19.01.2022 RESEARCH  Embeddable, separable material for plastic-metal devices / EU-funded project aims at easier electronics recycling

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