Plastic Recycling Plastics News Wisynco collects 8k plastic bottles Expo Jamaica in recycling project May 3, 2018 / May 3, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Wisynco says it is encouraged by the success of its recycling initiative at the recently held Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association Jamaica Expo, which saw approximately 8,000 bottles collected during the four-day event in Kingston. With over 100 booths exhibiting locally made and distributed products and over 12,700 plastic bottle beverage consumed – many patrons and exhibitors […] Read more »
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastic bags for victory April 30, 2018 / April 30, 2018 by Plastics Infomart There’s a lot of division in the world today. One look at the nightly news or social media and it seems as if the entire planet has devolved into one giant Hatfield–McCoy feud. Then again good news is bad for ratings. In an effort to bring people together but more importantly meet my deadline for […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastic Packaging Plastics News Revenues from plastic bag charge put at 2.5 mln euros April 30, 2018 / April 30, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Market experts say that revenues from the sale of plastic bags at shops and supermarkets have reached around 2.5 million euros since the initiative was launched on January 1. “According to market executives, revenues in the first three months of this environmental levy will be around 2.5 million euros,” said Lefteris Kioses, managing director at […] Read more » plastic packaging
Plastics Industry Plastics News Chile to introduce legislation to oppose plastic bags April 30, 2018 by Plastics Infomart SANTIAGO, April 28 (Xinhua) — Chilean Environment Minister Marcela Cubillos said here Friday that she will propose legislation to ban the use of plastic shopping bags to reduce waste. “Currently, more than 55 towns have established regulations for the use or distribution of plastic bags, from a voluntary perspective. Through a general (national) law, the […] Read more » Plastics News
Environment Plastics News Plastic pollution: Kayaks used to clean the sea April 30, 2018 / April 30, 2018 by Plastics Infomart One man is helping to turn the plastic waste found off Britain’s coast into something to help clear up more pollutants. Read more » Environment
Plastics Industry Plastics News Tom Palmer: Take responsibility to cut down on plastic April 30, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Plastics have been an environmental and cultural issue for decades. The late Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention inveighed against “plastic people.” Calling someone plastic denoted artificiality. That’s in addition to the oft-repeated line from “The Graduate.” I noticed plastics or, more specifically, the glut of plastic waste in the environment, was a theme […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastic Packaging Plastics Industry Survey: Salaries On The Rise In Plastics April 30, 2018 by Plastics Infomart BETHEL, CT — Optimism continued to prevail among employees in the plastics industry, as average base salaries in the U.S. grew 0.7 percent from 2013 to $104,722 in calendar year 2014, and job confidence and growth expectations have remained high for both managers and non-managers, according to the latest Plastics Salary and Trends Survey conducted […] Read more » plastic packaging
Plastics Industry Plastics News ‘Non-plastic’ bags under PMC scanner April 28, 2018 by Plastics Infomart PUNE: The new carry bags flooding the market here with the “I am not plastic” tag in the wake of the government ban on plastic may not be environment friendly at all. Apprehending polythene bags being sold as the non-plastic variety, the civic body has roped in the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) to conduct tests […] Read more » Plastics News
