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April 30, 2018

Chemicals in marine plastics as persistent pollutants

Publication by working group of Regional Centers of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions views marine plastics litter and its chemical components as persistent pollutants, calls for immediate preventive measures to reduce plastics pollution

Topics: endocrine disruptor, plastics, pollution

Reading time: 3 minutes

April 26, 2018

UK plastics pact

UK WRAP alliance and Ellen MacArthur Foundation launch UK Plastics Pact uniting national stakeholders; platform part of international initiative The Plastics Pact aiming to accelerate transition towards new plastics economy

Topics: circular economy, plastics, pollution, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 26, 2018

Upcoming bans on single-use plastics

UK plans banning plastic straws and cotton buds; New York governor proposes statewide ban on plastic bags, with exemptions

Topics: plastics, pollution, recycling, regulation

Reading time: 2 minutes

April 17, 2018

Deadline for Indian PET bottle ban extended

Consumers and retailers in Indian state Maharashtra must dispose of banned plastic items such as PET bottles smaller than 0.5 L until June 23, 2018

Topics: PET, plastics, pollution, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

April 17, 2018

Cautious use of recycled plastics in food packaging

EU plastics strategy promotes using recycled plastics in food packaging, however food safety needs to be guaranteed, Euractiv article illustrates

Topics: circular economy, EFSA, European Commission, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 16, 2018

Nestlé: 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025

Food company Nestlé reveals plans to implement recyclable or reusable solutions for all of its packaging by 2025

Topics: circular economy, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 16, 2018

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 22^nd meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online

Topics: EFSA, European Commission, PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 12, 2018

Sweden supports EU restrictions on microplastics

Swedish Chemicals Agency sees need for extended ban on microplastics in cosmetic and other chemical products, endorses restriction at EU level

Topics: ECHA, microplastics, plastics, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

April 11, 2018

Microplastics in compost

New study finds microplastic particles in compost from supermarket and household waste; plastic fragments most likely remnants of food packaging; potential source of microplastic contamination in soil and freshwater

Topics: microplastics, plastics, pollution

Reading time: 1 minute

April 10, 2018

New report on single-use plastic and food waste

Report by Friends of the Earth Europe, Zero Waste Europe, Rethink Plastic Alliance finds single-use plastic packaging not effective at reducing food waste, proposes solutions to cut both plastic and food waste

Topics: circular economy, food, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 3 minutes

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