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Plastic Wrap for Farmer’s Baling to be Addressed
Posted on January 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsCleanfarms is to be congratulated for recognising this problem. The plastic bale wrap is becoming a big plastic problem that did not exist a few years ago. Farmers have few ways to deal with this problem waste. A...
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Plant Bottle news again
Posted on January 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWhile they are excited about making plastic bottles from plant materials, with great claims of environmental benefits, they conveniently do not mention that they are still making plastic bottles and they will have the same pollution and litter problem...
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Compostable plastic being Green Washed Again
Posted on January 17, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsIn response to a news release on BPI announcing that the NSF was going to verify compostable claims and how much credence this valuable certification would add to the compostable plastic industry. Lets have a closer look. Compostable plastics...
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Oceans of plastic killing turtles as the Australian Federal government pursues a carbon tax
Posted on December 30, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWhere do we start on plastic waste discussions? It is such a big problem that most people prefer to keep their head in the sand and do nothing about it. Plastic waste is probably our biggest environmental problem, on comparison...
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The 4Rs for Controlling Plastic Waste
Posted on December 30, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThe 4Rs are incorporated in to the Logo of Plastic Waste Solutions. We all know the Reduce, Reuse and Recycle as a proposed plan to control the use of plastics and other waste. There is a large element missing in...
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Supply Side vs Disposal Side Issues for Plastic
Posted on December 30, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWhat we need to understand is there are two sides to plastic. The supply side and the disposal side. Manufacturers are very keen to address the supply side as that is where they can lessen their costs and provide a...
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Foodservice sector defends coffee chains over cup recycling
Posted on December 30, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThere are some fair comments in the reply to the Which? report in the link below. Consumers do have a large responsibility to dispose of items in the best manner not just the most convenient manner. However the manufacturers have...
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New plastic shopping bags are not so ‘green’ –
Posted on December 28, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsIt is hard to believe a whole country like Dubai can be fooled by green washing salesmen. Oxodegradable bags are possibly worse for the environment than the original plastic bags that virtually...
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Plastic Packaging is the Problem
Posted on December 20, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsThere has been a trend to plastic way from cardboard boxes or cardboard containment of goods for shipping purposes. A lot of this is due to cost, not necessarily due to more secure packaging. Cardboard enjoys very high recycling rates...
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What does ‘biodegradable’ mean?
Posted on December 11, 2011 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsAs usual nothing in life is that simple. Biodegradable does not mean compostable. Many materials will biodegrade in a compost facility but many will not. This should be well understood. Most compostable material will NOT biodegrade in a landfill. ...
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