PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

NGO Tearfund links climate change with plastics pollution from major consumer brands / Study focused on six developing countries / Coca-Cola worst offender

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath

INDORAMA

Joint venture with Coca-Cola inked on bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in Philippines / 30,000 t/y capacity by 2021

USA

California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution

USA

Management changes underway for Plastics Industry Association / Plastic bag alliance renamed

EQUATE

Production of first batch of 25% chemically recycled PET has started / European market targeted

COCA-COLA

Customers like using plastic bottles, says sustainability head at WEF / New partnership with “Benioff Ocean Initiative” to clean up polluted rivers

USA

General Motors latest company to quit Plastics Industry Association / Pressure from Greenpeace and other NGOs

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Early progress being made to eliminate problem packaging / Accelerated efforts needed to reach 2025 targets / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP progress report

USA

Greenpeace accuses consumer good companies of false promises on plastics pollution / Call for investment in refill and reuse systems / SC Johnson quits Plastics Industry Association

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Collaboration in Vietnam to boost recycling efforts / Japan's Suntory sets targets for more sustainable PET packaging

EQUIPOLYMERS

Food-grade PET with up to 25% recyclate from chemical recycling

USA

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo leave Plastics Industry Association following pressure from Greenpeace

MARINE LITTER

Circulate Capital issues guide to aid investors in fighting plastics pollution / Focus on South and Southeast Asia / Investment opportunities in waste management and recycling

PLASTICS RECYCLING AFRICA

Major consumer goods companies form new alliance / Aim to accelerate development of waste management in Sub-Saharan region

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Coca-Cola and other major brands disclose plastic packaging production figures / Businesses across value chain commit to reducing plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UNEP report

FRANCE

National pact on plastic packaging / Government, NGOs and retailers commit to ambitious recycling targets

PET TO PET RECYCLING ÖSTERREICH

Austrian recycler increases capacity / More PET bottles recovered in 2018 than previous year

INTERVIEW

Loop Industries' chief growth officer Nelson Switzer / Partnerships with major global brands, rPET from chemical recycling and building up facilities

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Emerging technologies can drive circular economy / Five key challenges to overcome / World Economic Forum report

EVENTS

EuPC's "European Food Contact Plastics Seminar" to be held in Brussels

PACKAGING RECYCLING

TerraCycle establishes global alliance to promote reusable and recyclable packaging / Over 20 major companies join Loop / Circular shopping platform

COCA-COLA

US drinks giant extends deal with Ioniqa / Dutch firm set to launch factory producing high-quality food-grade rPET

LOOP INDUSTRIES

Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018

MARINE LITTER

Greenpeace's global plastics pollution audit identifies top brands / Coca-Cola world's worst offender / PS and PET most common plastic waste