Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
February 27, 2018
Plastic straws to be banned
UK Environment Secretary pushes for ban on plastics straws; EU Commission’s vice-president says EU law on single-use plastics expected before summer 2018
February 23, 2018
2nd plastics recycling show
Plastics Recyclers Europe hosts 2018 Plastics Recycling Show Europe, a pan-European exhibition and conference for plastics recycling experts, on April 24-25, 2018 in Amsterdam
February 22, 2018
Strategies for PET in the circular economy
Petcore Europe’s annual conference discusses perspectives and strategies for PET in the circular economy; conference proceedings now available
February 21, 2018
Focus on plastic pollution
As microplastics are increasingly found in waters, lands and organisms, governments, businesses and institutions take action on single-use plastics
February 21, 2018
How to avoid exposure to BPA?
Article in The Guardian discusses health risks associated with bisphenol A and ways to reduce exposure from food packaging
February 20, 2018
EFSA assesses 2 more PET recycling processes
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling processes ‘EstPak Plastik’ and ‘Concept Plastic Packaging’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions
February 14, 2018
CEF Panel: 73rd plenary meeting
EFSA’s CEF Panel discusses plastic recycling processes and new mandates for evaluating food contact substances at 73rd plenary meeting held January 23-25, 2018
February 14, 2018
EU regulation on BPA in FCMs published
EU Commission issues new regulation on the use of bisphenol A in plastic food contact materials, varnishes and coatings, infant ‘sippy’ cups; applies from September 6, 2018
February 13, 2018
Flexible plastics recycling growing in Europe
Plastics Recyclers Europe report increase in recycling capacity for flexible polyethylene plastics, call for monomaterial alternatives to unrecyclable multilayer materials
