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recycling
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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August 28, 2018
Cradle to Cradle scientist Michael Braungart calls for fewer and simplified polymers to create material cycles rather than waste
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August 22, 2018
Annual summit on the future of the polyolefins industry to take place on January 16-17, 2019 in Antwerp, Belgium; registration now open
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August 20, 2018
Australian retailer Coles switches to recyclable meat packaging made from recycled PET with biodegradable barrier layer
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August 20, 2018
Exhibition and conference on recycling and waste management to take place on September 12-13, 2018, in Birmingham, UK; focus on plastic waste problems
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August 16, 2018
Position paper by nova-Institute highlights why chemical and plastics industry should switch to renewable carbon sources and illustrates how this could be achieved
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August 14, 2018
Article by Environmental Health News discusses increasing challenge of plastic waste driven by economic pressure and growth; recycling and bioplastics deemed ‘simple solutions’ incapable of meeting problem’s scale
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August 13, 2018
French government plans to make products packaged in non-recycled plastic more expensive than those using recycled packaging
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August 13, 2018
EFSA’s CEP Panel considers PET made from recycling process ‘General Plastic’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions
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