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21.09.2020 COMPOSITES RECYCLING  EU project seeks to recycle biocomposites

11.09.2020 ALLIANCE TO END PLASTIC WASTE  Progress in 2020 / 14 projects worldwirde underway with plans to double in 12 months / Goal for zero plastics waste in more than 100 at-risk cities

07.09.2020 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  EuPC to augment results of rPM survey with new poll about effects of Covid-19 pandemic

07.09.2020 PEEL ENVIRONMENTAL  Plans to build UK's first plastics waste-to-hydrogen plant still on track

03.09.2020 AIMPLAS  “Promising” results from first year of European BIOnTop project / Goal to develop recyclable and compostable packaging

31.08.2020 PLASTICS RECYCLING USA  Alliance to create circular economy / North American platform of Ellen MacArthur's global “Plastics Pact” / 50% recycling rate targeted

28.08.2020 MARINE LITTER  Microplastics in every seafood type tested / Ten times more plastics waste in Atlantic Ocean than estimated / New research throws light on scale of pollution problem

26.08.2020 PLASTICS VALUE CHAIN  Investigation of shift toward sustainability strategy to curb packaging waste as demand grows / Wood Mackenzie report on materials transition

25.08.2020 REACH  New procedure for reporting SVHCs from 2021 / ECHA with dedicated web page

17.08.2020 MARINE LITTER  Study proposes comprehensive strategy to tackle ocean plastics / Elimination of many single-use and non-recyclable products needed / Actions to curb pollution

14.08.2020 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Study suggests carbon impact of plastics is lower than other packaging materials / Glass bottles the highest emitter overall / Report by Veolia and Imperial College London

13.08.2020 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Sustainability goals are still high on the agenda / Recycled material remains in demand despite coronavirus crisis / IK flash survey

10.08.2020 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Spanish AP-Waste project to study agricultural plastics biodegraded by insects

10.08.2020 UPDATE - DENMARK  Government announces plan to overhaul waste and recycling system / Proposed restriction on imported waste for incineration

31.07.2020 MARINE LITTER  New studies show level of microplastics pollution in London's Thames river

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