July 2012 - Page 4 of 8 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Plastic-waste-disposal-at-a-price – India
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsOheraldo Goa's complete online news edition :: Plastic-waste-disposal-at-a-price.
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Tabasco unveils new format for ‘food on the go’ sector – UK
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsTabasco unveils new format for ‘food on the go’ sector | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. How many more of these companies producing these plastic disposable items with no consequence to the environment...
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Time to debunk a sustainable pack myth? – UK
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsTime to debunk a sustainable pack myth? | Analysis | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. This is typical how this industry operates. A new direction or trendy...
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Call for Government to hold ‘urgent’ plastic recycling debate – UK
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCall for Government to hold ‘urgent’ plastic recycling debate | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. Most people (including politicians) know plastic waste is a problem. Few people (including politicians) know how bad of...
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The use of the word Biodegradable for Plastics.
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in BioPlasticsThe use of the word biodegradable for plastics. The above article was translated from a French article.
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Regina council moves forward with recycling fee – Canada
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsRegina council moves forward with recycling fee | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Charlene is quite correct. Extended producer responsibility is what we need to be talking about in addition to a consumer incentive...
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BC birds eating plastic pollution – Canada
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeBC birds eating plastic pollution | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The study, published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin, notes that 93 per cent of the birds studied had bellyfuls of plastic pollution from the Pacific Ocean – everything from...
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New EU standard for post-consumer plastic recycling
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsNew EU standard for post-consumer plastic recycling | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Now with EuCertPlast a level playing field has been created and plastics recyclers can work with all national collection schemes to get access to raw materials for...
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BC tops EPR stewardship report – Canada
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsBC tops EPR stewardship report | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. “We’ve worked hard for years to create policies that put responsibility fully in the hands of producers and consumers and we assess our progress continually to take stock of...
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Probing concerns about use of chemical in plastic food containers: An editorial | NOLA.com
Posted on July 20, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsProbing concerns about use of chemical in plastic food containers: An editorial | NOLA.com. Research has suggested that nine out of every 10 Americans have traces of BPA in their urine, mostly as the chemical leaches out of packaging for...
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