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recycling
November 27, 2018
German Environment Ministry presents 5-point plan to limit plastic waste, suggests measures to reduce plastic consumption, increase recycling, clean up environment
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November 27, 2018
EU Joint Research Centre highlights Commission’s efforts in ensuring safety of food contact materials in new 2-page document
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November 23, 2018
EU Parliament adopts POPs Regulation Recast but rejects amendment to increase maximum concentration limit for persistent organic pollutants such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers in recycled plastics
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November 21, 2018
German quality label RAL Gütezeichen intends to increase average recycled content in PET beverage packaging to 50% by 2022
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November 20, 2018
Special report by Euractiv discusses Europe’s new waste laws and how extended producer responsibility and deposit return schemes can help EU countries reach recycling targets
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November 20, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel held 3rd plenary meeting on October 23-25, 2018, with open sessions; new PET recycling processes, food contact chemicals, updated risk assessment for 5 phthalates discussed
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November 19, 2018
Director of ACS Green Chemistry Institute comments on hazardous materials as barriers to circular economy
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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November 16, 2018
UK’s Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) publishes UK Plastics Pact roadmap to 2025, outlines key actions to take to tackle plastic pollution
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November 5, 2018
Packaging company Sealed Air announces to make all of its plastic packaging, including meat packaging, fully recyclable and reusable by 2025
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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November 1, 2018
Article by EcoWatch outlines some of the challenges in recycling plastics, deems recycling no simple solution to plastic pollution
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