Amendment to EU waste framework directive foresees obligation for suppliers to notify ECHA of SVHCs present in articles, aims to create transparent and non-toxic material cycles for circular economy
March 20, 2018
Stakeholders discuss EU plastics strategy
EU Commission holds stakeholder conference on circular economy and plastics strategy; industry experts call for stronger legislative support to reach recycling goals
March 20, 2018
Workshop on FCMs in the circular economy
Euractiv holds workshop on quality and safety of food packaging in the circular economy, April 10, 2018 in Brussels
March 13, 2018
Opinion: Don’t undervalue plastics
UK MEP cautious about drastic measures to eliminate plastics use, highlights benefits of plastic packaging to ensure food safety and reduce food waste, calls for increased recycling and innovation to tackle plastic waste
March 12, 2018
Flame retardants in plastic waste
Study commissioned by Norwegian Environment Agency analyzes brominated flame retardants in post-consumer plastics intended for recycling, finds low levels of commercial decaBDE, HBCD, BDE-209, TBBPA, DBDPE
February 27, 2018
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 21st meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
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 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 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
