Plastics Plastic waste has doubled in 20 years: OECD report February 22, 2022 The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only nine percent successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report
Feedstock supply Honeywell finds buyer for RPF February 17, 2022 Honeywell will supply TotalEnergies with Recycled Polymer Feedstock (RPF)
Plastics Survey seeking to learn how businesses handle plastic waste February 16, 2022 A new survey seeks to find out how Canadian businesses handle their plastic waste. The Conference Board of Canada has posted a survey on behalf of Environment and Climate…
Plastics Feds seek input on recycled content rules February 15, 2022 The federal government has opened consultations on the development of new regulations to set minimum percentage recycled content requirements
Climate change Shipping line won’t carry plastic waste February 14, 2022 Global ocean shipping line CMA CGM Group has announced that it will no longer carry plastic waste
Plastics University licenses hot water technique for plastics recycling February 11, 2022 Supercritical water technology represents the next generation for treatment and recycling of ‘stubborn’, complex, and hazardous waste that is currently treated by incineration or sent to landfill
Plastics Lowe’s Canada quits plastic bags February 4, 2022 Lowe's Canada will stop offering single-use plastic shopping bags in its Lowe's, RONA, and Réno-Dépôt stores as of June 2022.
Circular Economy Berry Global upping use of recycled materials February 2, 2022 Packaging manufacturer Berry Global will source recycled polymers from TotalEnergies to increase the post-consumer content of its products
Plastics Eastman spending US$1 billion on recycling plant in France January 17, 2022 material-to-material molecular recycling facility in France will use Eastman's polyester renewal technology to recycle up to 160,000 metric tonnes annually of hard-to-recycle plastic waste that is currently being incinerated
Litter Amazon’s plastic waste jumps 29% in 2020 December 24, 2021 Up to 10.66 million kilograms of this waste entered the world’s waterways and seas
