Italy’s Compostable Packaging Plan Faces EU Scrutiny
Brussels has questioned whether Italy’s proposed compostable-packaging rules comply with the PPWR and the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive.
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EU Plastic Bottle Regulations Are Evolving Again as New Materials, Higher Recycled Content, and Bioplastics Drive a Cleaner, Circular Packaging Future Across Europe 23-01-2026
The European Union is preparing another major shift in plastic bottle regulations, focusing on recycled content, bioplastics, and stricter collection targets to curb pollution.
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Design for Circularity for PET bottles – EPBP Accelerates Circular Economy Progress by Launching Ambitious Design for Circularity Consultation to Transform PET Bottle Recycling Across Europe 16-12-2025
The European PET Bottle Platform has opened a major industry consultation on Design for Circularity guidelines, aiming to reshape PET bottle recycling and strengthen Europe’s circular economy.
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Europe internal combustion engine ban – Europe’s Unexpected Reversal Brings Relief as the Controversial 2035 Internal Combustion Engine Ban Faces Cancellation After Intense Political Pushback 12-12-2025
Europe is reportedly preparing to lift the 2035 internal combustion engine ban after strong political pressure, signaling a major shift for the automotive industry.
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EU mass balance chemical recycling bottles – EU’s Risky Push to Allow Mass-Balance Chemical Recycling in Beverage Bottles Sparks Debate Over Transparency, Greenwashing, and Circular Economy Integrity 26-11-2025
The European Union is considering mass-balance accounting for chemical recycling in bottles, raising hopes for circular plastics but igniting criticisms over traceability and greenwashing.
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Europe plastics recycling – Europe’s Deepening Plastics Recycling Crisis Demands Bold Policy Action to Prevent Long-Term Industry Collapse and Protect Jobs, Circular Economy Progress, and Sustainability Goals 21-11-2025
Europe’s plastics recycling sector is facing its most severe decline in decades, with widespread facility closures threatening sustainability targets, jobs, and circular economy progress across the continent.
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Italian recycling crisis – Italy Faces a Deepening Italian Recycling Crisis as Recyclers Halt Collections and Mounting Costs Threaten to Shut Down the -National Circular Economy Chain 18-11-2025
Italian recyclers have halted the collection of plastic bales as rising energy costs and cheap imports push the country’s recycling sector into an unprecedented crisis
