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NSWMA Launches Plastic Separation Project – Jamaica
Posted on May 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsNSWMA Launches Plastic Separation Project. "He bemoaned that the continued spending to clear garbage, including plastics, from gullies, drains, waterways and streets, has been significantly impacting the budgets of central and local governments. “This action results in extremely high cost...
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Demand for Sustainable, Biodegradable Packaging Drives the Global Beverage Packaging Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsDemand for Sustainable, Biodegradable Packaging Drives the Global Beverage Packaging Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.. If these large packaging companies could see the damage their products were doing to...
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Green EnviroTech Holdings Corp. (GETH.PK) tire and plastic to oil sample accepted by a Major Oil Company for purchase.
Posted on May 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsGreen EnviroTech Holdings Corp. (GETH.PK) tire and plastic to oil sample accepted by a Major Oil Company for purchase. | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. " With huge volumes of waste tires and plastic going to the California landfills we...
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Coca-Cola & Eco Plastics Double UK PET Bottle Recycling
Posted on May 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCoca-Cola & Eco Plastics Double UK PET Bottle Recycling - Waste Mangagement World. A fine example of where Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is having a postive impact with a manufacturer being involved in the recovery of the products they manufacture and...
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Publix Reaches 2 Billion Paper and Plastic Bags Saved | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on May 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPublix Reaches 2 Billion Paper and Plastic Bags Saved | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. What a company who takes a little initiative on their own can do! If they started charing 10 cents for a plastic bag, they could fund...
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Coca-Cola ‘Recycle & Win’ Looking to Increase Raleigh Recycling Rates Once Again
Posted on May 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCoca-Cola ‘Recycle & Win’ Looking to Increase Raleigh Recycling Rates Once Again | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. "Bringing back the Recycle & Win program just made sense.” said Fred Battle, Director of Raleigh’s Solid Waste Services Department. “During...
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Choosing Safe Food Containers – NYTimes.com
Posted on May 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsChoosing Safe Food Containers - NYTimes.com. "While the Food and Drug Administration did not outright ban the use of BPA in March, it did announce its continued concern and commitment to further study BPA’s effects. The choice of your container...
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Newsreader tackles litter louts – UK
Posted on May 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsNewsreader tackles litter louts | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. "BBC newsreader Alice Arnold has been hailed as a “litter crusader” after watching a driver throw a plastic bottle out of a car...
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Every Can Counts helps out at V Fest | Video
Posted on May 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsEvery Can Counts helps out at V Fest | Video - Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. Well done, but where...
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Ohio recycler InterGroup adding capacity
Posted on May 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Ohio recycler InterGroup adding capacity. " Plastics scrap recycler InterGroup International Ltd. is riding a wave of growth that began late last year and is continuing on into 2012."
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