Plastics
Making a circular European bioeconomy happen
21 September 2018
The European forest fibre and paper industry is a catalyst for Europe’s circular bioeconomy, explains Sylvain Lhôte.
EU's Bathing Water Directive has ‘vastly’ improved Europe’s water quality, suggests new report
14 August 2018
Quality of bathing water ‘a source of pride for Europeans’, says EU environment chief.
Plastic pollution: Clear commitments needed
13 July 2018
Parliament’s negotiating team is committed to having the final text on reducing plastic...
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Issue 479 | 09 July 2018
6 July 2018
Ilhan Kyuchyuk interview, Austrian EU Council Presidency, Circular Economy, Plastics Strategy,...
Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field
6 July 2018
Europe’s bioplastics industry needs a level playing field, writes Hasso von Pogrell.
Reducing plastic use begins with proper waste and material management
6 July 2018
The EU must manage plastics in a sustainable and responsible way across the entire value chain,...
Making plastics packaging circular
25 June 2018
There is an urgent need to change the way we produce, consume and dispose of our waste, writes...
Greens welcome Commission's plans to curb plastic use
22 May 2018
Parliament’s Greens/EFA group has welcomed new proposals on plastics due to be formally unveiled on...
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...
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 better...
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...