Leadership Walmart rolls out sustainability initiatives June 12, 2019 BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart as unveiled a number of new sustainability initiatives as part of its Project Gigaton platform in which the company is working with suppliers to avoid one…
Plastics The Commonwealth Blue Charter is a beacon of hope June 11, 2019 To mark World Oceans Day Commonwealth head of oceans and natural resources Dr Nicholas Hardman-Mountford shares how his organization's Blue Charter is a beacon of hope
Legislation Canada banning single-use plastics June 10, 2019 MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, QC – The federal government today announced it will ban single-use plastics such as bags, cutlery and straws by 2021. In addition, the government will initiate measures to…
Circular Economy Toro offers plastic drip tape recycling May 31, 2019 EL CAJON, Calif. – Toro has introduced a new exclusive drip tape recycling service in California. The on-farm pick-up service is now available to all Toro growers with qualifying Toro…
Plastics Digimarc barcoding proven to help plastics recycling May 30, 2019 BEAVERTON, Ore. – Digimarc Corporation, inventor of the Intuitive Computing Platform (ICP), has recently completed its participation in Pioneer Project HolyGrail initiated by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics…
Circular Economy Plastics Recycling Technology 2019 May 29, 2019 Now more than ever, the pressure is on to recycle more plastics and to add value to reclaimed materials. Plastics Recycling Technology 2019 is a two-day conference from AMI that…
Plastics Brightmark Energy building plastics-to-fuel plant May 24, 2019 ASHLEY, Ind. – Brightmark Energy, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, has broken ground on a commercial-scale plastics-to-fuel plant in Ashley, Indiana. The new plant will utilize a…
Plastics National plastics action centre launched May 6, 2019 TORONTO – The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO), with funding from Walmart Canada, has launched the Plastic Action Centre, a national resource that offers a full…
Plastics 30 years of ag plastics collection April 23, 2019 Ag plastic containers collected for recycling (CNW Group/Cleanfarms Inc.) MOOSE JAW, Saskatchewan – Thirty years ago, the crop protection industry in Canada planted the seeds of a voluntary…
Plastics Recycled polystyrene successfully converted into styrene April 22, 2019 THE WOODLANDS, Texas – In keeping with its plan to develop a long-term sustainable model for plastics recycling, AmSty, a U.S.-based producer of polystyrene, is using recycled polystyrene, known as…