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20.03.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report

18.03.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Shell to face charges over Moerdijk blast and EO leak / First hearing in May 2019

12.03.2019 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  California to debate new restrictions / Recycling and reuse would be mandated by 2030

11.03.2019 UNITED KINGDOM  Think tank calls for national plastic packaging plan / Zero waste exports by 2030 suggested / Recommendations for boosting infrastructure and recycling targets

07.03.2019 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  NGOs publish study on plastics and impact on human health / Call for full lifecycle approach / More research needed on health risks

05.03.2019 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  New “plastic free” campaign in Milan / Call to action for businesses and consumers

04.03.2019 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Hawaii has ambitious plans to introduce series of bans

27.02.2019 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA publishes results of additives assessment project / EuMBC and other supply chain players key to project development

27.02.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Producing recycled resins requires less energy and reduces emissions / APR life cycle analysis

18.02.2019 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Emerging technologies can drive circular economy / Five key challenges to overcome / World Economic Forum report

15.02.2019 INTERVIEW  PIE talks to Arnold Wang from China's plastics recycling association CPRRA / Three-year plan for recycling under preparation / Upcoming 2019 conferences to discuss marine litter

08.02.2019 MARINE LITTER  Portugal studies plastics contamination in Douro river / Results show more microplastics than fish larvae

06.02.2019 DENMARK  Country urged to switch focus from plastics incineration to recycling / New plastics vision could save over EUR 210m per year / McKinsey report

01.02.2019 MICROPLASTICS  ECHA proposes restricting intentionally added microplastics in household cleaners / Minuscule particles one of the worst types of plastics pollution

30.01.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Bottle-return system in Serbia under discussion

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