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September 5, 2018

Unwanted chemicals in drinking bottles

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

Restrictions on plastic waste trade?

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

EU authorization of PET recycling for FCMs coming soon

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

New market research on single-use plastics

Financial institution Citi publishes report on risks and opportunities in single-use plastics, discusses alternative materials metal, glass, paper
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August 28, 2018

Opinion: Plastic packaging should be simplified

Cradle to Cradle scientist Michael Braungart calls for fewer and simplified polymers to create material cycles rather than waste
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August 27, 2018

3rd plastics update conference

Plastics Innovation Competence Centre hosts 3rd Plastics Update Conference in Fribourg, Switzerland; registration open until November 1, 2018
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August 27, 2018

Plastic pollution through the food chain

HuffPost video summarizes extent of plastic pollution, effects on wildlife and humans, proposed measures against single-use plastics
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August 23, 2018

Packaging industry questions EU single-use plastics directive

European Organization for Packaging and the Environment and other packaging associations comment on proposed EU directive on single-use plastics, express concern over directive's quality and impact on internal market
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August 21, 2018

ECETOC annual report 2017

Annual report of European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals informs about activities on endocrine disruptors, polymers, risk assessment tools
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August 20, 2018

Recyclable packaging for meat products

Australian retailer Coles switches to recyclable meat packaging made from recycled PET with biodegradable barrier layer
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