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Environment / Health

30.04.2019 MARINE LITTER  Circulate Capital issues guide to aid investors in fighting plastics pollution / Focus on South and Southeast Asia / Investment opportunities in waste management and recycling

26.04.2019 RESEARCH  Strategies to reduce carbon footprint of polymers / California study examines scenarios to make the industry more sustainable

17.04.2019 MARINE LITTER  UK university heads global plastics pollution study / Focus on microplastics in rivers and estuaries / Initial results find diverse types

17.04.2019 SLOVAKIA  Phase-out of nine single-use plastic products / Bottle deposit scheme planned

12.04.2019 MARINE LITTER  Technical flaws in HDPE pipe connection a factor in Ocean Cleanup breakdown in the Pacific / Restart is months away / Plastics pollution “gets worse by the day”

12.04.2019 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  New York state bans most single-use plastic bags from 2020 / Some uses exempted / Optional fee for paper / Levies to go to environment fund

11.04.2019 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  European Parliament changes rules of “Cohesion Fund” / Waste treatment plants no longer subsidised

11.04.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING AFRICA  Major consumer goods companies form new alliance / Aim to accelerate development of waste management in Sub-Saharan region

10.04.2019 INTERVIEW  Plastic Consult's Paolo Arcelli talks to PIE about Italy's plastics industry / Communication and sustainability are challenges for sector / "There is ample room for growth, both in rigid and flexible packaging solutions"

10.04.2019 PLASTICS RECYCLING UK  Recycling groups Wrap and OPRL form partnership to tackle goals for packaging labels

01.04.2019 PLASTICSEUROPE  2018 update of “Operation Clean Sweep” / Focus in 2019 on developing support tools and strengthening collaborations

29.03.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  WWF urges reversal of plastics waste crisis / Pollution could double by 2030 without drastic changes / Governments called on to unite against marine litter

27.03.2019 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  US dominates oil output growth / Shale gas is driver / Brazil and Norway up and coming, Opec slipping / New plastics plants defy moves to curb use

27.03.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New UNEP reports to tackle plastics marine pollution / Guidelines and recommendations for monitoring litter, managing coral reefs and improving gender equality

25.03.2019 MARINE LITTER  Study analyses plastics pollution along Spanish coast / PE, PP and PS were most abundant microplastics / Barcelona plans "zero waste" strategy

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