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Plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins tracked to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast Asia
Posted on April 24, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingAn ABC News investigation tracked plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast Asia. Source: Plastic bags from Walmart US recycling bins tracked to controversial plastic facilities in Southeast Asia - ABC News Pua Lay...
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Structural building panels made from recycled soft plastics – Australia
Posted on April 23, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingWe all thought we were doing the right thing recycling our soft plastics via supermarket collection points. Source: Structural building panels made from recycled soft plastics | Industry Update Manufacturing Media South Australian composites manufacturer Sustainable Infrastructure Systems (SIS) has...
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Cleanaway/Viva Energy join forces for food plastics solution – Australia
Posted on April 16, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingCleanaway and Viva Energy have announced they have entered into an agreement to undertake a pre-feasibility assessment Source: Cleanaway/Viva Energy join forces for food plastics solution - Inside Waste The facility being assessed would incorporate a dedicated sorting and mechanical...
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Bioplastics are trash says Eunomia report |
Posted on April 16, 2024 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic RecyclingA recent report that appeared under the title ‘Bioplastics Are Trash: the unforeseen environmental consequences of PLA from production to disposal’ and that was compiled by the North American branch of the international consultancy firm Eunomia, purported to explore...
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ACOR: recyclers must have seat at table with product stewardship -Australia
Posted on April 11, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingThe Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) has released an issues paper that lays bare the challenges of many product stewardship schemes. Source: ACOR: recyclers must have seat at table with product stewardship - Inside Waste While product stewardship and extended producer...
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APCO and Australia’s packaging targets – Australia
Posted on April 10, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingChris Foley, APCO Chief Executive Officer, explains how Australia will deliver on National Packaging Targets. Source: APCO and Australia's packaging targets - Waste Management Review The most visible metric – our progress towards the targets in percentage terms – we have
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EREMA technology closes the loop on post-consumer plastics – Australia
Posted on April 10, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingThe latest EREMA technology, the INTAREMA TVEplus, closes the loop on post-consumer plastics such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Source: EREMA technology closes the loop on post-consumer plastics - Waste Management Review An additional 650,000 tonnes a year of waste, including...
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System Change to Circular Economy and its Impact on the Waste Management Sector | WMW
Posted on April 4, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingTo achieve a true circular economy a radical system change is essential. This also means that recycling cannot be the major tool to be relied upon,… Source: System Change to Circular Economy and its Impact on the Waste Management Sector...
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Why private investment is key to a plastic circular economy – Australia
Posted on April 2, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingTo get to a future where plastic circularity is a scalable reality, significant investment needs to step up along the entire value chain or we will fail. Source: Why private investment is key to a plastic circular economy The dawn...
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European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging
Posted on March 27, 2024 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingEuropean Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling Source: European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging Preventing packaging waste, boosting reuse and refill, and making all packaging recyclable by 2030 The proposed revision of...
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