PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

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

COCA-COLA

Beverage giant deletes webpage pledging 25% reusable packaging target by 2030 / Move coincides with plastics treaty talks in Busan

UN PLASTICS TREATY

No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned

UN PLASTICS TREATY

“The work is far from over”: Polymer production remains contentious in fourth session / Some convergence on waste management, recycling / 170 nations strive toward a global agreement

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

56 companies responsible for half of branded plastics pollution – survey / Researchers call for reduced plastics production in FMCG

EUROPEAN PLASTICS WASTE

EU bans exports of plastics waste to non-OECD countries / Anti-plastics groups call for complete ban

PEPSICO

Soft drinks giant sued by state of New York / Attorney general alleges company is major plastics polluter of Buffalo River

DANONE

Environmental groups sue food giant over global plastic pollution / Move follows reported warnings last year

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report

PACKAGING

50% reuse in Europe could lead to enormous CO2 reduction by 2030 / Report on three sector groups / Significant economic incentives for users / Rethink Plastic Alliance report

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

NGOs find EU's phase-out measures largely insufficient / Many European countries lack necessary ambition / Seas At Risk publishes Best Practices report to support reduction efforts

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS

Eunomia report calls for critical assessment of life cycle studies / Research cites shortcomings of recycling data

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

NGO Tearfund links climate change with plastics pollution from major consumer brands / Study focused on six developing countries / Coca-Cola worst offender

USA

California group sues 10 companies including Coca-Cola, Danone, PepsiCo and Nestlé over plastics pollution

COCA-COLA

Customers like using plastic bottles, says sustainability head at WEF / New partnership with “Benioff Ocean Initiative” to clean up polluted rivers

PLASTICS AND CLIMATE

NGOs publish study on impact of plastics production on the environment / Call to stop future petrochemicals development / Ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions sought

PLASTICS STRATEGY

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

LOOP INDUSTRIES

Multi-year rPET supply agreements with Coca-Cola and PepsiCo / Chemical recycler's net loss widens in H1 2018

MARINE LITTER

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