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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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Monash University: Waste processing backed by science – Australia
Posted on April 5, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Waste processing is a growing area for Monash University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sankar Bhattacharya, Professor and Interim Head, explains. With the worldwide emphasis on sustainability and circular economy, there is an increased research and development...
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Pact Group Albury-Wodonga recycling plant awarded – Australia
Posted on April 5, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource An industry partnership, with support from federal and state governments, the New South Wales-based project by Pact Group started operations in February 2022, producing recycled PET resin from plastic bottles collected through container deposit schemes and household recycling bins. The plant...
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Industry sees Biden bioplastics goal as serious signal – USA
Posted on April 2, 2023 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsSource The White House's ambitious bioplastics goals announced March 22 face many hurdles but some in that nascent industry see it as a clear sign that President Joe Biden's administration wants to...
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We consume a credit card worth of plastic each week. What is it doing to our health?
Posted on April 2, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsSource A report published in March found there are more than 170 trillion microplastics floating on top of the world’s oceans. Combined they weigh up to 4.9 million tons, which is more than the combined
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Industry sees Biden bioplastics goal as serious signal – USA
Posted on March 31, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsSource The White House's ambitious bioplastics goals announced March 22 face many hurdles but some in that nascent industry see it as a clear sign that President Joe Biden's administration wants to...
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Why landfill levies encourage behaviour change – Australia
Posted on March 28, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic RecyclingSource Seventy per cent of the growth in recycling in the past 20 years is explained by the rise in landfill levies. They change behaviour by making recycling a cheaper option than landfill. Supporting recycling There has been a lot of soul...
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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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