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14.06.2021 CHINA  Plan to ban disposable, non-degradable goods on flights and airports / To be extended to international flights

14.06.2021 BRIGHTMARK  Nearly EUR 560m investment for 400,000 t/y chemical recycling facility in the US / Conversion of all types of plastics waste to fuel and naphtha

11.06.2021 CHILE  Ban on SUPs in restaurants and bars / Certification programme for compostable plastics

09.06.2021 BOREALIS  Lower carbon footprint with 'Bornewables' PP – study / Expansion of anti-pollution project in Indonesia

07.06.2021 RECYCLING UK  Industry body backs GBP 1m programme to reclaim flexible plastics packaging

07.06.2021 MICROPLASTICS  Spanish project to develop new methodology for detecting microbeads in industrial processes

01.06.2021 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Shareholder votes force changes at energy and plastics majors / As You Sow and a fledgling environmentalist hedge fund provide a leg up / Court in The Hague orders Shell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

01.06.2021 PLASTICS WASTE  Study says 20 plastics producers make more than half of all SUP material / US industry group assails report's bias / Both parties call for circular economy

01.06.2021 AMAZON  Shareholders vote down proposal on plastic packaging report / CEO Bezos says he's proud of climate-change related work

31.05.2021 CANADA  Industry coalition files motion against country's decision to list plastics as toxic / Group says government already considers materials safe

31.05.2021 RECYCLING  Dow, LyondellBasell, Nova Chemicals join together to reclaim polyolefins / Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund starts with USD 25m

28.05.2021 WALMART  World's largest retailer to cut virgin plastic in packaging by 2025 / Company yields to push by environmental group

27.05.2021 PLASTICS WASTE  Turkey to end PE scrap imports on 3 July / Recyclers left scrambling / Calls for better reclaim schemes in Europe

27.05.2021 UNILEVER  Over 99% of shareholders back Climate Transition Action Plan / Target of net zero emissions by 2039 / Packaging technology receives RecyClass approval

26.05.2021 FUTURE ATELIER “IMAGE OF PLASTICS INDUSTRY”  Is the image of the plastics industry still salvageable? / KI Group expert panel discusses controversies on the way out of the crisis / Improving public reputation with credibility, transparency and communication

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