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Plastics
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Nestlé signs on to plastics charter
VEVEY, Switzerland – Nestlé has signed The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Global Commitment is an initiative of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UN Environment. It aims to rethink the future of plastics by applying the principles of circular…
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Sustainability movement is disrupting the plastics industry
The growing global plastics sustainability movement is one of the biggest potential disruptors for the plastics industry and is putting future plastics resin demand and billions of dollars of industry investments at risk
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The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the U.S. to get serious about recycling at home
Today’s unprecedented level of public concern is an opportunity to innovate
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Consumer Good Forum endorses New Plastics Economy
PARIS – The Board of Directors of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has called for the consumer goods industry to play a leading role in eliminating plastic waste on land and sea and endorses the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy vision. The statement…
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Netherlands endorses ocean Plastics Charter
OTTAWA – The Netherlands has endorsed the Canada-led Ocean Plastics Charter. A key outcome of the G7 Summit in June, the Ocean Plastics Charter was initially adopted by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The…
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Plastics sustainability movement disrupting the industry
Putting future plastics resin demand and billions of dollars of industry investments at risk
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University of Lethbridge establishing polymers centre
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The University of Lethbridge is receiving funds to establish a green polymer and technologies centre on campus. It will develop innovative biodegradable plastics and technologies that make producing biodegradable plastic products more energy efficient and cost effective.…
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Axiom Gear expanding use of recycled fishing nets
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – Axiom Cycling Gear, a producer of cycling accessories based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, says their proprietary Oceanweave fabric, made from 100 per cent recycled fishing net, will be used in the construction of their entire line…
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PHA biodegradable plastic plant to be world first
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – Danimer Scientific, a manufacturer of biodegradable and compostable plastic products, will locate a fermentation facility in Winchester, KY with a $36.2 million investment and create 37 full-time jobs. Danimer Scientific will produce its proprietary Nodax polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA)…
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Feds challenge business on plastic problems
OTTAWA – As the single-largest purchaser of goods and services, the federal government is using procurement in a new way to help Canadian small business owners commercialize their ideas and solve complex government challenges. Through the Innovative Solutions Canada program,…
