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22.05.2019 PLASTICSEUROPE / EPCA  European Youth Debating Competition: Discussions on energy, climate protection and plastics

21.05.2019 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"

16.05.2019 FLAME RETARDANTS  Axion Polymers gives EU move a cautious welcome / UK recycler warns two-year review timeframe is “too short”

09.05.2019 BIOPLASTICS  EUBP disputes basis of UK plastic bag study / Results throw doubt on biodegradability performance / Need for clearer labelling and certification

09.05.2019 HENKEL  Detergent and cosmetics packaging made entirely of recyclate / “Social Plastic” rPET in collaboration with Plastic Bank

03.05.2019 GLOBAL PLASTICS RECYCLING  Greenpeace report shows US, Japan and Germany were top exporters of plastics scrap in 2018 / Norway proposal under discussion at UN Basel Convention meeting

02.05.2019 TURKEY  Deposit-return system for PET bottles starting in 2021 / Plastics industry concerned that beverage market could shrink

30.04.2019 INTERVIEW  Circulate Capital's April Crow talks to PIE about investment opportunities for reducing marine litter in Asia / India is favourable to funders / "Growing urgency to identify and invest in solutions"

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

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