Plastics Clean Planet Energy secures plastic supply for new plant in Alabama September 29, 2022 KW Plastics, a recycler of HDPE and PP rigid plastic, will provide plastic scrap to Clean Planet’s Energy North America division’s new ecoPlant, that is being built in Alabama. Up…
Plastics New Turkish recycling plant to use Honeywell polymer process September 27, 2022 Biotrend Energy will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology in its planned plastics recycling factory in Turkey
Plastics CIC joins in EU-funded plastic waste project September 13, 2022 The Circular Innovation Council has partnered with the Reducing Plastic Waste in Canada project funded by the European Union
Plastics Finnish firm to spin off plastics recycling arm August 31, 2022 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd has announced it plans to spin out a new company – Olefy Technologies
Plastics African digital innovators are turning plastic waste into value – but there are gaps August 19, 2022 Growing numbers of NGOs and innovators across the continent are developing digital solutions to reduce plastic waste generation, and promoting reuse and recycling of plastic products
Plastics BC adding $10 million in funding for plastics projects August 10, 2022 As part of its 2022 budget, British Columbia will spend nearly $10 million on projects that will reduce the use of new plastic, expand reuse of plastics, and increase the use of post-consumer recycled plastic
Plastics Feds launch consultations on labelling and registry for plastics July 25, 2022 The federal government is launching consultations to develop rules for recyclability and compostability labelling and to establish a federal plastics registry for producers of plastic products. Environment and climate change…
Micro-plastic Why pineapple leaves are a promising candidate to replace plastic materials used in single-use masks July 22, 2022 Pineapple leaves contain high levels of cellulose, and thus can be a good alternative to plastic fibres
Plastics Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here’s why it might not break down July 15, 2022 Depending on the type of plastic, this label can be very misleading and can lead environmentally conscious consumers astray
Plastics Thermochemical recycling can replace fossil raw materials, researchers find June 30, 2022 Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have demonstrated that the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic
