Regulatory & Policy
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Ministry introduces new regulations on recycled plastic bottle trade
UAE – The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has issued a ministerial decision on regulating the trade of recycled plastic water bottles in…
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Asda replaces ‘use by’ with ‘best before’ labels on own-brand yoghurt to cut food waste
UK – British supermarket chain Asda has announced plans to replace ‘use by’ with ‘best before’ labels on its own yoghurt brand to cut food…
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European parliament backs export ban on all waste destined for disposal
EUROPE – The European Parliament has voted in favor of a new law introducing stricter procedures and control measures for waste shipments, including a ban…
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Brits happy to recycle glass bottles through exiting household collections, poll reveals
UK – New polling undertaken by Savanta and published by British Glass shows that the British public wants to continue to recycle through their existing…
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Australian steelmakers urge the government to ban export of unprocessed ferrous scrap
AUSTRALIA – The Australian Steel Institute (ASI) has urged the nation’s government to ban unprocessed ferrous scrap export, saying processing the scrap locally will help…
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Greiner Packaging secures Sustainably Sourced Plastics certification
UK – Greiner Packaging UK & Ireland has become the is the first packaging manufacturer in Northern Ireland to gain the Sustainably Sourced Plastics (SSP)…
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Valio announces plans to repackage its brands to align with EU directive
FINLAND – Helsinki-based manufacturer of dairy products, Valio has announced plans to replace its package with caps with tethered caps to meet the EU directive.…
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Ornua sues Westland Dairy over alleged trademark infringement
US – Irish dairy leader Ornua has taken New Zealand’s Westland Dairy to the US court for what it claims to be a trademark infringement…
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Spain introduces clean-up cost on tobacco companies to curb cigarette butts’ pollution
SPAIN – The government of Spain has announced plans to introduce a clean-up cost on tobacco companies under Spanish environmental regulations, in line with the…