Plastics News Arctic Ocean ice has 12,000 bits of plastic per litre April 27, 2018 / April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The frozen Arctic Ocean contains up to 12,000 tiny pieces of plastic per litre of sea ice, according to research showing that even the most remote parts of the planet are highly polluted with plastic waste. Seventeen types of plastic, including nylon, polyester and cellulose acetate used to make cigarette filters, were found trapped in […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Eight months on, is the world’s most drastic plastic bag ban working? April 27, 2018 / April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Waterways are clearer, the food chain is less contaminated with plastic — and there are fewer “flying toilets”. A year after Kenya announced the world’s toughest ban on plastic bags, and eight months after it was introduced, the authorities are claiming victory — so much so that other east African nations Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Plastic straws: Call for government to rethink policy April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart A woman with cerebral palsy has called for the government to consider the need of disabled people before bringing in a ban on plastic straws. Ellie Simpson, from Chesterfield, who set up her own charity, said politicians had not given proper consideration to people with disabilities who rely on plastic over other alternatives. The government […] Read more » Plastics News
Environment Plastics News Plastics News India Plastic collection bins overflow with garbage April 27, 2018 / April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart MUMBAI: The BMC’s ambitious plans to collect plastic seem to have gone kaput as citizens have filled the civic bodies with all sorts of garbage. Following the state’s ban on plastic, the BMC, earlier this month, brought in huge collection bins and placed them at 25 locations near big market areas so that citizens could […] Read more » Environment
Environment Plastics Industry Plastics News There’s so much plastic in the ocean it just set a new record April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research took core samples from across the Arctic and found up to 12,000 pieces of microplastic particles per liter of sea ice–as many as three times higher than levels in previous studies. They found fragments of packaging, paints, nylon, polyester and the cellulose […] Read more » Plastics News
Environment Plastics Industry Plastics News Companies sign up to pledge to cut plastic pollution April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart More than 40 companies have signed up to a pact to cut plastic pollution over the next seven years. The firms, which include Coca-Cola and Asda, have promised to honour a number of pledges such as eliminating single-use packaging through better design. They have joined the government, trade associations and campaigners to form the UK […] Read more » plastics industry
Environment Plastics Industry Plastics News This “Mutant Enzyme” Breaks Down Plastic April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart As Smithsonian.com reported at the time, the new bacteria could break down PET into much smaller compounds. The discovery was a promising step toward a solution to the world’s mounting plastic problem. Now, scientists at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory have made a […] Read more » Environment
Plastic Packaging Plastics Industry Plastics Jobs Michigan plastics company has to fill 210 jobs after $16.1M investment April 27, 2018 by Plastics Infomart BALDWIN TWP, MI — Plastic Trim International is aiming to boost the workforce and economy in Iosco County by investing $16.1 million and creating 210 new jobs. The plastics company was approved for a $1.5 million performance based grant from the Michigan Strategic Fund board to invest $16.1 million into its Baldwin Township manufacturing plant […] Read more » Plastics Jobs
