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• Malaysia to introduce mandatory EPR scheme by 2030 
• Judge’s ruling on plastic bag ban ignores science on microplastics – USA
• Tetra Pak launches tethered caps on cartons | Tetra Pak Australia & New Zealand
• New soft plastics stewardship scheme set for trials – Inside Waste
• California sues ExxonMobil over plastics recycling claims – USA
• Guinea bans all single-use plastics activities – Africa
• Martogg expands recycling facility -Australia
• LyondellBasell lays foundation stone of Wesseling chemical recycling plant – Germany
• European Commission considering adopting mass balance for recycled plastic content allocation – EU
• Plastic tax collects €7.2 billion in 2023, 22 EU states dodge full payment 
• Coles rolls out compostable fresh produce bags 
• Netherlands recycled content targets ‘unachievable’ without change 
• US statewide bans on plastic bags reduced beach pollution: analysis
• Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’ 
• Plastic Packaging Tax receipts drop in UK 
• Data shows bin targets are a mess – Australia
• Scotland opens consultation on single-use cups charge 
• The maddening new plastic bottle lids are ruining our lives for a good reason – UK
• Five plastic chemicals a ‘red flag’ for human health, Minderoo report says – Australia
• Five waste-to-energy plants are under development in Victoria. Here’s how it works – Australia
• Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’ 
• Recycling rules set to tighten – Surf Coast Times
• Borealis to convert captured carbon dioxide into polyolefins -Finland
• Why Compostable Bags Aren’t Compostable in San Diego – USA
• Huge change for millions of Aussie bins
• Bottle bill rules need a tuneup to keep running smoothly, CRI says 
• EU member states failed to meet waste collection and recycling targets 
• New Zealand Leads Global Charge Against Plastic Waste 
• BASF to use New Energy’s pyrolysis oil derived from waste tires in production at Ludwigshafen – Europe
• Australia’s Samsara boosts funding to commercialize depolymerization