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Baxter International announced the completion of the first phase of its intravenous (IV) bag recycling pilot program. Launched in conjunction with Northwestern Medicine, more than six tons of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) IV bag waste was successfully diverted from landfill to be recycled. “Across the country, hundreds of thousands of IV bags are used every day. Baxter […]
Scarcity of resources, environmental pollution, and global warming, call to rethink new ways to work towards a sustainable economy. The solution is a Circular Economy, in which waste is used as a valuable source of raw materials. As far as plastics are concerned, the EU has already set the recycling targets: plastic waste should be […]
The six projects, which between them were awarded £244,000 in grant funding by the SSPP Challenge, are SRS International, LUMA-iD, Crucible Medtech, Will Davis Design, Led by Sheephill Orchard, and Approach Studio. SRS International is set to develop a battery-operated device to densify and store household flexible plastic waste with the aim of reducing storage […]
PLASTICS Report: Plastics Machinery Shipments Grew in Third Quarter (PLASTICS) today announced that shipments of primary plastics machinery (injection molding and extrusion) in North America increased in the third quarter according to the statistics compiled and reported by PLASTICS’ Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES). The preliminary estimate of shipment value from reporting companies totaled $333.8 […]
While government has made progress in tackling plastic pollution, it has committed to address the problem of plastic pollution in consultation with the plastic industry and organised labour as the sector sustains approximately 60,000 jobs. Over the past two years, five registered extended producer schemes that support plastic waste collection and recycling have been registered […]
MKS Plastics, a Louisiana-based premium industrial pail manufacturer, announced it is investing $14 million to double the size of its production facility in Tangipahoa Parish, about 53 miles east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 48,000 square-foot expansion will increase manufacturing output, allowing the company to better serve its customers in the petroleum and chemical industries. […]
World’s smallest piezoresistive, media-isolated pressure sensor – launched by Kistler Winterthur, April 2022 Kistler’s new 4017A piezoresistive absolute pressure sensor combines excellent measuring features with universal applicability. Thanks to its compactness, innovative design and outstanding media compatibility it is optimal for use in engine development as well as hydraulic and pneumatic applications, in both hot […]
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