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Tethered caps used to help bottled water brands stand out
Posted on October 14, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste Newssource Tethered caps, which stay attached to beverage containers while in use, already have become widely adopted in Europe even though European Commission regulations do not require implementation until July 3, 2024. That's when all beverage containers 3 liters and...
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Aldi endorses call to end plastic waste – Australia
Posted on September 29, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Aldi Australia, in partnership with The Aldi South Group, has endorsed the call for a Global Plastics Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Over 80 global businesses across the plastics value chain, financial institutions and NGOs have committed to supporting the...
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New Jersey supermarkets are having their shopping baskets stolen after a strict plastic bag ban was imposed in the state. – USA
Posted on September 5, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste Newssource People are Lazy is what one store owner says. They can't get their head around bring a bag, so steal the stores baskets. It will stop when these people finally remember to bring in their own bags. But in...
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CDS needs an increase in deposit refund – now – Australia
Posted on August 11, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations, Plastic Waste NewsSource It works so well because all who participate at every level – from households to charities, collection depots and beverage makers – work together and have skin in the game – in other words, an incentive to play. There is...
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Vic Premiers Sustainability Awards Announced – Australia
Posted on August 4, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource New apps, innovative alternatives to plastic, and food rescue organisations are but a few of the many inspirational entrants tackling waste which have been uncovered among this year’s Premier’s Sustainability Awards finalists. Beach Patrol’s LitterStopper app is the Wikipedia of...
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Newcastle start-up turns waste into furniture -Australia
Posted on August 4, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Newcastle sustainable furniture start-up, Resourceful Living, is doing its part for the environment by giving problematic plastics waste a second life, turning it into functional household items. Reducing plastic pollution and boosting business in the Hunter region, Resourceful Living takes...
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Plastics rescue mission launched for SMEs – Australia
Posted on August 4, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Great Plastic Rescue founder Bronwyn Voyce, and Australia’s 100 per cent carbon neutral shipper Sendle, have launched a state-wide rescue mission to save and recycle obsolete stock from small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). OzHarvest donating single-use plastic items. Image: Great Plastic Rescue. The task...
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Plastic bans are a good start. But circularity is the solution – Australia
Posted on July 29, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Plastic bans are a fundamental step in the right direction, but the word that everyone really needs to start getting familiar with is the term ‘circularity’. What does this mean? To put it simply, when a reusable alternative is not possible,...
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Stora Enso pilots bio-plastic alternative to PET
Posted on July 25, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource Stora Enso is piloting production of FuraCore – a 100 per cent bio-based alternative to petroleum-based PET – which it says could be a "game changer" in the packaging industry. Stora Enso has been developing a breakthrough technology called FuraCore to...
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Northern Australian beaches inundated by thousands of tonnes of plastic waste from Asia
Posted on July 23, 2022 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsSource An environmental mess is growing in far northern Australia, with wave after wave of plastic waste washing up on coastlines in the remote Northern Territory and Queensland. Key points: Rangers say the amount of plastic waste washing up on remote...
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