March 2012 - Page 4 of 8 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Try biodegradable plates, cups
Posted on March 14, 2012 by DrRossH in BioPlasticsTry biodegradable plates, cups | Pacific Daily News | guampdn.com. The biodegradable plastics business is not as simple as this reports makes out. And it made quite a bit more complicated by various manufacturers...
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Bioplastics Will not Solve the Plastic Pollution Problem
Posted on March 14, 2012 by DrRossH in BioPlasticsOP ED: Bioplastics Will not Solve the Plastic Pollution Problem | Green Prophet. For a nice and factual summary of Bioplastics this is a nice read.
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Carbondale voters to decide on plastic-bag ban
Posted on March 14, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCarbondale voters to decide on plastic-bag ban | PostIndependent.com. We would recommend they ban the bag, and charge for paper ones or let people bring in their own reusable ones. Simple and gives a lot of protection to the environment. ...
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DiningIn Goes Green With Biodegradable Cutlery
Posted on March 14, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic SuppliersDiningIn Goes Green With Biodegradable Cutlery - MarketWatch. If only others can be convinced now to go this way so that all this disposable plasticware is not just dumped to a landfill to last 100's of years. These will biodegrade...
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Transitions2Earth Transitions2Earth – Super Biodegradable Cutlery and Serving Ware
Posted on March 14, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic SuppliersTransitions2Earth Transitions2Earth - Super Biodegradable Cutlery and Serving Ware. At last a suppplier of biodegradable cutlery at low prices.
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Green Genius Biodegradable Plastic Trash Bags Become First And Only Trash Bag Validated As Biodegradable By UL Environment
Posted on March 14, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic SuppliersGreen Genius Biodegradable Plastic Trash Bags Become First And Only Trash Bag Validated As Biodegradable By UL Environment. “Plastic that lasts forever is a huge problem. We wanted to do our part by designing a trash bag that would biodegrade...
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One Stop Green Now Offers DesignerLiner Biodegradable Waste Basket Liners
Posted on March 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic SuppliersOne Stop Green Now Offers DesignerLiner Biodegradable Waste Basket Liners - Houston Chronicle. An oft reason people complain when a plastic bag ban is introduced, is that they have to go buy 'plastic bags' for their bin liners, so what...
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Keep America Beautiful Announces Record-Setting Goal: Recruit 4 Million Volunteers To Activate Great American Cleanup 2012
Posted on March 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsKeep America Beautiful Announces Record-Setting Goal: Recruit 4 Million Volunteers To Activate Great American Cleanup 2012 | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. From 2011 amongst may other items these volunteers across parts of the USA collected -- 290+ million plastic bottles;...
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BC Canada Environment Minister ‘silent’ on incineration ban:
Posted on March 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalBC Environment Minister 'silent' on incineration ban: FVRD | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. This article presents some of the considerations being reviewed for waste to energy incineration plants.
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Japan streets ahead in global plastic recycling race
Posted on March 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsJapan streets ahead in global plastic recycling race | Environment | The Guardian. Japan showing it can be done.
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