November 2012 - Page 4 of 7 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Ocean Plastic Recycled into Soap Bottles
Posted on November 12, 2012 by DrRossH in Environmental Plastic Suppliershttp://methodhome.com/ This company has started to capture washed up ocean plastic and reprocessing it into new plastic bottles for their soaps. They cite it is important to stop the use of virgin plastic for all these applications when recycled...
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Ban the plastic Today’s News – Tasmania
Posted on November 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBan the plastic Today's News - The Mercury - The Voice of Tasmania. This is like, whaling, we think it is bad except the Japanese. When the whales are gone, the hunters won’t...
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Plastics industry seeks trust over sustainability – Europe
Posted on November 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsEuropean Plastics News - News. We would be naive to assume an industry will self police itself when most consequences would result in higher costs and less profit to that industry. Plastics industry or...
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FTC warns on compostable claims – USA
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - FTC warns on compostable claims. We are thankful this issue has now been brought in to the light. There are a plethora of products on the market for consumers that claim...
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Europe surpasses plastic recycling goals
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Europe surpasses plastic recycling goals. European countries recycled 33.6 percent of all its plastics packaging waste in 2011, surpassing the EU’s minimum requirement of 22.5 percent, according to a new report. The report, “Plastics -- The Facts 2012,” says...
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Packaging plays important part in resource efficiency loop – UK
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWrap: Packaging plays important part in resource efficiency loop | Packaging News | Jobs | Production | Design | Innovation. Finally glad to read about someone who understands what their packaging ought to be doing other...
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Plastics Bags crackdown – Philippines
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSanchez: Plastics crackdown | Sun.Star. I was in one of Quezón City's big malls a few weeks ago buying some stuff. The mall's sales force wrapped the bought items not with the mall's signature single use biodegradable plastic bags, but...
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Mayor encourages use of bio-plastic, bayong – Philippines
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsPIA | Philippine Information Agency | Mayor encourages use of bio-plastic, bayong. The mayor here urged Baguio residents to use biodegradable plastic bags and the traditional "bayong" to help the city’s drive against the use of plastic as contained in...
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Puma Launches Line of Biodegradable Shoes & Clothes
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPuma Launches Line of Biodegradable Shoes & Clothes - CleanTechnica. Puma, the well renowned German sportswear company, recently announced the launch of a range of biodegradable shoes and clothes.
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“Morocco without Plastic Bags” campaign launched
Posted on November 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsThe North Africa Post » “Morocco without Plastic Bags” campaign launched. A nationwide awareness campaign to the danger of plastic bags on the environment and the need to use other alternatives was launched this week, under the motto “Morocco without...
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