April 2023 - Page 2 of 3 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Consumer watchdog urged to step in on so-called ocean plastic – Australia
Posted on April 17, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Take Glad’s recycled bin liners. In bold capitals, the label boasts they are “50% OCEAN PLASTIC”. A little lower on the label, in a less prominent spot, “OCEAN PLASTIC” becomes “50% Ocean Bound Plastic*”. The block capitals vanish. An asterisk appears. In...
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Victoria’s CDS path hailed a win for community and the environment – Australia
Posted on April 15, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingThe Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR) has applauded the Victorian government for not just moving one step closer to implementing a Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) but for forging its own distinct path that will deliver a high quality, recycling-driven program. The government...
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California debates 15% goal for bioplastic beverage bottles – USA
Posted on April 14, 2023 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic RecyclingSource The state Assembly is considering a bill that would provide modest incentives to companies using plant-based plastics, as well as set a non-binding goal that plastic beverage bottles need to be made with 15...
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Recycling is still in the limelight – USA
Posted on April 14, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Much has changed in the world of plastics recycling over the past decade. Once a sector with little prestige and even less claim to notice, plastics recycling is now considered one of the main pillars, if not the backbone,...
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Australian circular plastics joint venture wins sustainability award
Posted on April 12, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource With many Australians embracing more sustainable practices, the nation lacked the infrastructure needed to recycle used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) into resin to make new beverage bottles. With support from federal and state governments, the PET recycling facility was built...
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Posted on April 12, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations
Source Wet wipes containing plastic will be banned in England under plans to tackle water pollution, environment minister Therese Coffey has told BBC News. The ban on plastic-based wipes should come into force in the next year following a consultation,...
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How Australia’s biggest soft plastics recycler providing essential service to Woolies and Coles was really just stockpiling rubbish at dozens of ‘secret’ warehouses before it went bust owing millions of dollars – Australia
Posted on April 11, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The recycler who secreted away Coles and Woolworths plastic bags in warehouses collapsed owing $5million to creditors, documents reveal. Despite being paid $20million by the two supermarket giants to recycle plastic bags and other items for nearly a decade, REDcycle instead...
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More stockpiles of soft plastics from failed REDcycle recycling scheme uncovered – Australia
Posted on April 11, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource New stockpiles of soft plastics from the failed REDcycle recycling scheme have been uncovered as the work to develop an alternative program continues. The program was wound up in November 2022 after it emerged that plastics consumers had returned to...
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LET’S TAKE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC WATER BOTTLES OUT OF THE PICTURE – USA
Posted on April 9, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource . Why not just go ahead and ban all plastic containers? This would unquestionably be the ideal solution but would entail vast changes throughout the complex packaging supply chain, which no single entity controls. It would probably only be feasible at a...
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White House: Bioplastics goal part of ‘huge urgency’ on climate – USA
Posted on April 9, 2023 by DrRossH in BioPlasticsSource President Joe Biden's push to dramatically boost bioplastics manufacturing reflects a "huge urgency" in the administration to address global warming, food security and health equity, according to a White House official who worked on...
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