Government announces tax on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content beginning April 2022; £200 per metric ton set to be charged, exemptions will exist for small quantities
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March 13, 2020
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August 2, 2021
China approves new and expanded usage of FCMs
Law firm Keller and Heckman publishes a summary of China’s recently approved uses of 19 materials and substances for food contact; includes three new food contact chemicals (FCCs), seven new resins, and expanded usage of nine other materials; three substances are in the Food Packaging Forum’s food contact chemicals database as either a priority hazardous substance or substance of potential concern
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May 28, 2018
UK retailer to phase out non-recyclable plastics by 2019
UK supermarket chain Tesco aims to ban non-recyclable plastic packaging by 2019, move towards closed loop system
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May 14, 2013
New Breast Cancer UK report zooms in on BPA
Charity sees compelling evidence for bisphenol A’s role in increased breast cancer incidence, discusses financial costs of breast cancer
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January 12, 2018
WRAP and Ellen MacArthur to tackle plastics in UK
Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UK’s Waste and Resources Action Program announce initiative to tackle plastics in the UK; focus on plastic packaging; aim to eliminate single-use plastics, boost recycling, mobilize citizens
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April 26, 2018
Upcoming bans on single-use plastics
UK plans banning plastic straws and cotton buds; New York governor proposes statewide ban on plastic bags, with exemptions
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November 27, 2017
UK may tax single-use plastics
UK government considers taxing disposable plastic items such as coffee cups and takeaway food containers to reduce plastic waste and pollution; call for evidence to be launched in 2018
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June 21, 2018
UK fund to redesign plastics production
UK’s science minister announces £20 million fund to support ‘research and innovation’ in plastics production and consumption patterns
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June 16, 2020
Calls for UK to ban oxo-degradable plastics
Industry associations and non-governmental organizations send letter to UK authorities urging ban on all oxo-degradable plastics in the country; call for UK to uphold equivalent standards to EU legislation after leaving the bloc
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June 3, 2020
Ukraine publishes draft FCM law
Ministry notifies World Trade Organization of draft law, may apply specific measures to group of 17 food contact materials (FCM) and articles; addresses recycled plastics, traceability and labeling, good manufacturing practices; open for comments until July 27, 2020
