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December 14, 2018

Industry report on circular plastics technology

Industry associations publish report summarizing technical solutions supporting EU plastics strategy

Topics: circular economy, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

December 14, 2018

Responsibility of (bio)plastics industry

13^th annual European Bioplastics conference discusses impacts of plastics pollution, elements of EU circular economy package, food contact regulations, bioplastics market development, life cycle assessment, new building blocks

Topics: bioplastics, circular economy, plastics, pollution, recycling, regulation

Reading time: 4 minutes

December 13, 2018

New PET recycling technology for bottled water

Plastic bottle manufacturers face rising pressure to reduce waste and increase recycled content in PET bottles; new technology aspires to meet demand

Topics: circular economy, PET, plastics

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 13, 2018

EFSA phthalates working group: 4^th meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on phthalates reassesses safety of DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for food contact plastics; updated meeting minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, phthalates, plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 12, 2018

EU plastics industry holds event on circular economy

Various plastic industry associations and initiatives jointly hosted first annual event to report and discuss their progress in circular practices with different stakeholders

Topics: circular economy, plastics

Reading time: 1 minute

December 11, 2018

Restriction of 6 PFASs progresses

ECHA’s risk assessment and socio-economic committees agree with restriction proposal for 6 per- and polyfluorinated substances; CLP classifications adopted for four other FCM-relevant substances

Topics: adhesives, ECHA, fluorinated substances, plastics

Reading time: 1 minute

December 11, 2018

EFSA FCM working group: 2^nd meeting

EFSA’s CEP Panel working group on food contact materials holds 2^nd meeting; minutes now available online

Topics: EFSA, plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 10, 2018

Analysis of polymers’ molecular weight

Yawei Zhang from Knoell consultancy discusses analytical techniques used to characterize molecular weight of industrial polymers for regulatory submissions

Topics: plastics, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

December 7, 2018

Regulation of single-use plastics

UN Environment releases report on global ‘regulatory landscape’ for single-use plastics and microplastics in 192 countries, calls for more consolidation in policies worldwide

Topics: environment, microplastics, plastics, pollution, regulation

Reading time: 2 minutes

December 6, 2018

New research institute for packaging

Nestlé launches Institute of Packaging Sciences to advance development of ‘functional, safe and environmentally friendly’ food packaging

Topics: bioplastics, circular economy, paper & board, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

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