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14.12.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  EU council adopts parliament's lower threshold for PBDE flame retardants / Proposal to review POPs regulation two years after taking effect

10.12.2018 MICROPLASTICS  ECHA shares thoughts on restriction assessment / Dossier to be released in January / Focus on hazards to the environment

07.12.2018 PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY  Packaging manufacturers commit to use more recycled materials / Up to 23% recyclate content by 2025

05.12.2018 IRELAND  Working group to develop plastics waste policy / National study for meeting EU single-use targets

03.12.2018 UK RECYCLING  Report recommends levy on virgin packaging to boost recyclate demand / Establishment of single producer responsibility organisation proposed / Eunomia report

30.11.2018 MARINE LITTER  Plastics waste collected in three Spanish ports / Categorised articles from Atlantic and Mediterranean waters

27.11.2018 PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS  Fastest-growing source of oil consumption is petrochemicals / Plastics demand as key driver / Recycling could help cut carbon dioxide emissions and reduce marine litter

23.11.2018 MARINE LITTER  European banks form "Clean Oceans Initiative" with projected EUR 2 bn funds / Focus on Africa, Asia and Middle East

22.11.2018 UK RECYCLING  Axion says changing business models could boost recyclate quality / Petchem industry's interest in recyclers could further development

21.11.2018 UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY  Sustainability group Wrap publishes packaging reduction targets to guide "Plastics Pact" members

19.11.2018 THOMAS COOK  Travel company to reduce disposable plastics across own-brand hotels and airline / Plastic straws and stirrers

14.11.2018 UNITED KINGDOM  House of Lords report calls for urgent clarification on chemicals regulation post-Brexit / Concerns on REACH registrations and data

12.11.2018 MARINE LITTER  Greenpeace's global plastics pollution audit identifies top brands / Coca-Cola world's worst offender / PS and PET most common plastic waste

08.11.2018 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Albanian ban in effect / Serbian capital to implement restriction on sale of plastic bags in 2020 / Study shows decline in bags in North Sea

05.11.2018 MARINE LITTER  US law aims to tackle marine pollution crisis / "Marine Debris Program" extended through 2022 / International agreements with major polluters encouraged

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