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20.02.2017 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Governor signs bill overturning New York City bag charge / Taskforce to draft new proposals

06.02.2017 PLASTICS RECYCLING UK  Confusion among British consumers about which plastics can be recycled / Increased standardisation needed across local authorities / Pledge 4 Plastics surveys

25.01.2017 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  WEF, MacArthur Foundation and plastics industry in joint declaration on combatting marine litter / “New Plastics Economy” initiative presents strategies for recycling at Davos

19.01.2017 DANONE  Food giant joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Promoting the circular economy

18.01.2017 REACH  BPA tops ECHA's new SVHC list / Four chemicals may threaten health and environment

23.12.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Landfilling plastic waste could be better than burning for energy / Carbon tax should be transformed to reflect true “environmental” cost / Axion Consulting chief executive Keith Freegard

21.12.2016 USA  Appointments to Trump cabinet have ties to industry / ExxonMobil CEO Tillerson to be secretary of state / Fracking proponents at the helm / “Foxes guarding henhouses”

19.12.2016 BOREALIS  Austrian polyolefins giant joins key circular economy projects PCEP and New Plastics Economy

16.12.2016 PLASTICS & ENVIRONMENT  Industry groups sign up to global marine litter pact / Group changes name to “Global Plastics Alliance" / Projects in place worldwide to tackle problem

01.12.2016 WALMART  US retailer urges suppliers to optimise packaging design, improve recyclability and remove hazchems / Sustainable packaging priorities outlined in new guidance document

29.11.2016 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Much work still needed in UK, paper says / Extended Producer Responsibility is key / Packaging waste cleanup costs exceed GBP 100m annually in England / All parts of supply chain must work together

28.11.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Plastic bag litter on UK beaches nearly halves in 2016 / Plastic bottle debris rises / MSC annual survey

24.11.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Italy's Assocomaplast joins "Operation Clean Sweep" / Trade group pledges to reduce plastic waste from processing

17.11.2016 PLASTICS AND CLIMATE  New EnCO2re partnership to promote commercialisation of CO2 conversion / Industrial and academic teams / Climate-KIC and Covestro at the forefront

17.11.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  California passes statewide ban on single-trip plastic bags / Environment fund rejected

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