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13.01.2025 BISPHENOL-A  EU bans use of BPA in food-contact materials / Transitional periods of up to 36 months

08.01.2025 PLASTIC BAGS  Croatia introduces fee for thin plastic bags

17.12.2024 PACKAGING EUROPE  Council of the EU formally adopts PPWR / Regulation to be applied 18 months after date of entry into force

05.12.2024 US PET MARKET  Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040

04.12.2024 UN PLASTICS TREATY  No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned

29.11.2024 FOOTWEAR  Aimplas develops 3D-printing material from scrap shoe leather

28.11.2024 PACKAGING EUROPE  PPWR corrigendum officially approved by MEPs / Regulation expected to enter into force at start of 2025

26.11.2024 SWEDEN  Industry praises cancellation of plastic bag tax / Move could bolster competitiveness against imports / Abolishment not expected to affect plastics waste management

26.11.2024 ENVALIOR  Launch of high-performance composites, sustainable PBT compounds / Producer announces sustainability ambitions

20.11.2024 WASTE EXPORTS  UK shipments to Turkey on the rise again / 60% increase between 2022 and 2023 – Greenpeace

12.11.2024 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  UK government accepts use of mass balance to verify chemically recycled plastics for packaging tax / EU member states show support, EC mulls it over

12.11.2024 ECHA  SVHC list extended to include flame retardant triphenyl phosphate

11.11.2024 PACKAGING GERMANY  German federal environment agency considers special levy on dairy-product packaging / Decision receives harsh criticism from associations

07.11.2024 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Global partnership EPPIC receives fresh funding of USD 14 mn from US Department of State for fight against plastics pollution / Further support by Trump unlikely

06.11.2024 PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT  Report calls for ban on UK waste exports / Current system ‘causes waste colonialism' – EIA

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