Plastics Jobs Plastics News Port Macquarie Foreshore Markets will be plastic free from July April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Port Macquarie Foreshore Markets organiser Necia Waghorn says there has been strong support amongst patrons for banning single use plastic bags at the event. The move, Necia said is in line with changes which are also being made by the major shopping centres Coles and Woolworths from July 1. See the latest photos from the […] Read more » Plastic news
Plastics Industry Plastics News Woman with special needs found stuffed inside plastic tote in U-Haul van April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN/CNN) — According to a family friend, the mother of a 26-year-old woman with special needs says her daughter died of natural causes months before her body was found packed in a plastic tote inside a U-Haul van. Police say U-Haul employees were doing inventory on their trucks Wednesday when they found the body […] Read more » Plastics News
Environment Plastics News India BBB: Earth Day 2018 comes with a reminder about plastics April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart April 22 will bring an Earth Day with a special purpose this year. The theme is “End plastic pollution.” Recent news stories about gigantic, floating masses of plastic waste in our oceans have served to spotlight the worsening problem of plastic pollution. Consumers have a large role to play in the effort to better control […] Read more » plastics news india
Environment Plastics News Hidden plastics: just when you thought it was safe to dunk a teabag April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Coffee cups Last Tuesday, Waitrose announced plans to remove all disposable coffee cups from their stores by autumn of this year — customers will have to bring a reusable one of their own. Despite their cardboard appearance, coffee cups are actually lined with polyethylene and are hard to recycle. The cups gradually break down to […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News India Nestle Waters plant part of mecca for high-speed bottling April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart LOS ANGELES (CN) — A federal class action filed late Thursday accuses food and beverage giant Nestle of misleading consumers about the quality of its Pure Life bottled water, which a recent study found contains high levels of microplastics. The 20-page complaint filed in Los Angeles says the Switzerland-based company “intentionally, negligently and recklessly concealed […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastic Packaging Plastics News Government sets aside £60m to fight scourge of plastic waste April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The government has earmarked £61.4m from the public purse to fight the rising tide of in the world’s oceans. Theresa May announced the fund ahead of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London next week. She is due to call on all of the 52 leaders present to sign up to the Commonwealth Clean […] Read more » plastic packaging
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Join our fight to end plastic menace, Theresa May urges Commonwealth April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Theresa May will call on Commonwealth countries to ban single-use plastic and microbeads this week when she chairs the largest summit in British history. The prime minister will announce that Britain is investing £61.4m to tackle the scourge of marine plastic pollution and urge the other 52 leaders to sign up to a global crusade […] Read more » plastics news india
Environment Plastics Industry Plastics News Milind Deora column: Maharashtra’s plastic ban is just the beginning, more needs to be done for environment April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The widespread use of plastic presents an interesting dilemma. A ubiquitous product, on the one hand it is utilised universally, across communities and industries, in electronic products and appliances, packaging, furniture, aviation, the automotive sector, machinery, and even life-saving products in healthcare amongst various other diverse sectors. On the other hand, it is single-handedly responsible […] Read more » Environment
