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Ambitious proposal for a single-use plastics directive becomes reality

EU Institutions have agreed on the proposal for the Directive on single-use plastics. This proposal establishes ambitious targets aimed at reducing the amount of the most commonly occurring plastic products that end up in our rivers and oceans.

Ladislav Kováč • 22-12-2018

Private Law

Challenging the European Commission’s magic wand

A new EU conflict of laws rule for third-party effects of cross-border assignments of claims.

Jeroen van der Weide • 17-09-2018

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Recycling as panacea for plastic pollution: the EU Plastics Strategy

The circular economy and recycling are the key answers of the EU Plastics Strategy to the plastic soup. What happened to the idea of reducing plastic waste, as single-use plastics make up 50% of the marine litter?

Esther Kentin • 30-01-2018

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Ambitious proposal for a single-use plastics directive becomes reality

Challenging the European Commission’s magic wand

Recycling as panacea for plastic pollution: the EU Plastics Strategy