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Add-X Biotech – Oxo-Biodegradable Additives for Plastics
Posted on May 13, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsAdd-X Biotech - Oxo-Biodegradable Additives for Plastics - Packaging Gateway. Letter written to the manager of this company. Dear Sir, We came across a plastic bag made with Addiflex in it. The...
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Why Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Really Does Biodegrade – Waste Management World
Posted on May 8, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWhy Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Really Does Biodegrade - Waste Management World. Why is it that the only ones promoting oxodegradation are the manufactures of the oxodegradable additive. The author was correct in stating that oxodegradable additives causes the plastic to fragment down to...
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Plastic has become the farmers friend, but it is also an enemy of the countryside – Scotland
Posted on May 7, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastic has become the farmers friend, but it is also an enemy of the countryside | Herald Scotland. You would be amazed at the amount of plastic containers, polythene bags...
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Biodegradable additives vs. recycling debate boils over in Mexico
Posted on May 7, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics & Rubber Weekly - Biodegradable additives vs. recycling debate boils over in Mexico. The consultant had the right idea, he just does not understand the difference between biodegradable and degradable additives. He erroneously...
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An Ad Campaign Fights Cigarette Butts as Toxic Waste
Posted on April 9, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsAn Ad Campaign Fights Cigarette Butts as Toxic Waste - NYTimes.com. A single cigarette butt in a liter of water containing minnows is toxic enough to kill half of the fish within 96 hours, a standard toxicity test, according to...
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Keep America Beautiful and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Put Sustainability in Action with Recycling Bin Grant Program
Posted on March 23, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsKeep America Beautiful and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Put Sustainability in Action with Recycling Bin Grant Program | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. “We are pleased to work with Keep America Beautiful on efforts to make recycling more accessible for...
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New Fuel Systems Inc. Enters Into USD $100,000,000 Equity Line Funding |
Posted on March 23, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsNew Fuel Systems Inc. Enters Into USD $100,000,000 Equity Line Funding | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. All plastic waste; post-consumer, agricultural, nursery and industrial is very problematic to the environment. Plastic does not readily break down and on average...
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UK group develops colorant to ease recycling of black plastics – News – Plastics News#email_sustain#email_sustain
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Pair urges government to classify some plastic waste as hazardous
Posted on February 19, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPair urges government to classify some plastic waste as hazardous - News - Plastics News#email_sustain. This has been one of the...
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MicroStrate turns e-waste into sheet for signage, displays – News – Plastics News
Posted on February 19, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsMicroStrate turns e-waste into sheet for signage, displays - News - Plastics News. Turning old computers into plastic items that have other long term uses is a good way to help control the plastic waste issue.
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