PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

PlasticsEurope and EuPC collaborate on zero-pellet-loss certification scheme / Report analyses progress of sustainability projects

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

2019 update of “Operation Clean Sweep” report / Almost 700 companies join programme for zero-pellet loss

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Proliferation of microplastics in Italian lakes up 400% in three years / “Life Blue Lakes” study funded by EU and PlasticsEurope

PLASTICSEUROPE

Alicia Martín new general manager of Madrid-based Iberian section

PLASTICSEUROPE

Virginia Janssens appointed managing director of producers association

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

European Commission adopts new waste proposals / Landfill of recyclable waste to be banned by 2025 / 80% packaging waste recycling target set for 2030 / Mixed response by European plastics associations

EUROPEN

Packaging group sends letter to European Commission calling for more clarity on proposed waste target rules

PACKAGING RECYCLING

Europe continues to make progress in recovery and recycling / Some 64% of material placed on the market is recycled / Europen report

PACKAGING MARKET

EU data shows packaging waste management is increasingly efficient / Decoupling from economic growth / EU 27 recovery rate reaches 76% in 2010 / Europen report

PEOPLE

Véronique Bagge leaves Europen