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recycling
January 27, 2017
EU commission publishes roadmap for strategy on plastics in a circular economy; aims to decouple plastics production from fossil fuels, boost recycling and reuse, and reduce leakage into the environment
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January 25, 2017
Packaging design agency PACOON hosts conference on sustainable packaging - SOLPACK 2.0 – on March 8-9, 2017 in Munich
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January 24, 2017
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
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January 16, 2017
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
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January 12, 2017
Annual summit on the future of polyolefins to take place on January 18-19, 2017 in Amsterdam
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January 9, 2017
IdentiPlast conference on recycling and recovery of plastics to take place on February 22-23, 2017 in Vienna
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January 9, 2017
Plastic Recyclers Europe hosts the “Plastics Recycling Show” exhibition and conference on March 29-30, 2017 in Amsterdam
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January 9, 2017
Petcore Europe hosts workshop on opaque and difficult to recycle PET containers and holds annual conference on February 1-2, 2017 in Brussels
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December 21, 2016
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
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December 12, 2016
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
Topics: bioplastics, circular economy, FACET, nanomaterials, plastics, recycling, regulation, risk assessment
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