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  Preventing plastic waste in Europe
  

  Waste prevention is at the centre of EU waste legislation as it delivers the most effective results in dealing with environmental issues around waste. EU or national strategies and legislation around waste, therefore, routinely place waste prevention at the top of their objectives. Waste prevent...

  Waste prevention is at the centre of EU waste legislation as it delivers the most effective results in dealing with environmental issues around waste. EU or national strategies and legislation around waste, therefore, routinely place waste prevention at the top of their objectives. Waste prevention can be implemented in any waste stream, but it needs to be customised to reflect each stream's particularities. This report focuses on plastic wastes, as there is potential for substantial mitigation of the environmental issues raised by increased plastic consumption through the use of waste prevention instruments and mechanisms.

  • Published: 2019-06-12
  • Corporate Author(s): European Environment Agency (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: environmental impact, environmental law, plastic waste, plastics, plastics industry, waste management, waste recycling
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1286 of 30 July 2019 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and the Council

  • Published: 2019-07-30
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Trade (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: countervailing charge, import (EU), India, originating product, plastics
• Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/794 of 15 May 2019 on a coordinated control plan with a view to establishing the prevalence of certain substances migrating from materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (notified under document C(2019) 3519) (Text with EEA relevance.)

  • Published: 2019-05-15
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: animal feedingstuffs, chemical product, dangerous substance, food contamination, food inspection, food safety, health risk, marketing standard, plastics, surveillance concerning imports
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  Use of bisphenol A and its alternatives in thermal paper in the EU
  2018 update : June 2019

  This is the third report on the use of bisphenol A (hereinafter BPA), bisphenol S (hereinafter BPS) and other developers in thermal paper in the EU1 based on the European Commission’s request. The purpose of the report is to monitor the extent to which BPA is being replaced by BPS and other deve...

  This is the third report on the use of bisphenol A (hereinafter BPA), bisphenol S (hereinafter BPS) and other developers in thermal paper in the EU1 based on the European Commission’s request. The purpose of the report is to monitor the extent to which BPA is being replaced by BPS and other developers following the publication of Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/2235 concerning the restriction of BPA in thermal paper. The Commission decision about the restriction was published on 13 December 2016 and the restriction will enter into force on 2 January 2020. The most reliable and consistent data source for this report was the European Thermal Paper Association (ETPA). It represents about 70 % of the EU thermal paper market and has provided information on the volumes of thermal paper placed on the EU market as well as the volumes of different types of developers used. The ETPA data has been complemented with information on imports gathered through Eurostat and information obtained from non-ETPA manufacturers located in the EU.

  • Published: 2019-06-13
  • Corporate Author(s): European Chemicals Agency (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: chemical compound, chemical product, health risk, plastics, scientific research, substitute product
• Commission Decision (EU) 2019/1268 of 3 July 2019 on the proposed citizens' initiative entitled ‘Let's put an end to the era of plastic in Europe’ (notified under document C(2019) 4974)

  • Published: 2019-07-03
  • Corporate Author(s): European Commission ; Secretariat-General (European Commission)
  • Subject: climate change, environmental impact, environmental protection, European citizenship, non-durable goods, packaging product, petition, plastic waste, plastics
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/830 of 15 May 2019 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

  • Published: 2019-05-15
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: Combined Nomenclature, plastics, specification of tariff heading
• Case C-458/19 P: Appeal brought on 14 June 2019 by ClientEarth against the judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) delivered on 4 April 2019 in Case T-108/17: ClientEarth v Commission

  • Published: 2019-06-14
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: chemical product, dangerous substance, health risk, market approval, plastics
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/928 of 3 June 2019 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

  • Published: 2019-06-03
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (European Commission) ; European Commission
  • Subject: Combined Nomenclature, plastics, specification of tariff heading
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  Top 20 innovative bio-based products
  Task 3 of “Study on Support to R&I Policy in the Area of Bio-based Products and Services”

  The study mapped the most relevant value chains currently under development that originate from: natural rubber, plant fibres, lignin, renewable oils and fats, terpenes, natural polyelectrolytes, in addition to urban wastes. More than 100 innovative BBPs were monitored; lignin was found to be ge...

  The study mapped the most relevant value chains currently under development that originate from: natural rubber, plant fibres, lignin, renewable oils and fats, terpenes, natural polyelectrolytes, in addition to urban wastes. More than 100 innovative BBPs were monitored; lignin was found to be generating the highest number of innovative products, together with terpenes and urban wastes. More than 30 innovative BBPs are approaching full availability on the market, and more than 20 products are now at the pilot plant level. The 20 most innovative BBPs holding the greatest promise for commercial deployment within the next 5-10 years were identified; selection includes engineering materials, new bioplastics, high added-value products for demanding applications in the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields, as well as sustainable substitutes for critical raw materials. Detailed case studies on these TOP20 innovative BBPs were developed.

  • Published: 2019-05-28
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) ; Fraunhofer ISI ; University of Bologna
  • Subject: bio-industry, biochemistry, biofuel, biomass, environmental industry, industrial policy, innovation, land use, plastics, product life, sustainable development, waste
• Case C-359/19 P: Appeal brought on 5 May 2019 by Meblo Trade d.o.o. against the judgment of the General Court (Third Chamber) delivered on 5 March 2019 in Case T-263/18: Meblo Trade v EUIPO — Meblo Int

  • Published: 2019-05-05
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: business management, consultancy, EU trade mark, furniture industry, packaging, paperboard, plastics, registered trademark, trademark law, wood product