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Marine litter in Europe is decreasing. This is the conclusion of the study “European Coastline Macro Litter Trends 2015-2021”, published by the European Commission, which looks at trends in macro litter (i.e. litter larger than 2.5 cm) along the coastline of the Old Continent between 2015 and 2021...

The European Commission has approved a 500 million euros French scheme to support the chemical recycling of certain types of plastic waste. The measure contributes to the achievement of the priorities of the European Commission for 2024-2029, which call for a more circular and resilient economy...

Following the publication of the Competitiveness Compass by European Commission, which outlines a new approach to competition policy and announces measures to close the innovation gap, reduce bureaucracy, and speed up approval processes, Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General, stated...

The plastic value chain is hit by a strong recession caused by persisting issues such as increased imports of non-EU recycled plastics, reduced investments in domestic raw materials production and recycling, as well as a lack of demand for EU-virgin and recycled plastics. Eighteen industry stakeholders across the plastic value chain...

Cefic, the European federation of the chemical industry, welcomes the new European Commission with a clear and urgent message: Europe’s chemical industry is at a breaking point, and decisive action is needed now. Without bold measures, the industry that has long been a cornerstone of...

An infringement case has been opened by the European Commission against Italy for the "exceptions" introduced into the transposition of Directive 2019/904 on single-use plastics, the so-called SUP Directive. The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the Italian Government...

Among the schemes so far approved by the Circular Plastics Alliance to communicate the end destination of recycled plastics to the European Union with the aim of reusing 10 million tons by 2025, Plastica Seconda Vita is the only one originated in Italy. The figures published by IPPR...

In the light of achieving the Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA) targets of 10 million tons of recycled polymers used annually between 2025 and 2030 set up by the European Commission, two unique tools, namely More platform and PolyCert Europe are joining forces...

On September 27, the European Commission welcomes an important new step taken by the Circular Plastics Alliance to boost the EU market for recycled plastics and ensure at least 10 million tonnes are recycled by 2025. Since the launch of the alliance in 2018, good progress has been made with an increase of almost 30% in the...