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18.01.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  BASF and Americas Styrenics join World Plastics Council

16.01.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  PlasticsEurope hails EP's rejection of full BPA food packaging ban / ECHA adds endocrine disruptor to the chemical's SVHC entry / EFSA still awaiting US study conclusion?

15.01.2018 MICROPLASTICS  UK government brings in cosmetics microbeads ban / Move comes as prime minister demands reduction in plastic use and waste / BPF cautions on government's tone of language

09.01.2018 DOWDUPONT  Plan to aid Indonesian efforts to process locally-collected plastics waste into roads / Project could help reduce ocean plastics

13.12.2017 MARINE LITTER  Single-use plastics make up about half of beach litter in Europe / Reducing consumption could curb large source of marine pollution / Regulations needed for long-term effectiveness / Seas At Risk report

12.12.2017 PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE  EuPC survey results on use of recycled plastic materials / Poor quality and unreliable supply key barriers / Price is primary incentive / Second survey in 2018

11.12.2017 MARINE LITTER  Port of Antwerp and companies sign pledge to collaborate on plastic pellet loss prevention

04.12.2017 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  India struggles to deal with mountains of plastic waste / Nationwide restrictions follow tighter state-level rules for sale and disposal / World's largest jute producer discovers renewables

23.11.2017 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Consumer goods group Henkel participating in initiative against plastics waste in Haiti / Partnership with Plastic Bank

22.11.2017 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"

13.11.2017 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for oxo-degradable plastic packaging ban / Contribution to microplastic pollution

10.11.2017 MARINE LITTER  "Operation Clean Sweep" helps prevent plastic pellet loss / PlasticsEurope plans to get all members taking part by 2017 / Large rivers significantly add to global ocean waste

02.11.2017 PLASTICS RECYCLING  Launch of "Demeto" project to recycle European PET waste / Chemical technology developed by gr3n

01.11.2017 SWITZERLAND  Government in favour of material recycling of PE film / Voluntary collection to begin with

20.10.2017 MARINE LITTER  Ocean Conservancy and WPC part of USD 150m initiative to combat ocean plastics / Waste and recycling management in Southeast Asia / EU commits to fund European and global strategies and centres

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