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Plastics
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30 years of ag plastics collection
MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan – Thirty years ago, the crop protection industry in Canada planted the seeds of a voluntary stewardship program in Prairie communities to collect empty agricultural plastic jugs for recycling. The idea took root and since then, Cleanfarms…
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Recycled polystyrene successfully converted into styrene
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – In keeping with its plan to develop a long-term sustainable model for plastics recycling, AmSty, a U.S.-based producer of polystyrene, is using recycled polystyrene, known as recycled styrene monomer (RSM), as feedstock for its world-scale styrene…
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Tomra offers free book on plastics recycling
Tomra Sorting Recycling has published an e-book examining the role that recycling can play in providing solutions to the world’s worsening resource crisis. It explores the technical feasibility and progress made toward 100 per cent recyclability of plastics and highlights…
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We need a legally binding treaty to make plastic pollution history
An expert group formed last year proposed an international treaty on plastic pollution as the most effective response.
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Why are ‘sustainable’ companies supporting plastic bag lobbyists?
Instead of Respecting Local Community Rights to Reduce Litter…
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Starbucks shares progress towards packaging sustainability
SEATTLE – Starbucks leadership has shared progress and plans towards. creating more sustainable packing options for its take out products. Over the next year in several markets worldwide, the company will trial new, greener cups. Customers in New York, San Francisco,…
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Shampoo in ocean-plastic bottles
CINCINNATI – Herbal Essences has teamed up with TerraCycle to create recyclable shampoo and conditioner bottles made of 25 per cent beach plastic. “Plastic floating in our oceans and rivers has been a recent topic for discussion and unless people…
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Ontario seeking comments on possible plastics ban
TORONTO –The Ontario government is seeking public feedback on its “Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities: Discussion Paper”, which expands upon commitments in the government’s environmental action plan, “Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment…
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French company produces infinitely recyclable PET bottles
Clermont-Ferrand, France – CARBIOS, a company pioneering new, bioindustrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, has produced the first PET-bottles made with 100 per cent Purified Terephthalic Acid (rPTA), through the enzymatic biorecycling of plastic waste.…
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Walmart taps private label suppliers to reduce plastics
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart is planning to reduce plastic waste by tapping its private label suppliers. The initiative, announced at Walmart’s annual supplier forum, is expected to affect over 30,000 SKUs. Walmart announced that it will work with its U.S.…