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The inaugural Clean Europe Week will be held a year from now following an official launch by EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik 9 May 2013

Belgian plastics association Federplast.be, environmental NGOs and the Belgian-Dutch association of coastal communities have signed a resolution to stop the dumping of plastics waste in the North Sea and other rivers and seas 9 May 2013

Creators of a plane powered only by solar energy plan to fly it around the world, with help from Solvay and Bayer MaterialScience 2 May 2013

The Subway restaurant chain is now using catering trays made from 95% post-consumer recycled PET in almost 29,000 locations throughout the US and Canada, according to a company news release 24 April 2013

A pan-European consortium project which aims to engineer high value products from low grade mixed plastic waste has manufactured its first test barrier panel designed for use in flood defences with promising results 22 April 2013

A pan-European consortium project which aims to engineer high value products from low grade mixed plastic waste has manufactured its first test barrier panel designed for use in flood defences with promising results 19 April 2013

The Voluntary Emissions Control Action Programme (Vecap) has released a report claiming that emissions of main brominated flame retardants have fallen over the last five years 12 April 2013

The new REFRESH European project has developed PVC and polyester containers to transport fresh drinking water to islands or coastal areas 8 April 2013

A student at the Aachen University of Applied Sciences in Germany has used NatureFlex film from Innovia to create a crisp packet which promotes sustainability 2 April 2013

North America’s shale gas revolution is likely to be the biggest energy event since the discovery of the country’s first oil reserves, according to Stephen Pryor, ExxonMobil Chemical’s president 28 March 2013

The European Parliament has voted to extend the "successful" 2020 renewable energy target to 2030 18 March 2013

The Ukranian parliament is considering adopting a law to restrict the production and use of polymer bags and packages in the country because of ecological concerns 13 March 2013

European plastics industry bodies have all welcomed a new Green Paper which will trigger discussions on dealing with plastics waste 8 March 2013

Nestlé Waters North America Inc. has installed two wind turbines at its bottling plant in Cabazon that will power 30% of the facility 4 March 2013

A new European Union project is hoping to develop new cellulose-based materials to replace oil-based materials in food packaging 1 March 2013

• Synthesa opens insulation panels unit 15 May 2013
• BASF boosts ‘green’ packaging options 14 May 2013
• B. Braun doubles production at Hungary plant 15 May 2013
• Solvay sales drop 3% in first quarter 15 May 2013
• Progress stalls in auto supplier relations 14 May 2013

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• Invista takes next step toward Chinese nylon 6/6 plant 17 May 2013
• BASF boosts ‘green’ packaging options 14 May 2013
• Fiat halts production over Selmat supply issues 14 May 2013
• Synthesa opens insulation panels unit 15 May 2013
• B. Braun doubles production at Hungary plant 15 May 2013

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