Machinery News This new technology could help clean ocean plastic pollution August 3, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A new system designed by a postgraduate from Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art (RCA) aims to challenge the perception that removing plastics from the ocean is too expensive or unfeasible. Robert Edwin Rouse’s design, Remora, is billed as a hybrid turbo-machinery system for the reclamation and prevention of ocean plastics, providing […] Read more » Plastic Machinery
Plastic Packaging Plastic packaging peeves: share your photos with us July 31, 2017 by plasticsinfomart We want to see your examples of the businesses getting it right and wrong when it comes to packaging Lily Cole is fed up with single-use plastic bottles and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has been accosting takeaway coffee drinkers in the street as part of his war on waste. But what drives you mad when it comes to excess packaging? […] Read more » plastic packaging
Machinery News Davis-Standard to take part in Shanghai trade shows July 31, 2017 by plasticsinfomart PAWCATUCK — Davis-Standard LLC, the Pawcatuck-based designer, manufacturer, and distributor of extrusion and converting technology, will promote its extensive product lines at two major trade shows in Shanghai, China. The events, scheduled for Sept. 20 to 22, are Medtec China, devoted to medical technology, and RubberTech, China. At Medtec, Davis-Standard will market medical tubing equipment, […] Read more » Machinery News Plastic Machinery News
Plastics News India Global MABS Market 2017- LG Chemical, DOW, Formosa Plastics Group and Chimei July 31, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Global MABS Market 2017 The Industry Study on Global MABS Market 2017 incorporates the entire aspects of the MABS market. This includes extensive analysis, recent industry statistics and upcoming flow of the MABS market. The report also describes the size of the MABS market, factors controlling MABS market growth, various challenges which affect market expansion and economic […] Read more » plastics india plastics india news
Plastics Industry Retailers say competition laws block charge on plastic bags July 25, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The retail industry supports action to reduce the use of plastic bags but a levy could mean high costs for businesses, Retail New Zealand says. Last month, mayors from Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin sent an open letter to other mayors and the Environment Minister asking them to support a call for central government to introduce […] Read more » plastic industry news
Plastic Recycling A RECYCLING ROBOT NAMED CLARKE COULD BE THE KEY TO REDUCING WASTE July 25, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Admit it — you’re not entirely sure how to recycle. It’s understandable, really. With so many different materials in play, how are you supposed to know what needs to be thrown into a landfill and what can be reused? Humans might not be the best at the Three R’s (reduce, reuse, and recycle, of course), but […] Read more » Recycling
Plastics News India Why the Indian government must rescind GST levied on scraps of plastic, paper, cardboard and glass July 25, 2017 by plasticsinfomart To say that India enjoys a particularly complex economy would be stating the obvious. But an indication of exactly how complex the economy is came to the fore when the Goods and Services Tax was levied on recyclable scrap. The GST rate on waste cardboard, PET plastic and paper is 12%, while other old plastics […] Read more » plastics india news
Plastic Packaging APPG for packaging industry officially reformed July 25, 2017 by plasticsinfomart The Packaging Federation has announced that the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Packaging Manufacturing Industry has been reformed following June’s snap general election. Mark Pawsey, Conservative MP for Rugby & Bulkington, remains chair & registered contact. The other officers are: Peter Aldous, Vice Chair, (Conservative), Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) and Ian C. Lucas, treasurer (Labour). Other […] Read more » plastic packaging
