The essential briefing on materials, markets, regulation, packaging, recycling, and the people moving the plastics industry forward.
It’s gradually becoming common knowledge that it’s not as easy to recycle your takeaway coffee cup as people may have thought. It’s the mixture of paper and plastic in their inner lining – designed to make them both heat and leakproof – that causes difficulties. There are currently only a small number of specialist plants […]
IMAGINE instead of walking into Firstsite’s foyer, you step into a dinosaur scape with 6ft-tall creatures made from old hoover parts and laptops. The usual silence is replaced with a junk orchestra and nearby there are workshops teaching families how to make instruments from urban waste before they attempt to play a tune. Outside of […]
The Centre has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018. The amended Rules lay down that the phasing out of Multilayered Plastic (MLP) is now applicable to those MLP, which are non-recyclable, non-energy recoverable, or with no alternate use. Environment Ministry in a release said, the amended rules also prescribe a central registration system […]
Environmentalists say the food giant’s latest policy to address the growing plastic pollution problem is unclear and lacks bite. No clear targets, no timeline, and no additional efforts to help facilitate recycling by consumers. This was how environmental group Greenpeace described global food and beverage company Nestlé’s announcement on 10 April that it aims to […]
If you have hordes of plastic bags under your sink and have been wondering what to do with them, this year’s South Sound Sustainability Expo is for you. The 11th annual expo takes place Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center and Tollefson Plaza. The expo will […]
While many think of doing their bit for the nature conservation, not many are able to hatch it. However, there are a selected few who are able to keep their words and prove to the world that a little intention can start the chain. One such example is the sportswear giant, Adidas. Adidas has launched […]
The recycling center will open on September 1 around noon, about 30 minutes after a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, is gearing up to open its new recycling center on Friday. The recycling center will be operated by the Fairbanks Rescue Mission, which has operated a community recycling program for the past eight […]
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 […]