TRADE WAR

Trump slaps tariffs on US imports of cars, parts / Collection to start in early April / Europeans cry foul

SWEDEN

Deposit increase to push recycling rates above 90% / Plastics recycling levels still insufficient

BULGARIA

Discrepancies in reports of plastic packaging waste management - NGO

EU PACKAGING REGULATION

PPWR's key questions remain unresolved / Recyclate, reuse biggest challenges

USA

Trump upsets regulation cart / EPA to be eviscerated / Zeldin declares Green New Deal dead / Changes in store for VC classification?

UK

Patches of ‘nurdles' wash up on beaches after North Sea collision / Plastic pellets, jet fuel released into sea

TRADE WAR

EU Commission plans retaliatory tariffs; PE reportedly targeted / Move could aid European producers / US-Houthi attacks expected to aggravate impact of US tariffs

PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA

Trump EPA drops Biden-era lawsuit against Denka / Chloroprene risk claimed to be overstated

PET TRAYS

Petcore updates recycling guidelines on Tray Circularity Evaluation Platform

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Long anticipated California legislation stutters / Governor says it's too costly / Chemical recycling not an option

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan devises plan to tackle plastics pollution / Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan admit lack of packaging alternatives

UK

Welsh government pressing ahead with its own DRS strategy / World number two recycling nation goes it alone

GLOBAL ECONOMY

US halts support for Ukraine, threatens EU with tariffs / Member states, Brussels counter with huge spending plans / Plastics groups in US, Canada raise concerns

ABS

Registration of imports from South Korea, Taiwan has begun as part of anti-dumping investigations

PACKAGING REGULATION

New EU rules on food-contact materials take effect in March / Purity and migration limits strengthened

PFAS

France seals new restrictions / US states set own drinking water standards

POLYMERS FOR EUROPE ALLIANCE

2024 Polymer Producers Awards: Voting open for plastics converters / ‘Commitment to the European market' as new criteria

ROMANIA

DRS introduction brings sizeable results / IT system key to success

MARINE LITTER

Plastics waste at EU coasts declining / Measures at various levels prove effective – report

AUTOMOTIVE

ELVR draft report: EU Parliament calls for lower recycled-content targets for cars / Associations concerned over impact on recycling innovation