Plastic Recycling Archives - Page 8 of 18 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Plastics recycling inching forward – USA
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AFGC takes on soft plastics recycling – Australia
Posted on May 11, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The National Plastics Recycling Scheme (NPRS), being developed by AFGC, the peak body representing food, beverage and grocery manufacturers, is a product stewardship scheme aimed at creating a circular loop for soft plastics, starting with kerbside collection...
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APR defends radio ads promoting plastics recycling – USA
Posted on May 10, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource An anti-plastics group has reached out to National Public Radio to protest advertising from the Association of Plastic Recyclers. But APR said the ad campaign, which included buys in select markets and on national programming, just recently concluded. The conflict between...
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Draft of US plastics strategy focuses on health impacts, microplastics and recycling – USA
Posted on April 28, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste News, Switching Away from PlasticSource The Environmental Protection Agency April 21 released a draft national plastics strategy that includes a focus on the health impacts of plastics production and microplastics, as well as looking at ways to improve recycling...
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Concerns over PCR availability in Europe
Posted on April 27, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Aluminium Deutschland is concerned that the lack of high-quality post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials being produced in Europe will cause major issues when the EU's 2030 regulations come into play, and says a worldwide race for the PCR materials is...
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APCO calls for co-regulation on packaging targets – Australia
Posted on April 22, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has released its Review of the 2025 National Packaging Targets, and is calling for a stronger co-regulatory framework, which strikes a balance between industry-led action and effective government regulation. “We’ve seen some fantastic contributions...
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REMONDIS invests in soft plastics pelletising unit – Australia
Posted on April 22, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource REMONDIS Australia has bought a soft plastics pelletising unit that converts old plastics to pellets that can be used as feed-stock in making new plastic materials. At maximum operation the unit is capable of producing up to 5,000 tonnes of pellets...
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Transforming soft plastics recycling – Australia
Posted on April 21, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSourcehttps://www.packagingnews.com.au/sustainability/transforming-soft-plastics-recycling The recent events that have seriously disrupted soft plastic recycling in Australia highlight the country’s vulnerable recycling ecosystem. The government’s ambitious targets, including a target of 70 per cent of plastic packaging being recycled or composted by 2025, mirrors Australian...
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2025 Targets data ‘disappointing’, APCO calls for reset – Australia
Posted on April 21, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has today released its review of the 2025 National Packaging Targets, with headline data making it plain that the targets are not on track to be met. Target 2, the target of 'recycling...
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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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