Plastic Policy News Today

This year’s global Earth Day theme is “planet vs plastics”, and calls for the rapid phase out all single-use plastics.

Each year, the cumulative expense attributed to plastic pollution from cigarettes reaches $26 billion, reveals source.

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Coca-Cola and Suntory each unveil first-of-their-kind beverage bottle prototypes made from 100% bio-based PET, ready for commercial scale-up.

For sustainable development of the plastic sector after the post-LDC era, speakers at the webinar urged for easing duty structure on import of plastic raw materials, modernisation of respective policies, encouraging uses of bio-plastic, increasing negotiation skills, and signing FTAs or PTAs with potential countries

Plastic industry leaders seek bonded warehouse

Shipping Giant Vows to Continue War on Pollution of Oceans with Plastic Cooperation with Maritime Clean Up Project Extended DENMARK – NETHERLANDS – Back in 2018 we wrote how Maersk Supply Service A/S had offered to support The Ocean Cleanup project for three years in a bid to help end the scourge of plastic pollution at sea. Now the Danish owned group has opted to continue its support and is also launching a Plastic Policy to increase its own focus on how it can reduce plastic waste from i...

Photo credit: The Ocean Cleanup Danish offshore support vessel operator Maersk Supply Service will continue providing marine support to The Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit engineering and environmental organization working to rid oceans of plastic pollution. The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. To achieve this goal, the companys aim to stop the inflow via rivers and clean up what has already accumulated in the ocean. Its ultimate g...