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04.11.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Costa Rica bans EPS containers / Violations can cost up to USD 7,600

04.11.2019 PLASTIC PACKAGING  IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design

31.10.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report

22.10.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Plastics industry establishes clarity on global plastics flows for the first time / Study based on data from 44 countries shows differentiated picture / More specifically targeted measures should be planned more specifically

21.10.2019 WORLD PLASTICS COUNCIL  International alliance meets at "K 2019" / Advocacy is the priority / China's circular plans focus on technology and biopolymers / EPR schemes controversial

21.10.2019 BOREALIS  Expansion of “STOP” initiative against marine litter with Borouge and Nova / New partnership with AEPW / Bio-propane from Neste / Pellets with a high recyclate content and mono-materials added to portfolio

18.10.2019 MARINE LITTER  Study shows ships are a far higher source of plastics waste than previously assumed / More stringent monitoring required

18.10.2019 INDIA  Government shelves binding nationwide phase-out of single-use plastics by 2022 / Target “recommended” / Industry slams lack of clarity over rules

17.10.2019 INTERVIEW  Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, Li Shousheng / Technological innovation is way to progress plastics recycling

16.10.2019 INTERVIEW  World Plastics Council head Jim Seward / Producers set sights on improving waste collection, innovation and collaborations / "Lifecycle thinking is really important"

11.10.2019 USA  Greenpeace accuses consumer good companies of false promises on plastics pollution / Call for investment in refill and reuse systems / SC Johnson quits Plastics Industry Association

10.10.2019 MARINE LITTER  Ocean Cleanup vehicle is now catching and retaining plastics / Design work commences on a new full-scale system / Recycling on land

07.10.2019 TITANIUM DIOXIDE  “Suspected carcinogenic effect” / EU commission classifies white pigment as a danger / VCI fears precedent / No alternative

01.10.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING  EU waste exports decline again / Indonesia sends further contaminated containers back and introduces waste segregation

27.09.2019 GLOBAL WASTE  US is world's largest contributor / Plastics scrap import bans exacerbate problem / Verisk Maplecroft report

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