US LEGISLATION

Industry groups attack plan to tax virgin resins / Income to be earmarked for spending programmes / Fees could reach EUR 380/t

PLASTICS RECYCLING USA

Coalition between industry and NGOs calls for policy action to improve recycling / Recycling Leadership Council report

PLASTICS INDUSTRY USA

Plastic products 8th largest sector of US industry / 2020 shipments forecast lower / Save Our Seas bill passes lower house

USA

Draft legislation presents national strategy to combat plastics pollution / Proposed moratorium on new plastics plants / NYC bans single-use beverage bottles

USA

Ambitious legislation focuses on plastics issues / Recycling front and centre / Bans on some single-trip products foreseen / Plastics industry voices support