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Environment / Health

29.03.2018 INTERVIEW  Paolo Arcelli, director at Plastic Consult / Current views on plastics industry in Italy

28.03.2018 JORDAN  National plans for waste management and marine litter / Support from UN Environment and “SwitchMed” programme

27.03.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA proposes EU occupational exposure limits for benzene and ACN

26.03.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU will not classify DINP as reprotoxic / Industry sees its position confirmed

22.03.2018 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Study finds lightweight LDPE bags have lowest environmental impact / Independent life cycle assessment in Denmark

15.03.2018 SLOVENIA  Plans for European circular economy hub / Ljubljana has first-rate separate waste collection

08.03.2018 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Initial results of long-awaited US study says BPA safe for consumers at low doses / PlasticsEurope and BPF satisfied / EFSA will continue assessments until 2019

07.03.2018 REACH  Chemicals database to be completed in May / ECHA to increase compliance checks

06.03.2018 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Oxo-biodegradables industry slams EU drive to restrict usage / Conventional polymers seen as the “bigger risk” in microplastics generation

23.02.2018 GREECE  Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems

22.02.2018 LIDL  German supermarket chain targets 20% savings on plastics by 2025 / Full recyclability of packaging for own brands

21.02.2018 GUEST EDITORIAL  Are bioplastics really a better environmental solution?

21.02.2018 RYANAIR  Europe's biggest airline to go "plastic-free" in five years / Passengers to use biodegradable cups and wooden cutlery

19.02.2018 TOY INDUSTRY  ECHA tests find restricted phthalates in toys / Most products REACH-compliant

15.02.2018 MICROPLASTICS  Swedish government bans microbeads in cosmetics and toothpaste / Use in such products "completely unnecessary" says environment minister

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