Category
Plastics
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63 tonnes of ghost gear removed from Atlantic in 2020
About 63 tonnes of lost or discarded fishing gear was removed from coastal waters in Atlantic Canada in 2020. Lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear, or ‘ghost gear,’ is one of the largest causes of marine pollution today. Recent studies…
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Mechanical recycling demo plant opens in Germany
Tomra and Borealis have started operations at their advanced mechanical recycling demo plant in Lahnstein, Germany. Borealis produces advanced and circular polyolefin solutions along with base chemicals, fertilizers and the provides mechanical plastics recycling. The purpose of this demonstration plant…
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Textile fibers make up most of Arctic ocean plastic pollution
Synthetic fibers make up approximately 92 percent of microplastic pollution found in near-surface seawater samples from across the Arctic Ocean. And about 73 percent of those fibers are polyester and resemble fibers used in clothing and textiles. These findings, and…
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Ready for the Replacements? Goodbye Single Use Plastics, Hello____?
February 5, 2021. Online
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Return-It and Ocean Wise collaborate with B.C. schools
BURNABY, B.C. – Return-It and Ocean Wise have teamed up to bring global plastic waste and ocean conservation education to secondary schools across BC. Closing the Loop on Plastics is a six-week educational program designed to generate conversation, research and…
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For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic ‘missing’ from our oceans – but now it’s been found
Ocean plastic is being transported back onshore and pushed permanently onto land away from the water’s edge
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LyondellBasell and SUEZ increase plastics recycling capacity
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands and PARIS – LyondellBasell, one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and SUEZ, a supplier of environmental services, have jointly acquired Tivaco, a plastics recycling company located in Blandain, Belgium. The company will become…
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These are the plastic items that most kill whales, dolphins, turtles and seabirds
New review shows reducing plastic pollution can prevent the deaths of beloved marine species
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Storopack makes packaging from post-consumer recycled expanded polystyrene
METZINGEN, Germany – Storopack has delivered the first protective packaging made from 100 percent rEPS (recycled expanded polystyrene) to a customer. French medical supplies company Prevor is the first customer for the protective packaging made from 100 percent post-consumer rEPS.…
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Response to Canada’s Plastic Action Initiatives
The Recycling Council of Ontario offered comments and recommended necessary actions to holistically reduce plastic waste in Canada
