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Nanomaterials – smarter way to deal with plastics- Australia
Posted on October 1, 2021 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Waste NewsSource Article Researchers have developed a clean and cost-effective way to upcycle used plastic, transforming it into nanomaterials and high-quality fuel. Globally, about 20 per cent of waste plastics are recycled. Boosting that figure remains a challenge as recycling plastic cleanly...
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Report reveals how important labelling is to recycling – Australia
Posted on June 18, 2021 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Waste NewsSource: Report reveals how important labelling is to recycling - Inside Waste A new report into consumer insights has today revealed that 76 per cent of Australians think that recycling is the most positive thing they can do for the...
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Biodegradable plastic that can break down in your compost developed by scientists – Australia
Posted on April 22, 2021 by DrRossH in GeneralSource: Biodegradable plastic that can break down in your compost developed by scientists - ABC News A team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have finally created a biodegradable plastic that disappears almost entirely in household compost within a...
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‘Biodegradable’ plastic will soon be banned in Australia. That’s a big win for the environment
Posted on March 15, 2021 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Waste NewsThe obvious answer then, is to eliminate problematic plastic altogether, as the National Plastics Plan is attempting to do, and replace single-use plastics with reusable alternatives. Source: 'Biodegradable' plastic will soon be banned in Australia. That's a big win for...
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Victoria to ban single-use plastics including straws, cutlery and plates by 2023 – ABC News
Posted on February 28, 2021 by DrRossH in General, Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource: Victoria to ban single-use plastics including straws, cutlery and plates by 2023 - ABC News Plastic straws, cutlery, plates, drink stirrers, polystyrene food and drink containers, and plastic cotton bud sticks are the specific items getting phased out, the...
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Delivery of Australia’s largest PET recycling plant underway – Australia
Posted on February 9, 2021 by DrRossH in GeneralSee source article Construction is now underway on Australia’s largest end-to-end PET recycling facility in Albury-Wodonga, which will see the equivalent of around one billion plastic bottles recycled each year. The raw plastic material that Circular Plastics Australia PET will recycle...
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Waste to biofuel industry on cards for Collie – Australia
Posted on February 9, 2021 by DrRossH in GeneralSource: Waste to biofuel industry on cards for Collie In partnership with the Shire of Collie and with $2 million from the WA Government’s Collie Futures Industry Development Fund, Renergi will design, build and operate a $9.4 million, 1.5 tonnes/hour
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Importation of plastic bags, straws, cotton buds banned from 1 January – Malta
Posted on January 4, 2021 by DrRossH in General"It is high time that we give answers to our children who ask about all the litter on our beaches, who see photos of washed-up seagulls with stomachs full of plastic products, and injured turtles caught up in plastic bags...
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DEP delays plastic bag ban – Maine USA
Posted on January 4, 2021 by DrRossH in GeneralSource: DEP delays plastic bag ban - The Ellsworth AmericanThe Ellsworth American A statewide ban on single-use plastic carry-out bags scheduled to go into effect Jan. 15, 2021, and the polystyrene foam disposable food service container ban scheduled to go...
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Plastic bag ban brings costs for businesses, consumers – Delware USA
Posted on January 4, 2021 by DrRossH in GeneralSource: Plastic bag ban brings costs for businesses, consumers - Del. Business Times Starting Jan. 1, large and chain grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail stores in Delaware will no longer be allowed to provide thin, single-use plastic bags to customers...
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