New York’s mayor Bloomberg tries to increase plastic recycling through banning plastic foam food packaging
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February 15, 2013
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July 1, 2019
Questions surround French deposit scheme
Pending introduction of a deposit-return scheme for bottles in France raising questions by stakeholders; applicable materials, functioning, and cost distributions not yet clear
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June 19, 2018
Socio-economic analysis of persistent pollutants
DG GROWTH publishes report on persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) and very persistent, very bioaccumulative (vPvB) substances, detailing ‘stock pollution’ approach to socio-economic analysis of such substances subject to REACH authorization and restriction in the EU
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May 22, 2015
Polystyrene FCM recycling not economical
Video explains why expanded polystyrene from food contact uses is not commonly recycled in the U.S.A.
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May 23, 2016
Opinion: EC guilty of EDC delays
Article in Le Monde critically discusses European Commission’s impact assessment on criteria to identify EDCs; final EDC criteria expected on June 15, 2016
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August 23, 2022
US Senate passes bills to increase recycling accessibility, data
United States Senate unanimously passes the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; both receive wide support from industry and environmental groups; must pass House of Representatives to become national policy
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May 16, 2024
Consumer goods companies abandoning 2025 plastic packaging reduction goals
Unilever reduces environmental pledges and sets new timeline; new approach is meant to be more focused, long term, and systemic; receives criticism from civil society
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February 18, 2019
Antimony trioxide inhalation limit
U.S. scientific organization recommends lowering inhalation limit to 0.02 mg/m3; industry group warns of cost increases and intransparency in calculations
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June 18, 2021
Scientists review state of edible films and coatings
Two new reviews investigate types, properties, and application of edible films and coatings applied on food; reuse of food waste to protect fresh food; addition of nanomaterials identified to further increase mechanical and barrier properties of edible films
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November 11, 2020
Review on mechanical recycling of plastic packaging
Article in peer-reviewed journal provides thorough overview of mechanical recycling processes by polymer, discusses chemical additives used; concludes mechanical recycling will remain most effective method to recycle plastics
