Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks or cotton buds, will be banned in the EU under plans adopted on Wednesday (24 October)....
Plastic carrier bags and other pollution in ocean - ©AP Images/European Union-EP Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery or cotton buds, making up over 70%...
The British Chamber of Commerce in Brussels hosted a debate evaluating the EU’s single use plastics proposal focusing on three key areas; Will it succeed in reducing the...
At a flagship event with the UN Environment Programme, First Vice-President Frans Timmermans (pictured) launched a global ‘Race to the Top' to tackle plastic pollution. Presenting...
The EU wants all plastic packaging to be recyclable by 2030. MEPs are already discussing a ban on certain single-use plastics. Cheap and durable plastics are...
The British government has said it is considering doubling a 5 pence (six cents) charge for single-use plastic bags and extending it to all shops, writes...
EUROPEN and 67 other European and national associations1 representing a wide range of packaging materials and sectors across the packaging value chain, have announced joint recommendations2...