PLASTICS WASTE

German waste exports down almost 10% / Germany leading the EU by a big margin

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Environment ministry submits draft of new packaging law / Deposits for wider range of disposable bottles / Mandatory amount of rPET for one-way bottles

RECYCLING

Waste management considered essential in Covid-19 pandemic / Germany's bvse calls for interest-free loans for recyclers / Unrestricted EU waste flows urgently needed

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

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

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Launch of global waste alliance "Prevent" / "Waste is a raw material and not garbage"

DYNEON

World's first fluoropolymer recycling facility starts operations