UNILEVER

Commitment to halve virgin plastics use by 2025 / Pledge to help collect and process 600,000 t plastic packaging annually / CEO says need to rethink design

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

GLOBAL WASTE

US is world's largest contributor / Plastics scrap import bans exacerbate problem / Verisk Maplecroft report

USA

New initiative launched by oil companies and environmentalists calls for carbon fee

AMCOR

Participation in Chinese e-commerce alliance / Development of PET beer bottle in Brazil

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

UK government commits to spending millions to combat disposable plastics / Support for bio-based polymers / Firms including Unilever sign up to challenge

EVENTS

Plastics Recyclers Europe's 2019 conference to take place in Brussels in November

EVENTS

Collaborations on recycled plastics, bio-based materials and technologies / Consumers and legislation causing companies to rethink old ideas / First "Plastic Free World" conference

PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE

Paper on PE film recycling released by PRE / RecyClass recyclability tool being developed for mono- and multilayer plastic films

VEOLIA

Recycling group invests in UK plant / Increase in recyclate demand following success of “UK Plastics Pact”

EVENTS

"Plastic Free World" conference to take place in Frankfurt in late June

SABIC

Lower prices and weak demand depress sales in Q1 / Net profit up

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

RECYCLED PACKAGING

Recycled plastic packaging to grow at 5.2% per year to 2023 / Growth spurred by sustainability shift / Smithers Pira report

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

SABIC

Polymer production from packaging waste / Supply partnership with Unilever, Vinventions and Walki

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

MARINE LITTER

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

CHINAPLAS 2019

Focus on circular economy / First "Plastics Recycling, Recovery & Sustainability Conference" to be held in Guangzhou / More visitors expected from "New Silk Road" / China's recycling chain set for upgrades

MARINE LITTER

Industry giants to contribute USD 90m to preventing ocean plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur announces global commitment for packaging / "Our Ocean" 2018 conference in Bali

GLOBAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

Alarming levels of waste generation / Plastics accumulation noted by World Bank report / G7 meeting in Canada highlights marine litter

SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

Waste feedstocks, product performance and digital tools offer opportunities for successful commercialisation of "green" materials / Lux Research report