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Oxo Biodegradable Bag Test – USA
Posted on July 23, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsOxo Biodegradable Bag Test. Using recommendations from a Oxo distributor who criticized our research, Woods End scientists mounted Oxo and regular polyethylene bags on a fence. After 3 months, in a sizzling summer of unusually hot weather including several record...
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Bagging the Rhetoric on Plastic Bag Recycling – USA
Posted on July 23, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsBagging the Rhetoric on Plastic Bag Recycling | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram. But last week the Bangor Daily News reported a sobering reality: Maine’s largest recycling company, ecoMaine, grosses barely $4-5 per TON for recycled...
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‘Shun plastic bag’ drive at malls – Dubai
Posted on May 19, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations‘Shun plastic bag’ drive at malls - Khaleej Times. The Dubai Municipality on Thursday launched a six-month long awareness campaign under the title ‘Say No to Plastic Bags’ at the Cooperative Society of Al Etihad Mall, along with a...
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Hilex Poly acquired by Chicago private equity firm – USA
Posted on November 9, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Hilex Poly acquired by Chicago private equity firm. We wonder of the sale of the largest plastic bag maker to a Illinois firm is related to the State of Illinois trying to pass a bill that bans...
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Ban on plastic to be reality soon in State – India
Posted on September 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsBan on plastic to be reality soon in State. This city generates about 225 tonnes of plastic waste every day. That is a mountain by any standard, as the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) tells us. Posing an enormous environmental...
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Scotland consults on carrier bag charge
Posted on August 11, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting RegulationsScotland consults on carrier bag charge | Packaging News | Manufacture | Jobs | Design | Materials | Equipment. Shoppers in Scotland may soon have to pay at least 5p for a disposable bag under proposals to cut litter and...
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Bags of opportunities await – UAE
Posted on August 1, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsBags of opportunities await - The National. There are a number of issues here some I suspect are due to the reporter who wrote the article. The reporter would not be expected to be...
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City bowing to the ‘Yuk’ factor with green bins – Canada
Posted on July 30, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsGuelphMercury - City bowing to the ‘Yuk’ factor with green bins. This is amazing that people think that the smell of their green bins is more important than a whole community waste management system. Compostable bags do not always biodegrade...
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Plastic bag use in England is on the rise
Posted on July 21, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastics News - Plastic bag use in England is on the rise. Mr Gordon's comment about plastic bags are less than 1% of landfill waste is intentionally misleading the reader, which is typical of a manufacturer.
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Pro-plastic lesson removed from school curriculum – California
Posted on May 30, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPro-plastic lesson removed from school curriculum - PlasticsNews. Last year California Watch had reported that Gerald Lieberman, a private consultant hired by California school officials, added a new section to the 11th-grade teachers' edition textbook called "The Advantages of...
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