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May 11, 2018

ACC: All plastic packaging recycled or recovered by 2040

Plastics industry members of American Chemistry Council commit to ensuring that ‘100% of plastics packaging is re-used, recycled or recovered by 2040’

Topics: circular economy, pollution, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

May 3, 2018

Plastic packaging industry discusses current challenges

Food Contact Plastics Seminar 2018 addresses EU plastics strategy, bioassays, Chinese FCM legislation, developments in EU FCM regulations

Topics: DG SANTE, European Commission, microplastics, migration, NIAS, plastics, recycling, regulation, toxicity testing

Reading time: 4 minutes

April 27, 2018

EFSA: Safety assessment of PET recycling process

EFSA’s CEF Panel considers ‘BTB PET direct IV+’-recycled PET safe for contact with all foodstuffs for long-term storage at room temperature, with or without hotfill; trays made of this recycled PET not to be used in microwave and ovens

Topics: circular economy, EFSA, recycling, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

April 26, 2018

Swiss authorities investigate paper and board packaging

Enforcement campaign finds mineral oils, plasticizers, photoinitiators, chlorinated substances in paper and board packaging; >50% of companies could not demonstrate legal compliance

Topics: enforcement, mineral oils, paper & board, photointitiators, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

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 26, 2018

Round table discussion on food packaging in the circular economy

EU Parliament holds meeting on best practices, health and environmental impact, challenges and opportunities of food packaging systems

Topics: circular economy, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 19, 2018

Efficiency of ‘PET-eating’ enzyme can be improved

Scientists modify PET-degrading bacterial enzyme to make it more efficient; enzyme also supports PEF degradation; further improvement required to allow industrial application in plastics recycling

Topics: PET, pollution, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

April 19, 2018

EU Parliament approves new waste policy

EU Parliament votes in favor of waste legislation package; 2030 recycling targets set at 60% for municipal waste and 70% for packaging; manufacturers to make information on SVHC content in products available to public

Topics: circular economy, European Parliament, recycling, regulation, SVHC

Reading time: 2 minutes

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

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