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Can we recycle a plastic drink bottle?
Posted on January 25, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThis is an interesting question that came up recently. We all push to get plastic bottles out of landfills or from litter back to recycling centres to be reused. But who is reusing them? Can the big drink companies take...
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Biodegradable Plastics: True or False? Good or Bad? | Sustainable Plastics?
Posted on January 14, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsBiodegradable Plastics: True or False? Good or Bad? | Sustainable Plastics?.
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Unilever to phase out plastic microbeads from facial scrubs
Posted on January 14, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsUnilever to phase out plastic microbeads from facial scrubs | Environment | guardian.co.uk. UK marine conservation groups are claiming victory after Unilever agreed to phase out miniscule plastic...
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Davao-based company to produce biodegradable plastic additive – Philippines
Posted on December 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsDavao-based company to produce biodegradable plastic additive | Sun.Star. Robert del Fierro, president of Delfi Agriventures Corp., said the type of biodegradable plastic bag they will produce will be using a technology called "biosphere," which is an American technology that...
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Alpine Waste collects 2.5 tons of political yard signs
Posted on December 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Alpine Waste collects 2.5 tons of political yard signs. Commerce City-based Alpine Waste & Recycling, in cooperation with several Denver metro area cities, diverted approximately 2.5 tons of political yard signs from being thrown into local landfills...
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US Recycled Plastics Industry
Posted on December 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsUS Recycled Plastics Industry | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. However, the overall rate of plastic recycling in the US will remain relatively low -- 6.5 percent of total plastic demand in 2016 Export sales (particularly to China) siphon off...
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Marine Litter Warning – Wales
Posted on December 2, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPirate FM - News - Marine Litter Warning. Cornwall risks losing some of its best loved marine wildlife because of litter. The warning from experts as a major beach clean kicks off. Surfers Against Sewage wants us to send any rubbish...
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MPs agree increased plastics recycling targets – UK
Posted on December 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics & Rubber Weekly - MPs agree increased plastics recycling targets. “The industry has real concerns about the consequences for UK employment when – and the industry does not believe it is a question of if – it fails...
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Industrial recycler adds capacity in North Carolina
Posted on December 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Industrial recycler adds capacity in North Carolina. We have developed a post-industrial single-stream program for customers that we manage,” he said. “Our post-industrial stream is focused on plastics, but it also offers mixed trailer solutions. “Our main focus...
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Su Abeysuriya: Green feel-good factors and the ‘ethical anti’ consumer
Posted on December 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSu Abeysuriya: Green feel-good factors and the ‘ethical anti’ consumer | Packaging News | Jobs | Production | Design | Innovation. While not related to plastic waste so much, this article discusses what makes a person pick a sustainable product...
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