Plastic Recycling ‘Waves of Plastic’ Recycled June 20, 2018 / June 20, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Unknown to most, a fishing town on the southwest tip of India is showing what a community can achieve when it decides to face an environmental problem and turn it into a solution, using ocean plastics to empower women and literally build roads to a better future. The town of Kollam, in the southern most […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Keep pizza boxes, plastic bags, glass and more out of the recycling bins June 20, 2018 / June 20, 2018 by Plastics Infomart JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. — Pizza and doughnut boxes, plastic bags, glass.. not everything is meant for the recycling bin. Santek Waste is among the companies now working to educate customers about the do’s and don’ts when it comes to recycling. Only number 1 and 2 plastics are accepted in our area. This includes thinks like […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling EU plans to ban plastic straws, cutlery and plates May 29, 2018 / May 29, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Officials say move part of a wider strategy to spur investment in new types of packaging Brussels plans to ban a range of plastic items, including single-use cutlery, plates and straws, by 2021 with new rules that mark increasingly ambitious efforts by the EU to reduce marine pollution. The European Commission is proposing a ban […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling How Worms Can Help Recycle Plastic May 28, 2018 / May 28, 2018 by Plastics Infomart As the damaging effects of plastic pollution continue to increase, it’s growing increasingly necessary to take aggressive action against them. Recycling is one of the more conventional approaches to tackling the plastic waste problem, but it may not be effective enough. Scientists looking for ways to fight the pollution problem are now finding that mealworms […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Eyewash or overstated technology? May 28, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Those who have felt a little guilty every time they bought something in a plastic carry bag may have heaved a sigh of relief on hearing that the plastic they dumped as waste can be recycled and used for road construction. Perhaps, they were mistaken. There is an allegation that the whole story was cooked […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Recycling Mystery: Plastic Utensils May 28, 2018 by Plastics Infomart When it comes to disposable plastic utensils, quit forking around. Seriously, cut it out if you’re buying something described as “disposable” and with the intention of recycling it. But let’s assume for a minute that you have plastic utensils from take-out restaurants, office lunch parties or numerous other scenarios and want to keep them out […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling This council is recycling hard plastic by turning it into durable pavement kerbstones May 24, 2018 by Plastics Infomart One council in England is attempting to tackle the problem of recycling hard plastics by repurposing the materials for its streets, in the form of kerbstones. Lancashire County Council has been testing a prototype for a plastic kerbstone at a busy junction in Preston, which drivers and pedestrians have been passing without noticing. A spokesperson […] Read more » plastic recycling
Plastic Recycling Recycling Technologies Agrees Contracts Worth Over £65m May 23, 2018 / May 23, 2018 by Plastics Infomart RECYCLINGRecycling Technologies, a business specialising in the chemical recycling of mixed plastic waste, today announces a major strategic business alliance with InterChem worth over £50m and the forward sale of its wax output worth £15M to Kerax Limited. The relationship with InterChem includes an equity investment of £1m (announced in April 2018) and the forward […] Read more » plastic recycling
