Environment Recycling News Portland’s proposed ban on plastic bags speeds toward City Council approval July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Single-use plastic shopping bags could be banned at big Portland grocery stores and some other retailers as soon as Oct. 15 under an ordinance proposed Thursday by Mayor Sam Adams. The mayor revived the idea — now speeding toward City Council approval — in the wake of the Oregon Legislature’s failure to enact a statewide […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News Pepsi’s New Ecological Drive July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The Canadian Unit of the world’s leading beverage retail, Pepsico Inc. (NYSE:PEP) has announced that it will sell its 7UP soft drinks in 100 percent recycled Pet bottles, food-grade bottle that meets all regulatory requirements and is of the highest quality. The bottles, which will be introduced in early August, will have the same look […] Read more »
Category Menu Product News Plastic-bag ban: Bellingham gets the job done July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart The city of Bellingham showed this week how controversial ideas can gain traction in small towns without the bitterness and confrontation that define politics in the big city. With little fuss and no anger, the Bellingham City Council voted Monday to ban the use of disposable, “single use” plastic bags for bagging groceries and other […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Honda to Launch Second Shift in October July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Honda Manufacturing of Indiana LLC says it will begin its second production shift in Greensburg October 24. The automaker is currently accepting applications for 1,000 positions online. The Greensburg plant, which produces Civic models, operates one shift with approximately 1,000 workers. Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) announced in May that they are adding a […] Read more »
Category Menu Machinery News Machine Tech Orders Continue Year-over-Year Rise July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart New orders for manufacturing technology dropped 2.6 percent from April to May, but demand for machine tools and related products continues to well outpace 2010 orders. The total value of United States manufacturers’ machine tool and related equipment consumption dropped to $388.27 million in May, down 2.6 percent from April, according to the latest U.S. […] Read more »
End Markets Processes Sasol to build R1,8bn gas-engine power plant July 15, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Petrochemicals group Sasol yesterday announced plans to build a R1,8bn gas-engine power plant next to its electricity generation facility in Sasolburg. This will see Sasol, which is SA’s largest industrial company, further reduce its reliance on Eskom power. Sasol has previously said that the 140MW power project would raise its electricity self-sufficiency to 840MW, or […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News We need to re-think our haste with waste July 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart WHAT do we all hate to see and yet can’t stop creating more of? Not teenage boys with their jeans below their butt cheeks. I’m talking about waste! Whether it’s roadside litter, packaging, dumped plastic bottles or the mountains of rejected goods accumulating at our tip, however you define it, what sticks in the gullet […] Read more »
Environment Recycling News PET RECYCLING July 14, 2011 by plasticsinfomart Some 1.45m t of PET were collected for recycling across Europe in 2010 – a 6.5% year-on-year increase, according to the latest collection figures published by Petcore (Brussels / Belgium; www.petcore.org) and the European Plastics Recyclers Association (EuPR, Brussels; www.eupr.org). Even though that was slightly less than the 8% year-on-year rise registered from 2008 to […] Read more »