Environment Recycling News New York Residents Reject Charges for Plastic Bags May 22, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Support for plastic bags without bans or charges has been given a welcome boost. A proposed charge on plastic bags in New York of 10 cents per bag has been decisively rejected by 63 per cent of the city’s residents, who voted to continue the city’s tradition of free plastic bags. This follows the news […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic products plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News
Recycling News Dallas plastic bag debate is worth recycling May 20, 2015 by plasticsinfomart AUSTIN (Scrap Monster): That’s what Dallas City Council member Dwaine Caraway is willing to do to preserve the city’s crackdown on plastic bags. Caraway’s successful campaign to curb the use of plastic bags in Dallas always rubbed me the wrong way because, in the end, the law the city backed included a nickel-per-bag environmental fee […] Read more » global plastics industry plastic bottle recycling plastic industry news plastic products plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News
Breaking News Recycling News Dunkin’ Donuts to develop new single-stream recycling program May 18, 2015 by plasticsinfomart BOSTON (Scrap Monster): Dunkin’ Donuts has temporarily suspended its in-store EPS recycling program. The company’s plans to explore alternatives to foam-cups, low usage of the program and certain issues related to contamination are being cited as the reasons for the decision. Meanwhile, the company also announced that own single-stream recycling program is under development phase, […] Read more » plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machine plastic waste recycling machine Plastics News
Environment Recycling News Member of the European Parliament speaks out on Oxo-biodegradable plastic May 16, 2015 by plasticsinfomart There has been a lot of talk at the European Parliament about plastic bags, and they have recently legislated to reduce the number of bags in circulation, but an important side issue has been the extent to which oxo-biodegradable plastics can contribute to solving the problem of plastic waste which cannot realistically be collected from […] Read more » plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastics industry news Plastics News
Environment Recycling News Huntington Beach, California – cancels plastic bag ban May 16, 2015 by plasticsinfomart Two years after banning plastic shopping bags from grocery stores, the town of Huntington Beach, California demonstrated their overwhelming support for the bags when the city council voted to repeal the ban. This follows, hard on the heels of Arizona’s state legislature1 who recently passed a law against plastic bag bans, which they said “are […] Read more » plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india Plastics News
Recycling News A ‘Zero Waste’ vision for plastics May 11, 2015 by plasticsinfomart ROME (Scrap Monster): Landfilling of ‘one of the youngest waste streams’ – plastics – decreased by 26% in Europe between 2006 and 2012, according to German lawyer Dr Martin Engelmann. ‘This is now at 9.6 million tonnes compared to 12.9 million tonnes,’ he told delegates at last week’s IdentiPlast conference in Rome. Seven EU member […] Read more » Global plastics industry news plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machine plastic waste recycling machine
Recycling News Recent poll says 63% New Yorkers oppose 10-cent fee on grocery bags May 9, 2015 by plasticsinfomart ALBANY (Scrap Monster): A recently held poll shows that 63% of the adult New Yorkers oppose the proposed 10-cent surcharge on plastic grocery bags. The NBC4 New York/Wall Street Journal/Marist Poll found that non-whites who earn less than $50,000 per annum were the ones who strongly opposed the bill. The legislation proposed by Brad Lander […] Read more » plastic products plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machine plastic waste recycling machine
Recycling News US scrap plastic exports rebound in Feb ’15 May 7, 2015 by plasticsinfomart SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): According to latest government data, the exports of scrap plastic by the US surged higher during the month of February this year, in comparison with the previous month. The exports had witnessed significant drop during January this year, following sharp drop in exports to China, on account of Chinese New Year holidays. […] Read more » plastic raw material plastic recycling plastic recycling in india plastic recycling machine Plastics News plastics news india
