Plastic Recycling Archives - Plastic Waste Solutions
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RecycleSmart’s plastic recycling for Sydney councils – Australia
Posted on February 2, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Recycling specialist RecycleSmart is starting a soft plastic recycling solution for residents in four councils in Sydney. Launched in 2019, the Sydney-based startup collects tricky-to-recycle items, such as soft plastics, clothing, e-waste and more from residents’ homes and drops the...
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Queensland stadiums trialling reusable cups – Australia
Posted on January 31, 2023 by DrRossH in General, Plastic RecyclingSource Alternatives to single use drinking cups are being trialled at stadium venues in Brisbane, Townsville and on the Gold Coast. Sport Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said the first innings of Stadiums Queensland’s reusable drink container trials was this weekend’s Brisbane Heat...
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Changing the course to bring prosperity – Australia
Posted on January 31, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource The year 2022 has brought about a change in government and will quite possibly bring about a positive shift in approach to our sector. It is hoped that this shift is the result of growing knowledge and understanding of...
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Soft plastics crisis hits Sydney council – Australia
Posted on January 31, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Hornsby Shire Council, based in north-west Sydney, are asking people for proof of residency if they want to drop off soft/hard plastics and styrofoam at its Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre. Quantity limits for residents of one normal shopping bag...
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Sabic commits to making 1M tonnes of circular materials by 2030 – Switzerland
Posted on January 27, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Sabic announced a new target for the production of its Trucircle portfolio of chemically recycled materials. At a reception hosted by the company, it said its goal...
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New soft plastics warehouse discovered Australia
Posted on January 17, 2023 by DrRossH in Plastic RecyclingSource Environment Protection Authority Victoria’s (EPA) investigation of soft plastics storage has uncovered another warehouse of stockpiled material, as part of the suspended REDcycle program. The investigation has uncovered about 3000 tonnes of stored waste soft plastics across the ten sites identified to date. EPA...
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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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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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