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Plastics
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NOVA Chemicals and Enerkem collaborate on plastics recycling
CALGARY – NOVA Chemicals Corporation, a producer of chemicals and plastic resins, and Enerkem Inc., a waste to renewable fuels and chemicals producer, will explore turning non-recyclable and non-compostable municipal waste into ethylene, a basic building block of plastics. Working…
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Using lots of plastic packaging during the coronavirus crisis? You’re not alone
Amid understandable concern over health and hygiene during the pandemic, the problem of disposable plastics has taken a back seat
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Regulations may boost less sustainable plastic alternatives
Plastics have become the public face of the waste pollution crisis, prompting an unprecedented consumer and regulatory backlash. Industry is responding by switching to other materials without considering their environmental impact.
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Cleanfarms celebrates 10 years with a look to the future
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – In over a decade of program operations, Cleanfarms has recovered for recycling or proper disposal 51,600 tonnes of plastic and other non-organic waste from Canada’s agricultural sector. These materials consist of empty agricultural plastic jugs and containers;…
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Blockchain for plastics recycling
BASF has launched a blockchain pilot project in British Columbia to help increase the circularity of the plastics lifecycle. Called reciChain, the project combines blockchain with a digital badge and loop count technology that enables the secured sharing of data…
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CARBIOS pioneers depolymerization enzyme
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France – CARBIOS, a company pioneering new bio-industrial solutions for plastics recycling, has developed a new enzyme, which can biologically depolymerize all polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste, so that it can be efficiently recycled into new bottles. By leveraging…
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Troy University researching uses for recycled medical plastic
TROY, Alabama – Troy University’s Center for Materials and Manufacturing Sciences is undertaking new research aimed to bolster production of personal protective equipment (PPEs) for healthcare workers and create new avenues for recycling medical plastic waste. The ongoing coronavirus crisis…
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Cascades to supply recycled plastic for medical visors
KINGSEY FALLS, Quebec – Cascades will supply recycled plastic needed to make medical visors to help in the fight against COVID-19. This comes in response to an initiative led by the Tristan and Bauer companies, which will ensure the final…
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PLASTICS cancels sustainability and recycling event
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) announced today that the 2020 Re|focus Sustainability & Recycling Summit, originally scheduled for May 18-20, 2020 in Cincinnati, OH, will be canceled due to the travel bans and guidelines that are in place…
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German scientists find polyurethane-eating bacteria
There may be a small answer to one of the biggest problems on the planet. German researchers report in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology that they have identified and characterized a strain of bacteria capable of degrading some of the…