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20.04.2020 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Formation of European alliance for a "Green Recovery" after Covid-19 crisis

09.04.2020 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  NGO Tearfund links climate change with plastics pollution from major consumer brands / Study focused on six developing countries / Coca-Cola worst offender

07.04.2020 CORONAVIRUS  Wild West – did the US really confiscate medical masks destined for Berlin? / 3M under pressure from US “Defense Production Act”

06.04.2020 RESEARCH  Scientists from German Helmholtz research centre discover bacteria that eats polyurethane waste

01.04.2020 COVESTRO  EUR 225m loan from EIB to boost R&D / EU bank backs coronavirus pandemic aid to SMEs

01.04.2020 MARINE LITTER  "RepescaPlas" project proceeds to third phase / Waste obtained will undergo chemical recycling

27.03.2020 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath

26.03.2020 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  PlasticsEurope webinar on methodology to address plastics leakage

23.03.2020 PLASTICS PROCESSING  Economic consequences of Covid-19 to peak in next six weeks / Advice to converters – continue production at full speed, then stop / Germany's ArGeZ sees technical parts manufacturing halting between end of March and end of April

20.03.2020 SINGAPORE  Outline of steps in zero waste vision / Implementation of EPR framework / Deposit refund scheme to start by 2022

18.03.2020 CHINA  PET inventories overflowing / India, Philippines and Russia top importers for Chinese bottle chips / Coronavirus pandemic won't improve oversupply

12.03.2020 USA  California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution

06.03.2020 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Major to-go food and drinks brands commit to reducing packaging waste

28.02.2020 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  WWF-Malaysia responds to media inaccuracies on Malaysian plastics / Plastic packaging report recommends EPR to address problems in Southeast Asia and China / Indonesia plans plastics tax

27.02.2020 WASTE FREE OCEANS  Partner companies launch products made from ocean plastics / MEP Søren Gade named WFO champion

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