Environment Recycling News Bottled water ban possible in future of Lakeland, Kent State and Lake Erie College October 20, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Is the convenience offered by a bottle of water worth the wasted plastic that may head straight to the trash? Nine colleges so far say no. Across the country, most recently in Minnesota, college campuses have imposed bans on the sale of bottled water because of its redundancy when the availability of tap water is […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Norman expands recycling options, adopts new plastics policy October 20, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Norman residents no longer need to trash that empty yogurt cup because the city of Norman is increasing the types of plastics that can be recycled. Before the change in policy, Norman limited its residents to recycle only category one and two plastics, which include soda containers, water bottles, milk jugs and laundry detergent bottles. […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Luminescent Concentrators Could Boost Solar October 19, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Concentrating photovoltaic solar power (CPV) has a big upside: Focusing sunlight onto solar cells can significantly increase power output. The technology, however, only works if the solar panels track the sun across the sky, and tracking systems are expensive. Now, scientists at Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center say they might have found a path around […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News SERDC AND PARTNERS TO HOST EVENT October 19, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation is partnering with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Southeast Recycling Development Council (SERDC) and the Tennessee Recycling Coalition to host a Symposium on Recycling and the Economy. The event will be Oct. 26-27, 2011, in Memphis and will feature discussions on how recycling affects local, state and […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Coca-Cola investing $35 million, and eventually much more, in bottle blow molding and filling equipment October 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Two new lines have been installed at the Thebarton, South Australia facility of Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) Australia, with each capable of stretch blow molding plus filling of PET bottles for the company’s beverages. Warwick White, managing director at the company, said that this investment in “blowfill” technology is the single largest capital investment in CCA’s […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Plastics processing machinery sales hitting all-time highs October 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart That is the case for members of the European plastics and rubber machinery industry, according to Euromap, the trade group that represents the continent’s plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers. During the group’s triennial General Assembly meeting yesterday in Munich, Bernhard Merki, the newly re-elected president, announced that the demand growth rates in 2010 and 2011 […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News US plastic bottle recycling rate up 5% in 2010 at 1.18m t / Higher recovery rates for PET, HDPE and PP resins October 18, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Plastic bottle recycling by consumers in the USA increased by 5% to reach record levels of nearly 1.18m t last year, according to the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR, Washington, DC / USA; www.plasticsrecycling.org) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC, Washington DC; www.americanchemistry.com). Increases were recorded for PET, HDPE and PP bottle resins. The […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Engel to present energy saving e-cap machines at Brau Beviale 2011 October 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Austria-based injection molding machines manufacturer Engel will exhibit costs saving technology of its e-cap machine series through video presentations at the forthcoming Brau Beviale 2011, a trade show for the beverage industry that takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from November 9-11. As introduced, an e-cap 420 machine will be the main cast on video, producing […] Read more »