EU criteria for the end-of-waste status of plastic waste: associations call for clarification
Business and industry associations see room for improvement in several areas, reports Euwid.
Implementing decision on SUPD published
The European Commission's proposal to flesh out the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) was adopted in early February.
Slight increase in the amount of electronic waste recycled
In 2024, almost 758,000 tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment were recycled in Germany.
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Potsdam wants to introduce packaging tax
According to its own statements, the state capital Potsdam has submitted a draft resolution to introduce a packaging tax.
New BKV study on the reusable targets of the EU PPWR
The study evaluates the reusable requirements of the PPWR for practical applications and identifies possible exceptions.
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Plastics Europe warns of loss of industrial capacity in Europe
‘What is lost will never return,’ emphasises the plastics manufacturers' association in an open letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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BMW Group and Prezero launch cooperation for recycling end-of-life vehicles
The companies have signed an agreement with the aim of developing a business model for recycling end-of-life vehicles.
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New chair elected for negotiations on plastics treaty
Chilean Julio Cordano has been appointed by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) as the next chair for the negotiations on the plastics agreement.
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Aduro plans to build chemical recycling plant in Geleen
The pilot plant is to be built in the Chemelot industrial park in the Netherlands.
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PRE provides inventory of recycling technologies in Europe
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) aims to provide an overview of the current state of plastic recycling in Europe with its report.
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