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13.12.2021 PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY  76% end-users want to recycle more: Amcor survey / “Brands should make it clearer how to recycle packaging”

08.12.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Study on risks and rewards for investors in plastics / Pressure from regulators and consumers offers reuse and refill opportunities / Risk in chemical recycling technologies

06.12.2021 MEDICAL PLASTICS  Report assails European hospital purchasing, waste practices / Calls for lower consumption

01.12.2021 PLASTICS WASTE  Pandemic-related medical waste landing in oceans / Asia is worst offender / Joint China-US study

01.12.2021 KAUFLAND / LIDL  Parent company Schwarz Group ups recycling target / 10% recyclate currently used in own-brand plastic packaging across all countries

30.11.2021 PETROCHEMICALS  Repsol, Versalis join “Cracker of the future” consortium / Focus on electric steam cracking / Technology partnership with Siemens, Technip

30.11.2021 BASF  Comprehensive plans to meet climate goals faster: Net Zero Accelerator / Standalone renewable energy company / CCS project at Antwerp

29.11.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report

29.11.2021 MARINE LITTER  Volume of rubbish found on UK beaches falls / Plastics waste remains a problem / Great British Beach Clean survey

26.11.2021 RESEARCH  Spanish tech centre to study circular economy for composites / Focus on turbine, aeronautic components

26.11.2021 PACKAGING AND E-COMMERCE  Online retail giant Amazon to reduce plastic packaging in Germany / French postal service selects reusable plastic bags

25.11.2021 IKEA  Consumer plastic packaging to be eliminated by 2028 / Polymers may still be used to package food

24.11.2021 CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE  Decarbonisation of cement, chemicals, steel sectors could halve industrial emissions / Three levels of solutions in focus / Lux Research report

23.11.2021 PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY  Fast-food giants hop on sustainability bandwagon / McDonald's to replace Happy Meal toys / Burger King tests reduced-paper packaging

16.11.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report

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