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The essential briefing on materials, markets, regulation, packaging, recycling, and the people moving the plastics industry forward.

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INJECTION PUMP MARKET 2020 OVERVIEW, OPPORTUNITIES, IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS BY 2026 : ROCHE, BIONEER, DAAN GENE, ESCO, AGS, HEMA MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO. LTD, ABBOTT, LIFE, GENEINN, ABI

This extensive research report focusing on global Injection Pump market portrays a detailed analytical assessment of notable trends, future specific market growth opportunities, end-user profile as well as challenge overview of the current Injection Pump market scenario has also been encapsulated in the report. The primary focus of the report is to highlight and understand […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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Upcycling: new catalytic process turns plastic bags into adhesives

While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans. One major problem with recycling polyethylene, which makes up one-third of all plastic production worldwide, is economic: Recycled bags end up in low-value products, such as decks and construction material, providing little […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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A call to arms to fight the ‘war on plastic’

Every minute of every day, a truckload of plastic enters our oceans. It destroys because it endures, breaking down into smaller pieces and particles. And pretty much every size of particle is a problem – from the plastic bags that are filling up the stomachs of whales and turtles, to the smaller shreds that end […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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Meet these three women in Pune who are waging a tireless battle against plastic

Around five years ago, Suvarna Sane was looking for unique products to gift during a get-together. At one exhibition of women entrepreneurs, Sane came across upcycled products of reCharkha. “I was always an environmentally conscious buyer and the purses and totes from upcycled plastic appealed to me,” says Sane,  a government servant. “My friends and […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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Recycling has become a distraction from wider challenges around plastics waste

One of the defining aspects of COVID-19 has been the mantra of ‘build back better’, the idea that Europe’s economic recovery depends on doing things differently to address the problems we have failed to tackle for decades. When it comes to climate and environmental challenges, the EU has positioned itself as a bellwether for member […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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Social media, social norms, and the question of plastic bags

When the Quit campaign helped turn Australians off nicotine, we also learned that advertising could be a force for good. Behavioural science researcher Kim Borg wondered if the powerful techniques that had prompted a generation to modify their behaviour for the sake of their health could also be used to protect the environment.  In the […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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The industry has taken a backwards step on plastic. Where next?

It would have been tempting to suggest it was a good day to bury bad news – except, given the state of the world at the moment, you could say that about virtually any day. Yet Wrap’s report on progress of the industry’s flagship Plastic Pact, which came out yesterday, has received remarkably little attention. Even though […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 22, 2020
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Man. farmers input wanted on ag plastic recycling

An organization is asking Manitoba farmers to provide feedback on a permanent, province-wide, industry-funded ag recycling program. CleanFARMS has been involved in ag plastics recycling initiatives in the province since about 2013 funded through Manitoba Conservation and Climate (MCC) and its predecessors. MCC has now asked CleanFARMS to present a plan that would move the […]

plasticsinfomart · Dec 19, 2020