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Text no.: 001 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
New EU Circular Economy Action Plan
places the emphasis on product policy
(EU) – The European Commission wants to focus more closely on product design in order to promote the transition to a circular economy. The institution seeks to decouple materials extraction from growth and to support "the same... more 
Text no.: 002 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
Recycling industry welcomes EU Action Plan
(EU) – The international recycling industry has reacted positively to the new EU Circular Economy Action Plan. The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) said in a press release that it welcomed the plan’s... more
Text no.: 003 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
FEAD: "Recycling markets must
remain open and competitive"
(EU) – The EU Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan will be "an essential component in the fight against climate change and in protecting the environment", according to the European Federation for Waste Management... more
Text no.: 004 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
European Plastics Pact officially launched
(EU) – A new public-private coalition wants to reduce the consumption of plastic packaging and single-use products in the EU and to advance the circular economy. Governments from 15 countries joined 66 companies and organisations in... more
Text no.: 005 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
Coca-Cola: 100 per cent
recycled PET in Sweden
(S) – Coca-Cola is selling only PET bottles made out of 100 per cent recycled plastic on the Swedish market. These bottles are labelled with a new recycling logo and the prompt "Recycle me again". The message on the large label... more
Text no.: 006 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
EuPC decides not to sign
European Plastics Pact
(EU) – The industry umbrella group European Plastic Converters (EuPC) will not become a signatory to the European Plastics Pact for "many reasons". However, the organisation said that it would keep monitoring the pact’s... more
Text no.: 007 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
Industry associations criticise
planned EU "plastic levy"
(EU) – An agreement has still not been brokered in talks about the EU’s long-term budget for the next seven years. Accordingly, the "plastic levy" which was envisaged as a new source of "EU own resources" –... more
Text no.: 008 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
Borealis embracing the circular
economy in new group strategy
(A) – The plastic manufacturer Borealis plans to roll out a new corporate strategy to deliver sustainable growth and an "expanded definition of purpose" before the end of the first quarter. At the release of its 2019 financials,... more
Text no.: 009 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
FCC’s environment division boosts
both profits and earnings in 2019
(E) – The Spanish services concern FCC reported increased revenues and operating earnings in its environment division for 2019. The business, which is active primarily in Europe, but also in North America, posted revenues of €2.915bn... more
Text no.: 010 Issue RW06/2020 Publication date: 18.03.2020
New deposit bottle and can
sorting plant opens in Denmark
(DK) – Denmark’s bottle deposit system Dansk Retursystem opened a new sorting plant in Høje Taastrup last week. The new facility is to handle a large part of the more than 1.4 billion deposit-bearing bottles and cans... more
