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Plastics
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Blockchain plastics tracking gathers steam
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – CSSA, Layfield, London Drugs, Merlin Plastics, NOVA Chemicals, Recycle BC, Return-It, Save on Foods and V.I.P. Soap have joined BASF in a project that uses blockchain to track plastic through its lifecyle. Called reciChain, the project uses…
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Covid-19 has resurrected single-use plastics
Are they back to stay?
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Project tackling plastic waste in East Africa and South Asia
SINGAPORE – The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and UN Habitat are working together on a project to reduce plastic waste leakage from municipal waste collection in cities around the world. The new partnership, which will kick off with projects…
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Three reasons why banning plastic bags is problematic
The entire story of their effects must be more closely considered
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Canadians want feds to fulfill plastics ban
OTTAWA – The vast majority – 86 percent – of Canadians want the government to fulfill its commitment to ban harmful single-use plastics by 2021. This compares to a similar survey conducted in 2019 that found 81 percent of Canadians…
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Ocean plastics may buoy Europe R-PET market
Recycled polymer markets in Europe are developing at a much faster pace than their virgin counterparts
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China’s petroleum industry steps up to tackle plastic waste
SINGAPORE and BEIJING – The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) are working together to promote the reduction and elimination of plastic waste in the natural environment in China. The new partnership…
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Carbios breaks ground on demonstration plant
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France – Carbios has broken ground on its industrial demonstration plant for the enzymatic recycling of PET plastic. The demonstration plant is located near Lyon, in France’s “Chemistry Valley”, the country’s hub of innovation and industrial production in the…
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Biodegradable vs. recyclable plastics: Which is better for the environment?
Only about half of bioplastics are plastics are even biodegradable in the first place
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Report slams corporate inaction on plastic pollution
BERKELEY, Calif. – The largest companies are far too slow in adopting responsive actions and promoting reusability, recyclability, or compostability in their packaging, and are failing to shift away from wasteful packaging and toward circular models that prioritize absolute reduction.…