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Aldi’s boxed drinks pilot paper straws – Australia
Posted on December 9, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Article Aldi Australia will replace all plastic straws in its boxed drinks range with paper alternatives in a bid to remove more than 40 million plastic straws annually, becoming the first supermarket in the country to do so. Aldi will...
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Organic additive to help plastic biodegrade 90+% faster to generate waste-to-energy – Australia
Posted on December 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource: Organic additive to help plastic biodegrade 90+% faster to generate waste-to-energy Local Melbourne-based business, Biogone, is leading plastic technology in Australia with an organic additive to help plastic biodegrade approximately 90+% faster than conventional plastics when it’s disposed to...
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New packs created from ocean plastic pollution – New Zealand
Posted on November 19, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Article New Zealand based company Better Packaging Co has developed the Pollast!c mailer and tote, made from 100 per cent recycled ocean bound plastic, and launched its IndieGoGo campaign to fund it.
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SPE forum highlights Australia’s plastics progress – Australia
Posted on November 18, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource article The Annual Plastics and Waste Conference, organised by the Australia-New Zealand section of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), highlighted Australia’s current progress on plastics and packaging recyclability, and discussed what more is needed for the country to...
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Organic additive to help plastic biodegrade 90+% faster to generate waste-to-energy – Australia
Posted on November 1, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsLocal Melbourne-based business, Biogone, is leading plastic technology in Australia with an organic additive to help plastic biodegrade approximately 90+% faster than conventional plastics when it’s disposed to a modern landfill. Source: Organic additive to help plastic biodegrade 90+% faster...
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A cheat sheet on the circular economy – Australia
Posted on October 29, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource article A Circular Economy proposes a system which minimises extraction, keeps materials in the economy for as long as possible and ensures they are able to be reused, repurposed or recycled at the end of their first life. It...
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Organic additive to help plastic biodegrade 90+% faster to generate waste-to-energy – Australia
Posted on October 28, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource: Organic additive to help plastic biodegrade 90+% faster to generate waste-to-energy Local Melbourne-based business, Biogone, is leading plastic technology in Australia with an organic additive to help plastic biodegrade approximately 90+% faster than conventional plastics when it’s disposed to...
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The Big Problem With Plastic
Posted on October 26, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource article The popular perception that plastic is easily and widely recycled has been shaped by decades of carefully calculated messaging designed and paid for by the petroleum and gas companies that make most of that plastic in the first...
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Tetra Pak Index reveals consumer priority shifts
Posted on October 21, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsOriginal article The global packaging giant's 2021 report reveals that food safety and security are top priorities too, with the pandemic shining a spotlight on health and highlighting weak points in our food systems. Concern about the environment is very strong, with pollution...
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When will the White Man Learn he Cannot Eat Money? – Australia
Posted on October 4, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Article Our planet is drowning in a deluge of plastic, and much of the food we eat is packaged in soft film plastics that are difficult and expensive to recycle. One company tackling that problem is Albury, NSW-based Plastic...
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