March 2023 - Plastic Waste Solutions
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Biden sets US goal to replace 90% of plastics with biomaterials – USA
Posted on March 24, 2023 by DrRossH in BioPlastics, Plastic Recyclingsource President Joe Biden's administration is setting a goal of replacing 90 percent of fossil-fuel based plastics with bio-based alternatives over the next two decades. In a report released March 22,...
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APCO launches ANZPAC 2025 targets roadmap – Australia
Posted on March 24, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic RecyclingSource The ANZPAC Roadmap makes it clear why we need a regional pact. Simply put, the report says, "If we fail to act, by 2040, the volume of plastic on the market will double, the annual volume of plastic entering the...
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2023 could be turning point for waste industry – Australia
Posted on March 23, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource With the Circularity Gap report stating that only eight per cent of global materials are circular and over 70 per cent of global emissions stem from material management, the recent Federal directions are necessary, and the set targets non-negotiable...
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The planet isn’t single use – Canada
Posted on March 13, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic RecyclingSource It’s our responsibility to build on the momentum generated by Canada’s single-use plastic ban. The plastic lobby is challenging the federal government’s ban on single-use plastic products that went into effect in late 2022, claiming the decision is Continue reading this entry →
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Walmart to eliminate plastic bags in WA soon.
Posted on March 13, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsRead more at: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article272990650.html#storylink=cpy Walmart announced earlier this week that it will cease to supply plastic carryout bags at its Washington retail stores starting April 18. The move will encourage shoppers to use the retail chain’s reusable bags. The decision also...
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Terence Corcoran: Hey hey, ho ho! The plastics ban has got to go! – Canada
Posted on March 13, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource It was another media manipulation masterpiece from environmental activists. With a few emails to journalists and news Continue reading this entry →
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A growing plastic smog, now estimated to be over 170 trillion plastic particles afloat in the world’s oceans—Urgent solutions required
Posted on March 13, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource These parallel trends strongly suggest that plastic pollution in the world’s oceans during the past 15 years has reached unprecedented levels. The accelerating abundance of plastic in the OSL demands urgent international policy intervention to minimize ecological, social, and economic...
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Posted on March 9, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife
Source As millions of tonnes a year of microplastic waste mounts in marine environments, Flinders University scientists warn the ramifications to wildlife, food webs and human health are still little understood. An Environmental Pollution
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Roadmap to restart soft plastic recycling released – Australia
Posted on March 8, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The Soft Plastics Taskforce has released a Roadmap to Restart, outlining the steps needed to launch a new supermarket soft plastic collection scheme, and the current state of play in the Australian recycling industry. The Taskforce, made up of...
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AGL chair repeats “lights will go out” coal threat as gas lobby goes into overdrive – Australia
Posted on March 2, 2023 by DrRossH in Landfills and DisposalSource Scare tactics by the fossil fuled companies to not reduce their output "But with every push into the future, however reluctant or small, it appears that McKenzie is dutifully wheeled out to put a dampener on market expectations – and...
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