November 2012 - Page 3 of 7 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Earth911, Unilever in the USA Pioneer Mass Recycling Program for Deodorant Sticks and Two-Resin Packaging
Posted on November 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsEarth911, Unilever in the USA Pioneer Mass Recycling Program for Deodorant Sticks and Two-Resin Packaging | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Unilever, the maker of Axe, Degree, Suave and Dove deodorants, today announced a project that will test the hypothesis...
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Waste Management of Canada launches largest state-of-the-art recycling centre in Ontario | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine
Posted on November 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalWaste Management of Canada launches largest state-of-the-art recycling centre in Ontario | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. The 126,000-square-foot plant uses a state-of-the-art, single-stream recycling process, and will accept both industrial and municipal waste, with a significant focus on businesses. ...
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Disposable Plastic use is high on Commecial Aircraft
Posted on November 18, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsHow many times have you been on a long flight and been served a meal and when you looked past the food, you saw all the plasic items that were invovled to get this meal to you, to the person...
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Nestlé presents sustainability highlights in new report – UK
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsNestlé presents sustainability highlights in new report | Packaging News | Jobs | Production | Design | Innovation. The UK and Ireland division released its 2012 Creating Shared Value Plan under the banner ‘Building a Sustainable Future’. Nestlé highlighted its Easter...
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Spectra announces PVC ban – UK
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSpectra announces PVC ban | Packaging News | Jobs | Production | Design | Innovation. Spectra commercial director, Gavin Chenery, said: “We were finding it increasingly difficult to justify the use of PVC in our products after the introduction of...
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Plastic Bag Ban on Its Way Back to Council – Toronto
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPlastic Bag Ban on Its Way Back to Council | news | Torontoist. That, above, is the language that city council will consider at the end of this month when it is asked to take its final vote on the...
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Brookline Town Meeting votes to ban plastic bags – Massachusetts
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBrookline Town Meeting votes to ban plastic bags - Brookline, Massachusetts - Brookline TAB. Town Meeting on Wednesday made its second vote in as many nights to eliminate the sale of a non-degradable item – this time overwhelmingly voting to...
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Waste Market Overview – USA
Posted on November 15, 2012 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalComponents of the Waste Stream According to Waste Business Journal's Waste Market Overview & Outlook 2012, the total volume of wastes being handled by licensed non-hazardous waste management facilities in the US grew to 621.5 million tons...
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Litter Prevention Program – Canada
Posted on November 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic SuppliersLitter Prevention Program - Litter Prevention Program. Help stop littering. Let's face it. Litter is ugly to the eye and should be easy to prevent. Unfortunately, littering is a worldwide problem affecting the well being of wildlife and the natural environment...
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Biodegradable toothbrush company launches in Detroit
Posted on November 13, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic Suppliers, Plastic Waste NewsBiodegradable toothbrush company launches in Detroit | MLive.com. Rather than having their toothbrushes join the some 450 million plastic ones (USA/annum) that end up in landfills, Bogobrush makes its handheld hygienics out of 100 percent biodegradable materials. They could...
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