UN PLASTICS TREATY

Crucial talks end with no deal / ‘Bad actors' blamed for failure to agree on limit of plastics production / Industry bodies call for continued dialogue

UN PLASTICS TREATY

Talks extended into 10th day / Environment groups condemn original draft text / Proposals ‘ensure nothing will change' and are ‘completely unacceptable'

UN PLASTICS TREATY

Global Plastics Treaty talks underway in Geneva / ‘Make or break' for the planet, environmental experts warn

IKEA

Furniture group plans to eliminate plastic packaging by 2028

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Reuse key to circular economy shift / Global South case studies show impact across product categories – report

VIETNAM

Economic boom increases appetite for plastics raw materials / Strong demand from packaging, construction, electronics

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

Back to the Plastic Future: Trump set to reverse Biden's SUP ban

UN PLASTICS TREATY

No consensus after Busan talks / Petchem industry accused of ‘unsupportive' behaviour / Rising endorsement of production caps / Further session planned

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Global partnership EPPIC receives fresh funding of USD 14 mn from US Department of State for fight against plastics pollution / Further support by Trump unlikely

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

WWF raises case for new anti-plastic-pollution goals ahead of INC-5

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Roadmap aims to turn rhetoric into action / Manufactured goods, processes account for one third of the Earth's overshoot – Deloitte report

INEOS

Project One gets new lease on life / Environment decisions by Flemish authorities make realisation look irreversible

PLASTIC PACKAGING GERMANY

Has requirement to offer reusable packaging for takeaway failed? / Minimal usage rate in 2023 / More municipalities look into packaging tax / New regulation by PPWR?

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Follow-up: Environmental associations go to court over Ineos Project One / “Destructive and completely unnecessary”

LEGO

Toy giant taps Stube as head of sustainability / Move follows end of plans to replace ABS with rPET

UN PLASTICS WASTE TREATY

First draft divides interested parties / Proposed ban on materials, products lacks specifics / A ‘missed opportunity', says Plastics Europe

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Slow going for UN plastics treaty / Draft to be completed by November / Select countries push for national autonomy

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

UN Plastics Treaty: companies tackling pollution form alliance to better inform policymakers

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

UN plastics treaty: Sides stake out positions ahead of talks / Next INC-2 round in Paris / Legal issues could hound industry / Big investors call on companies to reduce use of plastics

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Embedding circularity could significantly cut virgin material extraction / Circle Economy-Deloitte report identifies 16 solutions across four global systems

EUROPEAN ENERGY POLICY

EU plans overhaul of emissions trading scheme / Officials approve natural gas price cap

PLASTICS WASTE

Lobbying group seeks role in global treaty talks / EMF, WWF take lead / Move follows UN push for worldwide waste regs

PLASTICS WASTE

21 countries start group to end plastics pollution by 2040 / Founding members include Germany, UK, France, Canada

SINGLE-USE PLASTICS

PepsiCo, Starbucks plan to move away from SUPs / PepsiCo Germany partners up with WWF

PLASTICS WASTE

UN to develop global rules for plastics pollution / First draft expected in 2024