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Waste Free Oceans Commences Plastics Remediation Action in the Azores São Miguel Island Pilot Project to Remove Plastic Waste from Coast The day before yesterday, 17:26 Waste Free Oceans Commences Plastics Remediation Action in the Azores In collaboration with the Swiss watch firm, Baume, on Monday, 15 October, Waste Free Oceans started a plastic waste remediation action on São Miguel island, the biggest island in the Portuguese Azores archipelago. read more …
Screen, Optical, Air and Robotic Sorting for Food Grade PET Flake in El Segundo The day before yesterday, 12:22 BHS & Krones Equipment at rPlanet Earth’s New Closed Loop PET Recycling Facility in California rPlanet Earth has opened a new 302,000 square-foot plastics recovery and production facility, capable of producing 80 million pounds of food and drink packaging annually. read more …
Italian Firm Launches Renewable & Degradable Microplastics Alternative for Cosmetics 28.09.2018 13:53 Novamont’s Biodegradable Answer to Plastic Pollution from Microbeads To tackle the problems created by microplastics, both in the waste stream and the environment, Italian bioplastic firm has developed a range of readily biodegradable ingredients. read more …
Colourant to Help NIR Tech Sort Black Plastics for Recycling 27.09.2018 12:36 Back to Black for Yogurt Lid Recycling Technology Gourmet dairy brand, The Collective, is to introduce a near-infrared colourant technology developed by masterbatch and additive specialist Colour Tone, to ensure its black plastic yoghurt pot lids can be effectively recycled. read more …
Benefits of Recycling Championed During Awareness Week 27.09.2018 10:56 Comparison Study Finds Reducing Levels of Plastic Waste & Litter on UK Beaches Levels of plastic wastes and other litter on UK beaches have reduced, according to a comparison beach cleaning and litter surveying programme by Cromwell Polythene as part of its 35th anniversary activity and to mark Recycle Week. read more …
GreenWaste Recovery and City Partner with BioCellection for Hard-to-Recycle Plastics 24.09.2018 18:10 VIDEO: Partnership for Plastic Recycling Tech Startup in San José, California In California, the City of San José and GreenWaste Recovery have partnered with cleantech startup, BioCellection to develop chemical based solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics. read more … ABC-TV Looks at the Swedish Waste Management System 10.09.2018 16:48 VIDEO: Should Australia Adopt Sweden’s Waste to Energy Model There’s a new push in Australia to build waste to energy capacity. National broadcaster ABC-TV sent reporter Craig Reucassel to investigate whether the Swedish model could work down under. read more … Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PE Films published 07.09.2018 15:02 Test to Determine if Plastic Film Suitable for Recycling Plastics Recyclers Europe’s RecyClass has released a procedure to assess the recyclability of plastics film in Europe with an aim of increasing circularity of packaging. read more … Hubbub Launches ‘PET Project’ to Recover Plastic Litter from River 31.08.2018 14:10 Boat Built from Recycled Plastic to Clear Waste from River Thames One of only two boats in the world made from 99% plastic waste was launched from Richmond Bridge Boathouses in London yesterday by environmental charity Hubbub. read more … Firm Aims to Bring Circular Economy to Labelling Industry 24.08.2018 14:19 Avery Dennison Launches Recycled PET Liners in Europe Avery Dennison, will be the first pressure sensitive labelling material supplier to introduce liner made from recycled PET commercially in Europe. read more … Biffa and SUEZ Bosses to Take to Panel at UK Waste & Resources Exhibition 22.08.2018 13:12 Plastics Recycling to be Major Focus for Debate at RWM Biffa’s Ian Wakelin and David Palmer Jones of Suez are among the industry leaders that will take part in panel discussions at the forthcoming RWM exhibition. read more … Zero Waste Scotland Aims to Secure High Quality Recycling 21.08.2018 11:27 New Dates for Public Consultation Event Dates for Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme Zero Waste Scotland has confirmed further dates and venues as part of its commitment to talk to people about how Scotland’s new national deposit return scheme could work best. read more …
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