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Green Matter: Biopolymers help green the event industry
Posted on September 10, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsGreen Matter: Biopolymers help green the event industry | PlasticsToday.com. It is not sure that compostable plastics are the answer to plasic waste especially in areas where there is no composting. In some European countries, they seem to be leading on...
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$10.5 Million in New Grants from The Coca-Cola Foundation Will Spark Sustainability Efforts on Six Continents
Posted on September 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News$10.5 Million in New Grants from The Coca-Cola Foundation Will Spark Sustainability Efforts on Six Continents | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. This is so ironic. You cannot buy your way out of trouble. Why are they willing to donate...
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Provinces net $143M in recycling revenue: Report – Canada
Posted on September 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsProvinces net $143M in recycling revenue: Report | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. According to the new report, Canadian provinces collect approximately 73 to 75 per cent of their aluminum cans, 80 to 83 per cent of non-refillable glass, and...
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Rwanda cancels nonexistent Symphony deal – Rwanda
Posted on August 25, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics & Rubber Weekly - Rwanda cancels nonexistent Symphony deal. How many stories do we read about where over zealous salesman make their sales pitches for products they do not understand just to get a sale. Yet again here is...
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Companies who care… by law –
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCompanies who care... by law – Features – ABC Environment (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). If you go take a walk along a park...
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RPC creates bottles for Italian creamed vegetables brand
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsRPC creates bottles for Italian creamed vegetables brand | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. The company has been supplying the products in glass bottles and tin cans but wanted a more modern and...
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How to turn plastic bottles into $78 million of biofuel – Egypt
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsHow to turn plastic bottles into $78 million of biofuel | SmartPlanet. Meet Azza Abdel Hamid Faiad. The 16-year-old Egyptian high schooler has just come up with a way to turn non-biodegradable plastic waste into clean-burning biofuel. Considering that in...
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Full body sleeve labels cause ‘serious’ problems for recyclers
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsFull body sleeve labels cause ‘serious’ problems for recyclers | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. Back in the 80s we had those plastic rings around the 6 pack cans. We had learned what...
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Pop star Will.i.am links with Coca-Cola to launch global recycling campaign
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPop star Will.i.am links with Coca-Cola to launch global recycling campaign | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. We are glad to see Coke starting to acknowledge responsibilty for all the litter and wasted...
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Scottish government calls upon SMEs to reduce packaging waste | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsScottish government calls upon SMEs to reduce packaging waste | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. The fund, which encourages environmental innovation, is open to Scottish SMEs wishing to pilot, trial or develop ideas...
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