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27.08.2018 MARINE LITTER  Pacific garbage patch on alert / Ocean Cleanup to launch floating collection system in September / Estimates of 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in gyre

20.08.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Should Basel Convention cover plastics waste? / Norway seeks amendment

17.08.2018 FRANCE  Plans for virgin plastic packaging to become more expensive / Higher landfill taxation / Environment ministry calls for radical restructuring of French economy / Marine litter mission

17.08.2018 ACTEGA  Child-friendly TPE compounds / EU's BPA migration amendment takes hold in November

24.07.2018 MARINE LITTER  EU and China sign partnership on oceans / Ellen MacArthur Foundation sees potential of circular economy for plastics

20.07.2018 CHINA  Fiscal leverage to support environmental policy / National waste fees and recycling rates for 2020

19.07.2018 MARINE LITTER  Record quantities of microplastics in Mediterranean Sea / WWF reports massive increase in marine litter through summer tourism / German and Swiss waters also have serious waste problems

13.07.2018 STARBUCKS  Coffee company implements takeaway cup charge across the UK / Plans to eliminate single-use plastic straws worldwide by 2020

03.07.2018 PET RECYCLING EUROPE  Coca-Cola joins “Demeto” project for chemical recycling

25.06.2018 VOLVO  Plans to use 25% recycled plastics in new cars from 2025

25.06.2018 GREECE  Shopping bag usage at supermarkets falls 76% on bag charge / Sikinos first Greek island to ban plastic straws

15.06.2018 INDIA  Ban on single-use plastics from 2022 / “CleanSeas” campaign and clean up of historic monuments / Reports spotlight waste management successes and setbacks

14.06.2018 SINGLE-USE PLASTICS  Ikea sets 2020 target to remove disposable plastics in restaurants / Switzerland makes no move to follow EU's proposal for single-use products / Plastic straws essential for some people

13.06.2018 MARINE LITTER  G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments

11.06.2018 PLASTIC PACKAGING  Benefits for a circular economy / World Packaging Organisation position paper

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