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November 6, 2017

EU working group on FCMs: Meeting presentation

EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses revision of ceramics directive and plastics recycling; meeting agenda and presentation now available

Topics: ceramics, DG SANTE, European Commission, plastics, recycling, regulation

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November 1, 2017

EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 19^th meeting

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

Topics: EFSA, PET, plastics, recycling

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October 31, 2017

Conference: PET in the circular economy

Petcore Europe holds annual conference on February 7-8, 2018 in Brussels; focus on strategies for PET in the circular economy; registration now open

Topics: circular economy, events, PET, recycling

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October 31, 2017

EFSA assesses ‘Krones’ recycling process

EFSA’s CEF Panel considers PET made from recycling process ‘Krones’ safe for use in food contact articles for all types of foodstuffs under certain conditions

Topics: EFSA, PET, recycling

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October 31, 2017

Conference: Paper and board FCMs in a circular economy

Belgian trade association of paper and board processing industries holds conference on November 17, 2017 in Brussels; focus on use of recycled materials for food contact

Topics: circular economy, events, migration, paper & board, recycling

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October 26, 2017

Barriers to using recycled plastics

European Plastics Converters Association survey shows quality issues, instability of supply, as well as lacking support by customers and regulation hinder the use of recycled plastic materials in Europe

Topics: circular economy, plastics, recycling

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October 20, 2017

Plastics additives and recycling

Scientists review chemical additives in plastics, addressing migration and environmental impact during their use, disposal, and recycling; emission of toxics and contamination of recycled products should be avoided to ensure health and environmental protection

Topics: additive, environment, pollution, recycling

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October 17, 2017

Opinion: Use of plastic packaging must stop

Former CEO of UK’s retailer Asda claims that recycling alone cannot solve ‘plastic proliferation crisis;’ calls on supermarkets to replace plastic packaging by alternative packaging, proposes creating ‘plastic-free aisles’

Topics: ban, plastics, pollution, recycling

Reading time: 2 minutes

October 12, 2017

Substances of concern in the circular economy

EU Parliament addresses the fate of chemicals in the circular economy, supports the development of non-toxic material cycles

Topics: circular economy, recycling, substitution, SVHC

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October 6, 2017

EU urged to authorize recycling for food contact

Industry association Plastics Recyclers Europe calls on EU Commission to officially authorize EFSA-evaluated processes for use of recycled plastics in food contact applications

Topics: European Commission, recycling, regulation, risk assessment

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