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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

05.11.2024 PACKAGING UK  Government urged to help reduce packaging use, facilitate recycling / LGA calls for review of moves to cut EPR fees

04.11.2024 POLYPLASTICS POM grades with short cellulose fibre reinforcement in development

31.10.2024 MICROPLASTICS Veolia to test detection tech at Swiss PET recycling plant

30.10.2024 BASF PA 6, TPU grades with low-carbon footprint / Ultramid ZeroPCF to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

25.10.2024 COP29  EU Parliament, Council formulate goals for climate conference / Tough negotiations expected / Financing to be thorny issue

23.10.2024 PLASTICS AND HEALTH  Study finds carcinogenic flame retardants in black plastics / E-waste recycling targeted

22.10.2024 PVC  Scientists develop novel method to make PVC products more durable / New method may mean less microplastics pollution

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