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recycling
April 26, 2018
EU Parliament holds meeting on best practices, health and environmental impact, challenges and opportunities of food packaging systems
Topics: circular economy, recycling
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April 19, 2018
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
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April 19, 2018
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
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April 17, 2018
EU plastics strategy promotes using recycled plastics in food packaging, however food safety needs to be guaranteed, Euractiv article illustrates
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April 16, 2018
European Container Glass Federation publishes latest statistics on glass packaging recycling in the EU; glass recycling rate stabilizes at 74%
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April 16, 2018
Food company Nestlé reveals plans to implement recyclable or reusable solutions for all of its packaging by 2025
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April 16, 2018
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
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April 12, 2018
Expert panel discusses chemical safety of food packaging and management of packaging waste at Euractiv event in Brussels
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April 10, 2018
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
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April 9, 2018
Companies Unilever, Ioniqa and Indorama Ventures develop technology converting PET waste into virgin grade material to be used for food packaging
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