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Upcycling: new catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives

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While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans. One major problem with recycling polyethylene, which makes up one-third of all plastic production worldwide, is economic: Recycled bags end up in low-value products, such as decks and construction material, providing little […]

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe: What More UK in the Top 4

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Plastics Recycling Awards Europe: What More UK in the Top 4 Leading housewares manufacturer, What More UK, has this week seen its Wham Upcycled range placed in the top 4 of European housewares products made from recycled plastics. The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe is the premier award scheme in the continent recognising products made from recycled […]

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A call to arms to fight the ‘war on plastic’

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Every minute of every day, a truckload of plastic enters our oceans. It destroys because it endures, breaking down into smaller pieces and particles. And pretty much every size of particle is a problem – from the plastic bags that are filling up the stomachs of whales and turtles, to the smaller shreds that end […]

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Virus Kills Plastic War! The Other Side-Effect Of COVID-19

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Central and state governments’ rules to combat single-use plastic’s environmental abuse, the toil of NGOs and effort of individuals is being challenged by a virus that makes disposable attractive, reusable unsafe he Creado family made an earnest attempt to go green when the Maharashtra government announced a ban on plastics in 2018. Having witnessed mounds of non-biodegradable waste […]

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Meet these three women in Pune who are waging a tireless battle against plastic

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Around five years ago, Suvarna Sane was looking for unique products to gift during a get-together. At one exhibition of women entrepreneurs, Sane came across upcycled products of reCharkha. “I was always an environmentally conscious buyer and the purses and totes from upcycled plastic appealed to me,” says Sane,  a government servant. “My friends and […]

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Recycling has become a distraction from wider challenges around plastics waste

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One of the defining aspects of COVID-19 has been the mantra of ‘build back better’, the idea that Europe’s economic recovery depends on doing things differently to address the problems we have failed to tackle for decades. When it comes to climate and environmental challenges, the EU has positioned itself as a bellwether for member […]

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Social media, social norms, and the question of plastic bags

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When the Quit campaign helped turn Australians off nicotine, we also learned that advertising could be a force for good. Behavioural science researcher Kim Borg wondered if the powerful techniques that had prompted a generation to modify their behaviour for the sake of their health could also be used to protect the environment.  In the […]

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The industry has taken a backwards step on plastic. Where next?

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It would have been tempting to suggest it was a good day to bury bad news – except, given the state of the world at the moment, you could say that about virtually any day. Yet Wrap’s report on progress of the industry’s flagship Plastic Pact, which came out yesterday, has received remarkably little attention. Even though […]

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