January 2023 - Page 2 of 2 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Recyclables export tax a blow to industry: NWRIC – Australia
Posted on January 10, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The Federal Government is proposing to introduce a tax for all recyclables exported after July 1. In addition to charging exporters a new annual registration fee of $30,000, all glass, used tyres, plastics, paper and cardboard products exported will...
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Things everyone should know about the circular economy – Australia
Posted on January 9, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic Recycling, Plastic Waste NewsSource It always surprises me when governments announce waste/recycling policies which bear little resemblance to what is actually needed. But I blame myself. It means that I have not spent enough time providing evidence to politicians and their advisors, on...
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Microplastics take outsized role as Senate Democrats seek action – USA
Posted on January 8, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsSource Pushed by health worries about microplastics and studies suggesting they're ubiquitous in the environment, some Democrats in Congress want Washington to take a closer look. A group of lawmakers introduced legislation in December directing federal...
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Environmentalists nab win on chemical recycling in federal budget – USA
Posted on January 8, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Specifically, the budget legislation formally urges the Environmental Protection Agency to keep regulating pyrolysis and gasification technologies as municipal waste combustion operations, rather than as manufacturing facilities, as plastics industry groups want. The EPA...
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Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recycling System – USA
Posted on January 8, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Less likely to feature in tourism guides is Muzaffarnagar’s new status as the final destination for tons of supposedly recycled American plastic. On a November afternoon, mosquitoes swarmed above plastic trash piled 6 feet high off one of the city’s...
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