PLASTICS INDUSTRY EUROPE

The EU Commissioner for Climate Protection is changing – what does that mean for the industry? / PIE reached out to European associations

PACKAGING

European trade bodies warn of waste regulation disparity / EU market rules needed for circular economy / Varying national laws said to cause difficulties

FRANCE

EU Commission halts draft plastic packaging ban for fruit, vegetables / Officials seek clarity on use of Triman logo

PLASTICSEUROPE

Virginia Janssens appointed managing director of producers association

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Packaging value chain pleads for amendments on EU proposal / Statement from 68 European associations

EUROPEN

36 packaging value chain industry associations launch recommendations

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Packaging industry drafts targets for new EU regulations / Product responsibility stressed

EUROPEN

New waste management paper looks at priorities for circular economy / Legislation in EU member states under scrutiny / Packaging producers make recommendations

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

EUROPEN

Revised guide to European packaging legislation is published / EU developments and national regulations

PACKAGING

Europen: Green Paper on packaging and sustainability issued / Reference point in further discussions

PEOPLE

Europen appoints new Managing Director

PET RECYCLING

Europe collected 1.45m t of PET in 2010 / 6.5% year-on-year increase / Recycle plants only utilise 80% of current capacity

PLASTIC PACKAGING

Recycling rates continue to rise in EU / German-speaking Europe boasts highest recycling volumes / Still room to grow / Europen report