PLASTICS RECYCLING

Reclaim ops may create waterborne pollution / Groups want EU to support closed-loop recycling

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

LYB, Braskem respond to report on top producers of resins for single use / Indorama stays mum despite “positive outlier” rating / Most major firms decline comment

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

SUP waste rises 6 mn t in two years / ExxonMobil, Sinopec, Dow lead production, Minderoo Foundation says / Group wants “polymer premium” levy for resins made of fossil materials

INDIA

Ban on SUP straws to disrupt sales of small beverage packs / Soft drink makers expected to be badly hit / Paper industry set to offer alternatives

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Spaceborne observation of waste sites / System said to identify areas for clean-up, improve enforcement of anti-dumping laws

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Shareholder votes force changes at energy and plastics majors / As You Sow and a fledgling environmentalist hedge fund provide a leg up / Court in The Hague orders Shell to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

PLASTICS WASTE

Study says 20 plastics producers make more than half of all SUP material / US industry group assails report's bias / Both parties call for circular economy