March 2022 - Page 3 of 3 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Cupertino looking to roll out single-use plastic ban in 2023 – USA
Posted on March 18, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource In an effort to cut back on the 300 tons of single-use food ware items tossed out by residents and businesses each year, the Cupertino City Council is considering banning single-use plastics at food service establishments as soon as...
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Lab to detect plastic particles in human body
Posted on March 15, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource In one of the world’s first plastics contamination-controlled laboratories, University of Queensland researchers have begun testing blood and tissue samples to develop ways to detect and measure nanoplastics particles in the human body. A partnership between UQ and Minderoo Foundation,...
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Australia’s largest PET recycling plant up and running
Posted on March 11, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource The much-anticipated PET recycling plant in Albury-Wodonga will process the equivalent of around 1bn PET beverage bottles per year. Pact Group managing director and CEO, Sanjay Dayal, described the new facility as a "game changer" for Australia’s plastic recycling industry . "We...
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Premier of Tasmania – Historic day for resource recovery in Tasmania
Posted on March 11, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: Premier of Tasmania - Historic day for resource recovery in Tasmania The Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021 is another long-awaited piece of legislation that will reduce litter in Tasmania by rewarding Tasmanians for directing their used drink containers into recycling, which...
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Future-focused Waste to Energy Plants – Australia
Posted on March 9, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource: Future-focused - Waste Management Review
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UN agrees to end plastic pollution –
Posted on March 9, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: UN agrees to end plastic pollution - Waste Management Review Australia has joined with other nations to adopt a legally binding agreement to address plastic pollution and stop it from entering our oceans. More than 170 Heads of State...
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Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Targets
Posted on March 8, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource In 2018 Australia established the ambitious 2025 National Packaging Targets. The Targets create a new sustainable pathway for the way we manage packaging in Australia. The four Targets are: 100 per cent of packaging being reusable, recyclable or compostable by 202570...
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AUS Gov and CSIRO commit to war on plastic waste in Indo-Pacific – Australia
Posted on March 8, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource: AUS Gov and CSIRO commit to war on plastic waste in Indo-Pacific Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have launched a new $1.3 million partnership to work with Indonesia to tackle plastic...
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Qenos takes Australia a step closer to circular plastics
Posted on March 3, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Article Plastic Energy UK, which specialises in advanced recycling of plastics using its Thermal Anaerobic Conversion (TAC) process and Axens (France), which has developed the leading-edge Rewind Mix process, will support the recently announced Qenos and Cleanaway Continue reading this entry →
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Landmark $260m investment in advanced recycling plant – Australia
Posted on March 1, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource article San Francisco-based Brightmark has developed plastics renewal facilities using advanced thermo-chemical recycling in the US and its process has been proven at full-scale for continuous operation. “The Parkes facility will process 200,000 tonnes of plastic waste, diverting that waste...
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