FRANCE

Ban on single-use plastic tableware and packaging / Heavy criticism from French and European associations / Poor definitions of items and conflict with EU law

PLASTICS RECYCLING

EU establishes "polynSPIRE" project / Four-year programme comprises 22 partners with funding of nearly EUR 10m

PET TRAYS

Policymakers urged not to set consumption cuts / Call for collection targets / Industry pledge to raise recyclate content to 70%

FOOD PACKAGING

EU making a move to approve recycling processes for food-contact materials

EVENTS

First EuPC conference on circular polymers in furniture to take place in November

EVENTS

EuPC conference on plastic packaging to take place in Brussels in September

EVENTS

More than 50 industry experts attended MedPharmPlast Europe's conference in France

INTERVIEW

“We're in the same boat” / New EuPC president Renato Zelcher eyes stronger collaboration with producers' association PlasticsEurope

INTERVIEW

“We have to take care not only of the low hanging fruits such as PET bottles” / EuPC managing director Alexandre Dangis on the EU plastics policy and industry actions preoccupying Europe's converters

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

European Commission publishes regulations on disposable plastic products / Collection rate for bottles set / Sharp criticism from PlasticsEurope and EuPC

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

"Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe 2018": Six plastics producers awarded / Vynova gets special prize for polymer quality / Ceremony at EuPC conference in Milan

EUPC

Renato Zelcher new president of plastics converters' association / Circular economy is central theme at annual meeting

IVK EUROPE

Karin Arz is managing director of plastic sheets association

EVENTS

EuPC “Plastics Packaging Conference” to take place in September

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

Study finds lightweight LDPE bags have lowest environmental impact / Independent life cycle assessment in Denmark

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

EuPC survey to gain insight into 3D printing in European plastics converting industry

PLASTICS RECYCLING ITALY

Government introduces policy incentivising use of recycled plastics / Tax benefits in fiscal 2018 budget

ASSOCIATIONS

EuPC annual meeting to be held in Milan / Polymer producers awards ceremony

GREECE

Environmental fee on plastic carrier bags in shops / Alignment with EU directive to curb consumption / Greek plastics industry association foresees problems

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

Third edition of "Best Polymer Producers Awards for Europe" / Online voting until mid-May / Special prize for polymer quality

EVENTS

“Food Contact Plastics Seminar” to be held in Brussels in April

PLASTICS RECYCLING

EuPC launches second survey on using recycled plastics materials in Europe / Poll closes end May

INTERVIEW

Jürgen Bruder, head of German plastic packaging association IK / Over half of domestic plastic packaging is already recycled / Plans in progress to improve eco-design and recyclate use

EU PLASTICS STRATEGY

First EU-wide strategy on plastics / Focus on recycling / Revision of packaging directive / Framework for waste prevention / Advancing global action / Industry associations make their own recycling commitments

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

European associations co-author voluntary commitments framework / Plastics recycling and resource efficiency