Marita Schmid’s Journey Sponsored by Mondi 2019-10-15 16:43:21 Austrian Additions to All-Female eXXpedition Study into Plastic Waste in the Oceans The first two Austrians to join eXXpedition Round the World voyage, which set sail from Plymouth, UK on 8 October 2019 to travel through some of the most important and diverse marine environments on the planet in over 30 voyage legs, are due on-board soon. read more ...
8 out of 10 Canadians Support Ban on Single-Use Plastics 2019-10-01 15:18:42 Canadian Elections – FOE Calls on Politicians to Tackle Pollution from Plastic Waste Half way through the federal election, Friends of the Earth Canada has delivered a message to Canadian politicians – ‘the electorate wants action to stop plastics pollution’. read more ...
Organisation Also Calls for Stronger Policy to Improve Plastic Recycling 2019-09-20 14:58:03 European Trade Body FEAD Signs & Reacts to Circular Plastics Alliance’s Declaration FEAD has joined the Circular Plastics Alliance, while drawing attention to the importance of a stronger policy to significantly improve plastic waste recycling and reincorporation of recycled polymers into new products. read more ...
Over 80,000 tonnes of Plastic used in UK Farming Annually 2019-09-17 16:05:39 Tom Heap and RECOUP Address Growing Issue of Plastic Waste from Farms BBC Countryfile and BBC Radio 4 ‘Costing the Earth’ presenter, Tom Heap, will be moderating at the RECOUP annual conference next week at the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough. read more ...
New Recyclable Plastic Could be a Alternative to Non-Recyclable Plastics 2019-09-17 14:09:24 IN DEPTH: Berkeley Lab’s Infinite Loop for Recyclable Plastics Researchers at Berkeley Lab in California have developed a ‘next generation’ plastic which can be recycled indefinitely on a molecular level, allowing it to be formed back into new products of any shape or colour with no degradation. read more ...
New Study in Collaboration with Polymer Comply Europe 2019-09-06 14:48:54 European Plastics Converters Launches 3rd Edition of Recycling Survey Trade association, European Plastics Converters, decided to conduct the third edition of its survey on the use of recycled polymers by plastics converters in Europe in cooperation with Polymer Comply Europe. read more ... Chemical Recycling ‘Hype’Should Not Divert from Real Solution to Single Use Plastics 2019-09-02 10:55:54 Zero Waste Europe Study on Chemical Recycling of Plastics Zero Waste Europe has published a study into the chemical recycling of plastics which closes with policy recommendations to ensure the technology complements, rather than jeopardises, a real Circular Economy. read more ... Zero Waste Scotland Figures Highlight Potential Benefits of 20p Deposit 2019-08-01 17:02:53 DRS Could Keep 31,000 Waste Bottles from Scottish Beaches & Streets Figures published by Zero Waste Scotland show the dramatic scale of litter reduction of nearly 31,000 plastic bottles from Scotland’s streets, beaches and green spaces every single day, thanks to the forthcoming Deposit Return Scheme. read more ... Prevention the Only Solution to Marine Litter & Plastic Pollution 2019-07-29 11:09:48 Clean-Up on ‘World’s Most Polluted Beach’ Bags Six Tonnes of Waste Valpak's James Beard has helped bag six tonnes of waste from the most densely-polluted beach in the world and concluded that prevention is the only viable option to halt the tide of marine plastic litter. read more ... Airline Marks Plastic Free July by Diverting 460,000 Bottles from Landfill 2019-07-19 12:17:47 Air New Zealand Removes Single Use Plastic Water Bottles to Cut Waste and Emissions To mark Plastic Free July, Air New Zealand has removed individual plastic water bottles from cabins on Tasman and Pacific Island services under five hours in duration. read more ... Recyclable HDPE Packaging with RecyClass 2019-07-18 16:44:51 Evaluation Protocol for HDPE Container Recycling Released With the goal of supporting the efforts of the industry towards increased plastic packaging recyclability, Plastics Recyclers Europe has released the RecyClass Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for HDPE containers. read more ... Recycling Plant Giving Building Product Manufacturer RE-KKUR an Edge 2019-07-17 13:42:59 JCB Hydradig Wastemaster for Irish uPVC Manufacturer’s In-House Recycling Irish of uPVC building products manufacturer, RE-KKUR, has introduced a JCB Hydradig 110W Wastemaster wheeled excavator at its in-house plastic recycling facility at its County Fermanagh site. read more ...
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