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19.12.2024 YEAR-ENDER: EUROPEAN RECYCLATE MARKET  Insolvencies abound as industry faces slowdown / Wider price gap to virgin plastics weighs heavy / Two more difficult years / Will Trump policies aid EU recycling sector?

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

16.12.2024 YEAR-ENDER: PLASTICS INDUSTRY UK  Government´s economic policies, recycling woes, global uncertainty rule the roost in 2024 / Industry prospects in 2025 overshadowed by possible trade war

10.12.2024 CHEMICAL RECYCLING  Zero Waste Europe calls for virgin production cap over chemical reclaim / Industry sees benefit for mixed plastics waste

10.12.2024 PET BOTTLES GERMANY  Consumption down to 408,000 t / First time recyclates outnumber virgin material in moulding blanks – GVM study

09.12.2024 PVC  UK hits imports of US-made S-PVC with swingeing tariffs / Inovyn alleged stateside producers of dumping material

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

03.12.2024 UK  Government stresses support for deposit return scheme / Announcement follows Welsh move to shelve DRS plan

02.12.2024 SPAIN  DRS for plastic bottles to be introduced by 2026 / Alternative system well short of target / Environmentalists praise long-awaited step

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

27.11.2024 PFAS / FLUOROPOLYMERS  Is the EU serious about the PFAS ban? / Interview with pro-K expert Michael Schlipf

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

22.11.2024 VINYLRECYCLING  Dutch PVC recycler files for insolvency / Dispute over categorisation of waste as secondary raw material

20.11.2024 AGRICULTURAL FILMS  Biodegradable mulch films added to European fertiliser regulation / Major headway for farming sustainability – EUBP

19.11.2024 PVC  UK government proposes tariffs on US-made S-PVC / British shops voice fears over impact

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