Recycling News Vancouver considering ban on plastic bags and disposable coffee cups February 5, 2016 by plasticsinfomart The City of Vancouver is considering banning plastic bags, disposable coffee cups, and styrofoam food containers as part of their waste reduction goals. The city’s goal is to cut 2008 waste levels in half by 2020, and they consider plastic bags, coffee cups, and fast food containers a “significant concern” for litter in public streets. […] Read more » Pet Polymers plastic bottle recycling plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machinery plastic recycling machines plastic waste recycling machine
Recycling News Vancouver mulls coffee cup, plastic bag ban February 4, 2016 by plasticsinfomart The City of Vancouver is examining whether to ban, restrict or apply deposit fees to things like plastic bags, coffee cups and styrofoam food boxes that keep ending up in city litter bins. According to a city report delivered on Wednesday, the issue isn’t garbage generated at home — recycling programs have mostly taken care […] Read more » Pet Polymers plastic bottle recycling plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machinery plastic recycling machines plastic waste recycling machine raw material for plastic
Recycling News Six months in, Chicago’s plastic bag ban a mixed bag February 2, 2016 by plasticsinfomart In the six months since Chicago’s plastic bag ban went into effect, Jordan Parker, an environmentalist and critic of the city’s bag ordinance, has lobbied aldermen to give it more teeth. CHICAGO: In the six months since Chicago’s plastic bag ban went into effect, Jordan Parker, an environmentalist and critic of the city’s bag ordinance, […] Read more » plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machinery plastic recycling machines plastic waste recycling machine Plastics News
Recycling News Put your rubbish in the mail? Australia Post to collect trashed plastic envelopes February 1, 2016 by plasticsinfomart The meteoric rise of online commerce and its profound effect on Australia Post’s fortunes are usually couched in terms around the rapid decline of paper mail and corresponding revenue. But internet shopping and its reliance on single-use waterproof plastic satchels to post millions of parcels have created a new dilemma – how does a thriving […] Read more » plastic bottle recycling plastic products plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machinery plastic recycling machines plastic waste recycling machine
Recycling News Recycling still works in Alaska – if we do it right January 30, 2016 / March 15, 2017 by plasticsinfomart Oil and gas economics drive Alaska. Residents, politicians, activists and the media follow the oil and gas markets very closely and for good reasons. What most people don’t follow is the connection between the price of oil and recycling markets, and what it means for our community. Falling oil prices and the correlated drop in […] Read more » Pet Polymers plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastics news asia raw material for plastic
Industry More plastics than fish could be in ocean by 2050, Ellen MacArthur Foundation report warned January 27, 2016 / March 7, 2017 by plasticsinfomart A new Ellen MacArthur Foundation report, finished in partnership with the World Economic Forum, warned that if no imminent actions are being taken, by 2050 there would be more plastics than fish (by weight) in the ocean. The use of plastics has increased 20-fold in the past half-century, from 15 million tons in 1964 to […] Read more » india plastics news Pet Polymers plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry plastic raw material plastic recycling Plastics News
Recycling News Walmart To Start Charging For Plastic Bags January 27, 2016 by plasticsinfomart Get ready to spend just a little bit more if you shop at Walmart. Walmart Canada will start charging customers for plastic bags in an effort to cut down on the amount of plastic in landfills. Customers will be charged a nickel for each bag starting February 9. The Mississauga, Ontario-based company says that in […] Read more » global plastics industry Pet Polymers plastic bottle recycling Plastic Masterbatch plastic products plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News
Recycling News North Charleston may suspend recycling in Dorchester County part of city, councilman says January 23, 2016 by plasticsinfomart Residential recycling in the Dorchester County part of North Charleston has been for naught because for several months city employees have been mixing the recyclables with household trash for disposal at a landfill, officials said. City Councilman Ron Brinson said he recently learned about the situation, which affects about 27,000 residents. He said there is […] Read more » News for plastics industry plastic bottle recycling plastic polymer industry plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News