AUSTRIA

Greenpeace criticises poor recycling rates for PET bottles / “Increase the proportion of returnable containers”

PLASTICS TAX

EU summit agrees budget and coronavirus recovery fund / Plastics industry criticises levy on non-recyclable packaging

GERMANY

Cabinet approves ban on single-use plastic items / Environmental organisation calls for expansion of reuse systems

PLASTIC PACKAGING

French and German associations call for minimal regulation to implement EU's circular economy plan / Plastics tax does not take into account EPR contributions now in place

PLASTIC PACKAGING

IK survey of German manufacturers shows varied coronavirus impacts

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Increasing demand for pharma packaging due to coronavirus / Bottles for disinfectants especially needed / Associations support fast lanes at the borders

PLASTIC PACKAGING

EU commissioner Sinkevicius calls for a blanket ban / German and EU converters associations question environmental impact

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

German government launches plastic bag ban / Recycling association rejects plans / Japan wants to lower consumption

PLASTIC PACKAGING

IK publishes English-language guidelines for environmentally friendly packaging / Holistic approach for eco design

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Plastics industry establishes clarity on global plastics flows for the first time / Study based on data from 44 countries shows differentiated picture / More specifically targeted measures should be planned more specifically

PLASTIC PACKAGING

“PackTheFuture Award 2019” / Application period for European packaging award has started

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

German environment ministry considers ban / Plastic packaging industry association sharply criticises “symbolic policy”

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Turnover for H1 2019 down on 2018 / Heavy falls in June / Technical components still a big worry / Industrial packaging, building products and consumer goods also on the decline

AGRICULTURAL FILMS RECYCLING

Germany's Erde initiative presents voluntary commitment to 65% recycling rate by 2022

IK

Martin Engelmann to head German plastic packaging association

EUPC

Annual meeting focuses on circular economy and sustainability / Cooperation between producers and converters to be intensified / New members elected to steering committee

PLASTICS PROCESSING GERMANY

Automotive industry hitting the brakes is noticeable in the first quarter / Decline in sales of technical parts / Picture is one of uncertainty

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

EuPC launches platform for monitoring recycled plastics usage / Available to plastics converters in six EU countries

AGRICULTURAL FILMS RECYCLING

Germany's Erde initiative almost doubles collection volume

EVENTS

EuPC and IK organise conference “A Circular Future with Plastics” in Berlin / Award ceremony for best polymer producers

PET RECYCLING GERMANY

Over 97% of single-use beverage bottles are recycled / EU's planned target rates exceeded / Few waste PET bottles were sent to China before import ban / Study by GVM and IK

EPS

PIE extends price reporting to include grey EPS / Slight growth expected for the EPS segment as a whole / Consolidation in the European processing sector / Impulses for recycling

PLASTICS STRATEGY

EU deal to ban certain single-use plastics clears another legislative hurdle / Measures against marine litter / Industry associations register complaints

MULTIPET

Industrial scale recycling of PET trays with packaging manufacturer Paccor

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Packaging manufacturers commit to use more recycled materials / Up to 23% recyclate content by 2025