April 2012 - Page 4 of 8 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Man-made epoch dawns
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsMan-made epoch dawns - The Age Education Resource Centre. Ranking up there with global warming, that will have a profound effect on the earth and how our lifestyles will have to change, the issue...
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Target to Celebrate Earth Day by Giving Away 1.5 Million Reusable Bags
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsTarget to Celebrate Earth Day by Giving Away 1.5 Million Reusable Bags | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Target USA makes a sizable contribution to reducing plastic shopping bags. Now if we can get consumers to pay attention and take...
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Waste to Energy Facilities to Receive 10 Cents/kWh in China
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWaste to Energy Facilities to Receive 10 Cents/kWh in China - Waste Mangagement World. With their paying double what the power producers who use coal powered plants are receiving, waste to energy plants in China could eliminate plastic waste accumulation...
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Study: Over Seventy Percent of Americans Can Recycle Plastic Bags and Wraps Locally
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsStudy: Over Seventy Percent of Americans Can Recycle Plastic Bags and Wraps Locally | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. This is a good example of spin by a majour plastics promotion organisation to justify the further production of plastic. What this...
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TN allocates Rs 100cr for relaying roads using plastic waste – India
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsTN allocates Rs 100cr for relaying roads using plastic waste. Using plastic waste to put down as part of a road mix and buring plastic waste in cement kilns are end solutions to plastic waste being performed in Tamil Nadu...
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It’s all in the packaging: Containing our stuff – The Taos News: Home And Garden
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsIt’s all in the packaging: Containing our stuff - The Taos News: Home And Garden. People in beautiful New Mexico are realising that their picturesque mountains and deserts are being becoming unsightly with the plastic waste pollution occuring there.
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It is easy to say no to plastic – India
Posted on April 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsIt is easy to say no to plastic - Hindustan Times. A great example of people realising now how bad plastic waste has become that they are actively picking up the waste plus avoiding plastic bags and other disposable consumer...
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The quest to turn back the beach litter tide
Posted on April 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThe quest to turn back the beach litter tide | Profile | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. Congratulations to these guys for making this volunteer effort. It...
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Kathryn Rem: Restaurant recycling is ‘the right thing to do’
Posted on April 14, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsKathryn Rem: Restaurant recycling is 'the right thing to do' - Springfield, IL - The State Journal-Register. We need a lot more restaurants like this one in Illinois. Only then do we have a chance of stopping all this wastage...
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In One’s Cups – Going Green
Posted on April 14, 2012 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Landfills and Disposal, Plastic Waste NewsIn One’s Cups - Going Green. There are many inaccuracies in this article that if not bought out can misinform a reader...
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