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September 19, 2018
French National Assembly adopts law banning plastic food containers in child care, school, university catering services by 2025
Topics: plastics, regulation
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September 18, 2018
European Parliament votes to approve Commission’s plastics strategy, adopts resolution on hazardous chemicals and recycling
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September 12, 2018
Article in Vox summarizes health concerns related to chemicals in plastic food packaging, discuss U.S. regulatory system, recommend actions to limit exposure
Topics: bisphenol A, chronic disease, epidemiology, exposure, GRAS, migration, phthalates, plastics, regulation
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September 11, 2018
European Parliament to vote on EU Commission’s plastics strategy on September 13, 2018; vote on single-use plastics directive planned for October 2018
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September 10, 2018
PepsiCo commits to using 50% recycled polyethylene terephthalate in beverage bottles in the EU by 2030
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September 10, 2018
Plastics Recyclers Europe's ‘RecyClass’ project releases testing protocol for evaluating recyclability of polyethylene plastic films
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September 5, 2018
Norwegian Consumer Council finds phthalates, bisphenols, brominated flame retardants, chlorinated paraffins leaching from reusable plastic drinking bottles into water
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September 3, 2018
Proposed amendment to Basel Convention seeks to limit export of plastic waste to developing countries, help reduce plastic pollution crisis
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September 3, 2018
Euractiv article discusses imminent authorization of plastic recycling processes for food contact by EU Commission; concerns about chemical contamination and migration remain; adoption foreseen by end of 2018
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August 30, 2018
Financial institution Citi publishes report on risks and opportunities in single-use plastics, discusses alternative materials metal, glass, paper
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