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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

26.09.2019 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Sales fall by 37% in England / Austria sees 28% decline in quantity used against 2014

26.09.2019 SAINSBURY'S  Aim to cut plastic packaging by 50% / UK food retail giant urges customers to play their part in waste reduction

24.09.2019 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Major hotel groups eliminate disposable toiletries / Marriott and InterContinental measures combined will impact over 12,000 hotels worldwide

19.09.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  German department store chain Karstadt Kaufhof to abolish plastic bags / Amazon heads a different way / Aldi products will not contain microplastics in future

12.09.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Microplastics found in European snow / Studies in France and US find particles in remote areas / German organisation mulls ban on artificial turf

11.09.2019 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  German environment ministry considers ban / Plastic packaging industry association sharply criticises “symbolic policy”

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