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23.03.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Pollution levels in oceans continue to rise / Need for global action / “PolyTalk” conference spurs intense discussions about marine litter / Research warns that amount of plastic packaging ending up in the oceans should not rise

14.03.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New method to register plastic waste entering the ocean / Model being trialled at the North Sea / Collaboration against marine litter involving numerous associations

11.03.2016 PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS  Dutch ban on complimentary bags at check-out counters in effect since 1 January / Ultra-thin bags exempted / Effort aimed at meeting EU guidelines for reduced consumption

01.03.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Hamburg municipality in Germany plans to ban coffee capsules and one-way packaging / Guidelines for “environmentally friendly” sourcing

19.02.2016 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft

17.02.2016 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Tests indicate BPS no less harmful than BPA / Latest studies say both are endocrine disruptors / Disputed claim said to show that all plastics are capable of leaching

09.02.2016 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  New study points to ways of “triggering a revolution” in the plastics industrial ecosystem / Strategies for improving material flow, recycling and reuse / Part of “Project Mainstream” / Release at WEF in Davos

22.12.2015 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Sweden wins lawsuit over endocrine disruptors / General Court says EU Commission broke the law

21.12.2015 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  ECHA adds five new candidates to Authorisation List / Substances of Very High Concern

11.12.2015 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  ECHA committees favour restricting BPA-containing cash register receipts / Debate over French plans for ban / Opinions sent to EU Commission for decision

07.12.2015 CIRCULAR ECONOMY  Plastics organisations critical of EU's revised proposals / Waste reduction targets seen as insufficient / Landfilling will still be allowed / Recyclers call new package “light” version

01.12.2015 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  “Biodegradables” part of the marine litter problem, not the solution / UNEP report

22.10.2015 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Efforts to reduce plastic waste in oceans should focus on five key nations / Improvements in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand could cut global plastic waste leakage by 45% / Ocean Conservancy report

22.09.2015 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  French constitutional court overturns export ban for packaging made with BPA / Legal challenge by PlasticsEurope / Restrictions on use in France remain in place

22.06.2015 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Circular Economy Resolution passes European Parliament's Environment Committee / PlasticsEurope welcomes landfill restriction plans but questions eco-design proposals / “Recycling difficult”

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