MICROPLASTICS

Urgent preventive measures needed to deal with rising pollution / Recommendations for EU policy makers / Joint report from four NGOs

SLOVENIA

Country bans most SUPs / New regulation to label products, packaging / Fines for non-compliance

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

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Disposable products banned in the EU from 3 July / Environment associations call for rethink on reusables / EuPC voices criticism / Health risks with “eco” alternatives?

EU PLASTICS STRATEGY

Trade association Pack2Go Europe accuses European Commission of conflict of interest and bias in proposed plastics strategy / Files complaint with ombudsman

FRANCE

Nation-wide circular economy plan released / Aim to recycle all plastics by 2025 / Elipso remains highly engaged

MARINE LITTER

Single-use plastics make up about half of beach litter in Europe / Reducing consumption could curb large source of marine pollution / Regulations needed for long-term effectiveness / Seas At Risk report