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Innovation
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Feds challenge industry to make PPE more recyclable
OTTAWA – Two new challenges launched through the Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) program seek to make personal protective equipment (PPE) more compostable, and recyclable. The National Research Council of Canada (NRC), in collaboration with Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC)…
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Plastic converted to oil in project to raise awareness
TYLER, Texas – A non-profit in Hawaii has collected over 1.2 million plastic caps and lids and shipped them to Texas for conversion into oil. Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaii (B.E.A.C.H.) co-founders Suzanne Frazer and Dean Otsuki spearheaded a campaign…
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Cleantech startups chosen for innovation accelerator
SINGAPORE – The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Alliance) and Plug and Play has chosen 11 finalists for a 90-day accelerator program that supports startups on their innovations in ending plastic waste. At the alliance’s Singapore hub, the virtual one-day…