EU ministers restrict cadmium use in PVC
The European Union (EU) Council of Ministers has passed rules further restricting the marketing and use of cadmium in PVC because of health and environmental concerns.
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Plastics bags in Italy still illegal
Italian plastics processor association Unionplast has failed in an attempt to have new legislation banning non-biodegradable plastics shopping bags declared illegal.
Australian university has banned the sale of PET bottles
An Australian university has banned the sale of water in PET bottles on its campus. The University of Canberra (UC), in Bruce, a suburb of Canberra, will eliminate an estimated 140,000 PET bottles from being sold annually.
Macedonia (FYROM) bans plastics bags
Another European country has revealed it intends to introduce a total ban on regular plastic shopping bags, prompting a switch to biodegradable bags by 2013.
Anti-dumping investigation into glass fibre originating in China
Based on EuCIA sources, representatives of the EU27 Member States provisionally voted last week on the European Commission proposal for definitive anti-dumping duties on glass fibre originating in China.
UK plastic bag industry says Italy’s plastic bag ban contravenes EU law
Following the announcement that Italy is to implement a ban on shopkeepers handing out plastic bags after their current stocks run out, the UK lobbying group CBC says the move contravenes EU Law, will lead to greater environmental impacts as people switch to heavier alternatives, and by giving preference to degradable bags, will hit plastic recycling rates and increase greenhouse gas emissions.
Prof. Igor Čatić: bans and orders
In 2011 Italy imposed ban on single-use PE bags. We publish an article written by Croatian scientist Igor Čatić. Author is a retired professor of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture of the University of Zagreb. His article concerns polyethylene packagings and ban imposed by the Italian government.
CBC supports legal challenge to ‘flawed’ Italian bag ban
The Carrier Bag Consortium (CBC) has hit out at the Italian government’s ban on shopkeepers handing out plastic bags after their current stocks run out.
American Samoa approves ban on plastic bags
American Samoa will make it illegal for stores to hand out plastic bags once a new law takes effect early next year.
Bisphenol A is banned by the EU
European Union banned baby bottles containing the chemical Bisphenol-A as of early next year over fears it may harm the health of children throughout the EU's half a billion population.
Rhodia finalizes the registration of 74 substances
Rhodia announces that it recently finalized, a few days ahead of schedule, the registration of its 74 substances concerned by the first tonnage band. Meeting this deadline involved approximately 80 people within the Group and represents an estimated investment of 12 million euros.
PlasticsEurope welcomes outcome of RoHS review
PlasticsEurope, the European association of plastics manufacturers, has welcomed the amendments to the RoHS Directive adopted by the European Parliament and believes that the changes will contribute to a coherent methodology for assessing the risks of substances used in electric and electronic equipments (EEE), in full consistency with Reach.
