Plastics Industry Tony Hancock | The Recycling Solution August 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart The reality however has been ignored ,namely that 84% of the contamination originates in Asia Pacific countries, plus another 12% being attributed to African countries, leaving 4% to cover the USA and Europe, the UK contribution being a percentage of 1%. Predictably the standard response from HM Government to solve UK’s minuscule contribution is to […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry Local Government Association calls for industry-wide approach to tackle unrecyclability of plastic packaging August 14, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Food manufacturers must simplify the plastics they use and make them more amenable to recycling, the Local Government Association said on 4 August — describing the current prevalence of difficult-to-recycle plastics in many products as “almost criminal”. UK householders use around 525k tonnes of plastic pots, tubs and trays every year, but only 169k tonnes […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry India needs dedicated plastics policy August 14, 2018 / August 14, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Cluster development will fuel the needed growth, says All India Plastics Manufacturers Association chief Hyderabad: Indian plastics industry is growing at 1.5 times of the country’s GDP. As automotive industry grows and consumer goods grow, plastics consumption will go up. The nation is consuming about 14-15 million metric tonnes of material annually. However, governments should design […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry Why SA is lagging in plastic recycling August 13, 2018 / August 13, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Thanks to thousands of informal workers, SA already does pretty well with recycling paper and aluminium but could do far more with plastics, where there’s a particular problem When it comes to generating waste, SA is among the worst offenders, ranking 15th by volume globally, according to the World Bank. A key part of the […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry APK, MOL Group sign deal on plastics recycling plant August 9, 2018 / August 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart MOL Group, an integrated oil and gas company based in Budapest, Hungary, and Merseburg, Germany-based APK AG have signed an agreement under which MOL will support the completion of APK’s Merseburg, Germany, plant. The plant will serve as a pilot for APK’s Newcycling project, which is geared toward allowing the company to recover materials from […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry Hit by ban, plastic industry launches fund to streamline recycling August 9, 2018 / August 9, 2018 by Plastics Infomart All India Plastics Manufacturers’ Association claims job losses of around 50,000 due to the ban on plastics Faced with the ban on single-use polyethylene, plastic manufacturers have set up a “fund” with an initial corpus of Rs 1 million to do a viability gap funding and get low-value waste cleared from streets for recycling. “The […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry Guilt-free solution to plastics problem is hard to find August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Plastics Infomart If the grisly images of marine life maimed and killed by waste plastics aren’t enough to get our attention, new Australian research linking plastics to smaller penises probably is. As Fairfax Media reported on Thursday, two University of Melbourne researchers have concluded that exposure to the chemicals in plastics is “the No. 1 reproductive issue […] Read more » plastics industry
Plastics Industry Plastics industry striving for zero pellet loss August 7, 2018 / August 7, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Plastics industry body Plastics|SA is calling on the industry to work towards achieving the goal of zero pellet, flake and powder loss. This drive forms part of the industry’s efforts to keep South Africa’s water sources free of plastic pollution. Plastics|SA Director, Anton Hanekom, says reducing the amount of plastics that make their way into […] Read more » plastics industry
