On April 23rd, I attended InnovAcciones 360°, an event to promote communication among the industry, researchers and consumers, organized by CSIC (the largest public research institution in Spain and the third in Europe). This first meeting was to discuss plastic packaging, its current role and what its future should be. Designed to encourage the exchange of ideas and debate, this workshop was the first of what the organization hopes will be a series of events with similar format, so I hope that my comments are used to improve the next InnovAcciones 360°
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The automotive sector is being hardly punished by the crisis, both OEMs and tiers suppliers. For example, in 2008 in Spain both the automotive and the plastic markets suffered job losses of 39.080 y 11.480 respectively (Source: La voz de Galicia, 16 February 2009)
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In March 2008 the European Commission adopted Regulation EC 282/2008, setting out the requirements for recycled plastics to be used in food contact applications. The aim of the regulation is to level the field accross Europe, since up to now the legal status of recycled plastics varied from country to country
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How the electronics market is changing its approach to sustainability, forced mainly by legislation like WEEE and RoHS. When talking about electronics, many products are included: mobiles, computers, DVD and CD players, etc
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