Regulation & Policy
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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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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…
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Canada imposes strict deadline on single-use plastic products elimination
CANADA – The government of Canada has laid out a mandatory timeline for industries to phase out and ultimately eradicate single-use plastic products throughout the…
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Israel pledges to axe single-use plastic tax as environmentalists decry violation of ‘basic Jewish values’
ISRAEL – The newly formed government of Israel has pledged to axe the country’s tax on single-use plastics to appease low-income ultra-Orthodox communities who cannot…
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Angola establishes plastic waste reduction taskforce to fight coastline pollution
ANGOLA – The President of Angola João Lourenço has formed a working group to draft a national plan to ban plastics to address environmental degradation…
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England set to ban single-use plastics targeting foodservice industry
UK –The British government has confirmed plans to enforce a ban on single-use plastics in England, including cutlery, plates, and polystyrene cups. The ban’s expansion,…
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Circulus’ facility in Riverbank secures FDA certification to produce post-consumer resins
US – Post-consumer resin (PCR) producer Circulus has secured a Letter of Non-Objection (LNO) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to produce post-consumer…
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Berry Global facility in France secures RecyClass certification
FRANCE – US-based plastic packaging company Berry Global’s facility in La Genête, France has received RecyClass certification. RecyClass assessments follow rigorous scientific protocols to present…