SHELL

Energy giant drops chemical recycling plans / Target of 1 mn t/y by 2025 “unfeasible”

PETROCHEMICALS USA

Bloomberg-backed anti-pollution campaign takes aim at US petchem expansion / Plastics industry fires back / EPA launches environmental justice office

PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

US reclaim rate drops, waste generation soars / Senate introduces bill to improve recycling in rural America

USA

Industry urges USD 1 bn in aid for recycling in pandemic / Plastics groups lead initiative

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Will the coronavirus pandemic turn the tide back to disposables? / US moves away from plastic bans / Industry will face “major challenges” in the aftermath