Plastic Waste News Archives - Page 50 of 84 - Plastic Waste Solutions
-
European recyclers push for new plastics recycling label – News – Plastics News#email_sustain#email_sustain
Posted on June 3, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsEuropean recyclers push for new plastics recycling label - News - Plastics News#email_sustain#email_sustain. EuPR board member Paulo Glerean said designers are currently not paying enough attention to a product's recyclability at end-of-life. Indeed, most designers do not make recyclability a...
Continue reading this entry → -
Hospitals weigh safety, sustainability when reprocessing single-use devices – USA
Posted on June 3, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsHospitals weigh safety, sustainability when reprocessing single-use devices - News - Plastics News. Hospitals have been open about the increasing pressure to balance skyrocketing health-care costs with safety and sustainability. Recycling everything under a health-care facility's roof — from thin-film...
Continue reading this entry → -
Dart Container reports progress on polystyrene recycling
Posted on June 3, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsDart Container reports progress on polystyrene recycling - News - Plastics News#email_sustain. About 71 million pounds of expanded PS was recycled domestically in 2010, including 37.1 million pounds of post-consumer and post-commercial material, up from 69.4 million total pounds in...
Continue reading this entry → -
Environmental Technologies as Investment Opportunities
Posted on June 3, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPackaging Europe News - Environmental Technologies as Investment Opportunities. While oxo degradation will cause plastics to fragment over time under special conditions, there is nothing in them to cause biodegradation of the fragments. Proof of biodegradation by an ASTM type...
Continue reading this entry → -
Five companies under investigation as UK recycling slows in 2012
Posted on June 2, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsFive companies under investigation as UK recycling slows in 2012 | Packaging News | Jobs | Production | Design | Innovation. While steel and wood recycling were marginally up, all other materials listed – paper, glass, aluminium and plastics...
Continue reading this entry → -
Blood-based plastic a green bonus – New Zealand
Posted on June 2, 2013 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic Waste NewsBlood-based plastic a green bonus - Business - NZ Herald News. Hamilton-based Aduro Biopolymers has devised a method for making bio-plastic out of blood meal, a byproduct of the freezing works process. Harpur said that while Novatein was more expensive than...
Continue reading this entry → -
New York City adds rigid plastics to recycling program
Posted on May 28, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsNew York City adds rigid plastics to recycling program - News - Plastics News. After years of dismally low recycling rates in the city, the Bloomberg administration announced Wednesday that for the first time New Yorkers can recycle takeout containers,...
Continue reading this entry → -
BASF project in China aims to show viability of bioplastics in composting food waste – China
Posted on May 26, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsBASF project in China aims to show viability of bioplastics in composting food waste - News - Plastics News. German plastics maker BASF SE hopes to seed the market for biodegradable plastics in China with a trial program composting household...
Continue reading this entry → -
Ontario kids ace lunch challenge, RCO says
Posted on May 15, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsOntarion kids ace lunch Challenge More than 400 Ontario schools took part in Waste Reduction Week 2013 by utilizing reusable, refillable and recyclable containers for school lunches, announced the Continue reading this entry →
-
Sea plastic to form part of ‘game-changer’ Ecover pack -UK
Posted on May 14, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSea plastic to form part of ‘game-changer’ Ecover pack | Packaging News | Jobs | Production | Design | Innovation. If this company can achieve this collection of plastic waste from the oceans around the UK and process it into new goods...
Continue reading this entry →