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Lego looking for a sustainable replacement for ABS
Posted on July 20, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsLego looking for a sustainable replacement for ABS - News - Plastics News. Lego A/S is setting a target to use a sustainable resin in its signature bricks by 2030, replacing ABS. The search for that new resin will not be...
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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 lost in a sea of rubbish
Posted on April 1, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsMalaysia Airlines Flight MH370 lost in a sea of rubbish. Ebbesmeyer said he's fascinated by what happens to the trash that spews from the hundreds of shipping containers lost overboard from cargo ships each year. He said there's one that...
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Plastic film packaging market in China & India
Posted on February 18, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsPlastic film packaging market China India. Sales of the products across the global food packaging market are expected to grow at 5.2% from 2013 to 2018:...
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Plastic Bands are strangling Seals and Sea Lions – USA
Posted on February 14, 2014 by DrRossH in Plastic & WildlifeStrangling Seals and Sea Lions Young seal and sea lion pups tend to play with marine debris, not knowing the harm they can cause. Packing bands are sometimes found in the marine environment tangled up in a big...
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‘Every little helps’ is a dangerous mantra for climate change – UK
Posted on December 24, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations'Every little helps' is a dangerous mantra for climate change | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional. We should not confuse the issue of climate change with the issue of over use of plastic. ...
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Study says recycling could create thousands of jobs in Indiana – USA
Posted on December 9, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsStudy says recycling could create thousands of jobs in Indiana - News - Plastics News. Nearly 1.4 million tons of plastic gets tossed into landfills or burned in incinerators each year in Indiana, accounting for about a sixth of all...
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Australian waters polluted by harmful tiny plastics
Posted on November 28, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsAustralian waters polluted by harmful tiny plastics. Our overall mean sea surface plastic concentration was 4,256.4 plastic pieces per km2. This mean value is higher than those reported for other regions, such as the Caribbean Sea (1,414 pieces...
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Waste Green Report highlights Concerns – Europe
Posted on November 11, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsWaste green paper highlights concerns The use of non biodegradable virgin plastic should be discouraged though a tariff. If people can use recycled plastic they would be exempt of that. People that make compostable or landfill-biodegradable plastic (That passes ASTM...
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Plastic Bag Bans Are Not Enough – USA
Posted on November 8, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic & Wildlife, Plastic Waste NewsPlastic Bag Bans Are Not Enough | UCLA Inst. of the Environment and Sustainability. Plastic bag bans are not enough to save the oceans from a growing tide...
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Greendiamz launches biodegradable packaging material in Goa | Business Line
Posted on October 6, 2013 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste NewsGreendiamz launches biodegradable packaging material in Goa | Business Line. The material is made from compostable polymers, which have similar or better mechanical properties compared to conventional plastics and can be processed on the same machine without any modification. Sanghvi...
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