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Plastics
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CleanFarms adds Alberta bag and twine collections sites
LETHBRIDGE, Alberta – As of early October, CleanFarms has added six new collection sites for empty agricultural grain bags and used twine for recycling. This increases the total number of collection locations in the ‘Alberta Ag-plastic. Recycle It!‘ pilot program…
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TOMRA calls for global plastic action
ASKER, Norway – TOMRA has backed calls for a United Nations treaty to address global plastic pollution. The Norway-headquartered company has signed an international corporate manifesto, The Business Call for a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, which calls on governments…
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SWANA releases research on state of plastics recycling
Silver Spring, Maryland – The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has issued a new white paper for SWANA members, State of Plastic Waste Management in the United States and Canada, that gives a timely snapshot of the issue…
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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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Significant risk of EU missing plastic recycling targets
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has assessed a significant risk that the EU will not meet its plastic packaging recycling targets for 2025 and 2030
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Tim Hortons steps up to plastics ban
TORONTO – Tim Hortons says it is in the process of introducing paper straws in its 4,000 restaurants in Canada and plans to complete the transition from plastic by early 2021. Almost 90 Tim Hortons restaurants in and near Vancouver…
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Plastics association questions Canada’s ban
Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) president and CEO Tony Radoszewski warned Canada’s new regulation banning single use plastics contradicts established science and could undermine the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). In a statement Radoszewski said: “The action being taken by the…
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Silk-producing bacteria next target for engineers
Team from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute exploring genetically engineered microorganism that “eats” petroleum-based plastic waste and converts it to a biodegradable plastic alternative
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Polystyrene recycling facility slated for Illinois
CHANNAHON, Illinois – INEOS Styrolution and AmSty, two of the largest global producers of polystyrene, plan to construct a joint 100-ton-per-day facility in Channahon, Illinois. The plant will use Agilyx’s technology to recycle post-use polystyrene products back into virgin-equivalent styrene…
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Recycling isn’t enough
The world’s plastic pollution crisis is only getting worse