News Viridor and PLASTIC ENERGY announce circular economy collaboration 18th May 2020 Circular Economy / plastic / PLASTIC ENERGY / Viridor News Scotland votes in favour of deposit return scheme 14th May 2020 DRS / packaging / plastic / Scotland News Plastic infrastructure capacity must “double” to meet plastic tax demands – RECOUP 14th May 2020 infrastructure / plastic / Plastic Tax / Recoup News COVID-19 pandemic may provide marine environments “breathing space” to recover 13th May 2020 Asia-Pacific / ESCAP / Ocean Pollution / plastic News Study: Plastic recycling efforts “stifled” by regulatory and technological “lock-in” 11th May 2020 Defra / packaging / plastic / Plastic and Research Innovation Fund News Poll reveals “typical” Brit’s annual waste 4th May 2020 coffee cups / DS Smith / plastic News Treasury extends plastic tax consultation 30th April 2020 consultations / packaging / plastic / Tax News Pioneering technique uses satellites to detect ocean plastic 27th April 2020 Ocean Litter / plastic / Plymouth Marine Laboratory News Viridor holds “virtual” public exhibition on Scottish polymers plant plans 22nd April 2020 Coronavirus / plastic / Scotland / Viridor News Campaigners “concerned” as COVID-19 delays single-use plastic ban 17th April 2020 ban / Coronavirus / Defra / plastic / Single-Use News Eight billion Coca-Cola bottles burnt or dumped each year, study finds 31st March 2020 Coca Cola / Nestle / Pepsico / plastic / tearfund / Unilever News British American Tobacco to make “all plastic packaging recyclable” 27th March 2020 British American Tobacco / plastic / tobacco News COVID-19 | Government urged to class parts of the plastic sector as “key workers” 24th March 2020 BPF / Construction / Coronavirus / packaging / plastic News “Hard to recycle” single use plastics to be banned in Wales 18th March 2020 Litter / Ocean Plastics / plastic / Single-Use / Wales News Iceland announces 29% reduction in plastic usage 16th March 2020 Iceland / packaging / plastic / Supermarkets News UK must invest £7.5bn in infrastructure to deal with plastic waste 16th March 2020 infrastructure / Peel Environmental / plastic Opinion Spring Budget 2020 | Sensing déjà vu? 12th March 2020 budget 2020 / ecosurety / packaging / plastic News Budget Reactions | Plastic packaging tax makes the UK a “lodestar” in new net-zero age 12th March 2020 Budget / Climate Change / EPR / packaging / plastic First 1 2 … 26 27 28 … 38 39 Last
