PLASTIC FANTASTIC

Organised crime lays waste to UK fields

UK CHEMICAL LEGISLATION

Successor to REACH: Government postpones revision of trade regulations until 2024

REACH

UK to extend submission deadlines for data by three years / Move covers materials under new rules

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS UK

Consumption drops across public sector in Wales / Wrap to issue procurement guidance

EVENTS

BPF seminar on “Plastics Packaging in the UK” to take place in London

PLASTICS RECYCLING

Pledge 4 Plastics campaign underway across the UK / Goal to raise collection of plastic packaging among households / Global companies partner with authorities and lend support

PLASTICS RECYCLING UK

BPF recycling group sees many implications beyond China resulting from "Green Fence" policy / Call to discourage releasing balloons and lanterns

RECYCLING UK

Industry association PAFA backs call for reprocessing investment / Wales could benefit from EU match-funding grants

PLASTICS RECYCLING

PAFA: Far East controls threaten plastic waste exports from Europe / UK recycling targets will become unrealistic / Recycling companies in China form new Scrap Plastics Association

BRITISH POLYTHENE INDUSTRIES

Investment in waste wash plant at South Wales site / 25,000 t capacity increase / Focus on agricultural film