Plastic Recycling Archives - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Biden sets US goal to replace 90% of plastics with biomaterials – USA
Posted on March 24, 2023 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic Recyclingsource President Joe Biden's administration is setting a goal of replacing 90 percent of fossil-fuel based plastics with bio-based alternatives over the next two decades. In a report released March 22,...
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APCO launches ANZPAC 2025 targets roadmap – Australia
Posted on March 24, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic RecyclingSource The ANZPAC Roadmap makes it clear why we need a regional pact. Simply put, the report says, "If we fail to act, by 2040, the volume of plastic on the market will double, the annual volume of plastic entering the...
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2023 could be turning point for waste industry – Australia
Posted on March 23, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource With the Circularity Gap report stating that only eight per cent of global materials are circular and over 70 per cent of global emissions stem from material management, the recent Federal directions are necessary, and the set targets non-negotiable...
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The planet isn’t single use – Canada
Posted on March 13, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic RecyclingSource It’s our responsibility to build on the momentum generated by Canada’s single-use plastic ban. The plastic lobby is challenging the federal government’s ban on single-use plastic products that went into effect in late 2022, claiming the decision is Continue reading this entry →
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Terence Corcoran: Hey hey, ho ho! The plastics ban has got to go! – Canada
Posted on March 13, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource It was another media manipulation masterpiece from environmental activists. With a few emails to journalists and news Continue reading this entry →
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Roadmap to restart soft plastic recycling released – Australia
Posted on March 8, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The Soft Plastics Taskforce has released a Roadmap to Restart, outlining the steps needed to launch a new supermarket soft plastic collection scheme, and the current state of play in the Australian recycling industry. The Taskforce, made up of...
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REDcycle’s Liz Kasell speaks – Australia
Posted on March 2, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource In 2011, REDcycle went where no recycler, retailer, brand, or organisation in Australia had gone before. Over a decade ago, household soft plastic product packaging was the frustrating, ubiquitous material ending up in my weekly waste bin that I could...
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Industry steps up on soft plastics recycling – Australia
Posted on March 1, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The Australian Government has welcomed an offer by Woolworths and Coles to take joint responsibility for the stockpiles of soft plastics that have accumulated as a result of the suspension of REDcycle. Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya...
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REDcycle insolvent, supermarkets to manage soft plastic waste – Australia
Posted on February 28, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource REDcycle has accepted the offer made by the big two supermarket chains to take responsibility for the 12,400 tonnes of soft plastic stored by REDcycle in warehouses around the country, ahead of being declared insolvent today. Coles and Woolworths made...
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‘Plastic-eating’ enzymes to help combat textile waste – UK
Posted on February 28, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Approximately 60% of clothes worn today are made of synthetic textiles and they are often sent to landfill or incinerated at end of life. Now, researchers at the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Enzyme Innovation are using...
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