Plastics
EU to ban plastic straws, cutlery and balloons
15 May 2018
The EU has confirmed that it aims to ban straws, cutlery, plates and balloon sticks made of plastic as part of a purge on the use of plastics.
Adina-Ioana Vălean: The simple fact that the Commission proposed the circular economy package is already a change in mindset
8 May 2018
Adina-Ioana Vălean talks circular economy, plastic pollution, glyphosate, protecting Europe’s...
Steel packaging and the circular economy: How to close the loop?
27 April 2018
EU policymakers and stakeholders recently got together in Brussels to discuss how they could...
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Reducing bottlenecks for a circular economy transition
25 April 2018
New waste legislation rules do not go far enough, writes Sirpa Pietikäinen.
EU finally seems ready to respond to the urgency of the plastics issue
5 March 2018
It has taken a long time for plastic waste to be tackled at EU level, but things are finally moving...
The circular economy offers a viable solution to the problem of plastic marine litter
5 March 2018
The plastics strategy will help fight marine litter - all that’s needed now is concrete action,...
Issue 471 | 05 March 2018
2 March 2018
Siegfried Mureşan interview, Budgetary Policy & the Multi-Annual Financial Framework, Plastics...
EU must steel itself for protracted fight over plastics, warns Friends of the Earth Europe
26 February 2018
Few environmental problems have thrust themselves into the public consciousness as quickly as...
Issue 470 | 19 February 2018
19 February 2018
Alcohol Labelling, the Future of European Research, Western Balkans: Albanian Foreign Minister...
A new dawn for the management of plastic consumption?
15 February 2018
There is a new momentum behind ending the mismanagement of plastic use, writes Margrete Auken.
EU plastics strategy: Commission publishes new report on plastic waste
1 February 2018
A new report calls for more complete and timely data on plastics generation and waste, saying this...
EU Commission expects single-use plastics problem to grow
29 January 2018
The European Commission says that increasing on-the-go consumption of food and drink is fuelling...
EU plastics strategy welcomed by MEPs and industy
19 January 2018
MEPs have joined the business and recycling communities in giving a guarded welcome to the European...
Commission presents EU plastics strategy
16 January 2018
The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited strategy on plastic waste.
65 per cent plastic packaging recycling rate attainable by 2025
15 December 2017
New study shows substantial environmental, social and economic benefits, says Antonino Furfari.
EU must rethink its waste management strategy
3 November 2017
Europe must rethink its waste management strategy and ensure we make the most out of all materials...
Bioplastics: Helping the EU ‘close the loop’
23 October 2017
Bioplastics are a key element in Europe’s transition to a low-carbon, circular economy, writes...
Plastics pollution: Problems and solutions in the circular economy
11 October 2017
Applying circular economy principles properly can dramatically reshape the economics of plastics in...
Plastic waste is a problem that the EU must overcome
23 February 2017
We can't get rid of plastic completely, therefore it's time for the EU to develop a true recycling...
Towards a European 'endless plastics' strategy
23 February 2017
In order to work in the long-term, EU waste policy must be firmly anchored in a circular economy,...
Putting an end to marine litter is everyone's business
23 February 2017
Combatting marine litter means developing a true circular economy, writes Alain Cadec.