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April 6, 2018

EU Parliament’s draft resolution on plastics

EU Parliament’s Environment Committee publishes draft resolution on EU strategy for plastics in circular economy; deadline for tabling amendments May 3, 2018

Topics: bioplastics, circular economy, European Commission, European Parliament, microplastics, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 4 minutes

April 4, 2018

UK to introduce bottle deposit system

UK government announces introduction of deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers made of plastic, glass, metal; planned scheme subject to consultation later in 2018

Topics: glass, plastics, pollution, recycling, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

April 3, 2018

CEF Panel: 74^th plenary meeting

EFSA’s CEF Panel discusses PET recycling processes and new mandates for evaluating food contact chemicals at 74^th plenary meeting held March 7-8, 2018

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling, risk assessment

Reading time: 1 minute

March 27, 2018

Notification of SVHCs to be required under EU waste directive

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

Topics: circular economy, ECHA, European Parliament, REACH, recycling, SVHC

Reading time: 1 minute

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

Topics: circular economy, European Commission, European Parliament, microplastics, plastics, pollution, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

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

Topics: circular economy, events, recycling, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

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

Topics: circular economy, European Commission, European Parliament, plastics, pollution, recycling, regulation

Reading time: 1 minute

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

Topics: flame retardants, plastics, recycling, SVHC

Reading time: 1 minute

February 27, 2018

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 21^st meeting

Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling

Reading time: 1 minute

February 23, 2018

2^nd 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

Topics: events, plastics, recycling

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