Packaging design agency PACOON hosts conference on sustainable packaging – SOLPACK 2.0 – on March 8-9, 2017 in Munich
January 24, 2017
Vote on EU waste management legislation
EU Parliament’s Environment Committee votes on legislative package including directive on packaging and packaging waste; European Container Glass Federation recommends equal rules and principles for all packaging materials
January 16, 2017
Strategies for a new plastics economy
New Plastics Economy initiative launches new report at World Economic Forum and presents 3 strategies for a more sustainable plastic packaging market: redesign & innovation, reuse, and recycling
January 12, 2017
Conference on polyolefins
Annual summit on the future of polyolefins to take place on January 18-19, 2017 in Amsterdam
January 9, 2017
Conference on plastics recycling and recovery
IdentiPlast conference on recycling and recovery of plastics to take place on February 22-23, 2017 in Vienna
January 9, 2017
Plastics recycling show rescheduled
Plastic Recyclers Europe hosts the “Plastics Recycling Show” exhibition and conference on March 29-30, 2017 in Amsterdam
January 9, 2017
Workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET
Petcore Europe hosts workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET containers and holds annual conference on February 1-2, 2017 in Brussels
December 21, 2016
EU working group on FCMs: New meeting summary
EU Commission’s working group on FCMs discusses migration testing guidelines, 7th amendment to plastic FCM regulation, mineral oil migration, authorization of recycling processes, and EFSA opinion on safety assessment of FCMs
December 12, 2016
P&P: Plastics track
Plastics track of Smithers Pira 2016 conference “Plastics & Paper in contact with foodstuffs” covers developments in sorting and recycling techniques, bioplastics, migration analysis, risk assessment of NIAS, and FCM packaging compliance
December 6, 2016
EFSA working group on recycling plastics: 14th meeting
Updated meeting minutes of EFSA’s CEF Panel working group on recycling plastics now available online
