Plastics Industry Plastics News Despite plastic ban in 25 states, 600 truckloads of polythene carry bags discarded every day April 19, 2018 / April 19, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Srinagar: Twenty-five Indian states/Union territories now have some form of ban on polythene carry bags, but the implementation is often lax, and plastic—which takes hundreds of years to decompos—continues to be used, which gathers in India’s water bodies and landfills, according to an IndiaSpend investigation. In Jammu and Kashmir, many vendors have not heard of […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Cotton buds and plastic straws could be banned in England next year April 19, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign to try to halt the pollution of the world’s rivers and oceans. Theresa May hopes to use the announcement to encourage the Commonwealth heads of government to join the fight […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News 25 Indian States Ban Plastic Bags. Yet, 600 Truckloads Of Plastic Discarded Every Day April 19, 2018 / April 19, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Srinagar: Twenty five Indian states/UTs now have some form of ban on polythene carry bags, but implementation is often lax, and plastic–which takes hundreds of years to decompose–continues to be used, which gathers in India’s water bodies and landfills, according to an IndiaSpend investigation. In Jammu and Kashmir, many vendors have not heard of the […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News International plastics and rubber trade show in Poland April 19, 2018 / April 19, 2018 by Plastics Infomart From 22 to 25 May 2018, business professionals from various sectors of the plastics and rubber processing industry will gather in Kielce, Poland, to view the latest innovations. The Polish plastics industry can look foward to four days filled with everything around plastics. Plastpol is Poland’s largest and most important plastics processing industry exhibition, having […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Researchers accidentally engineer plastic-eating enzyme April 18, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Researchers in the US and Britain have accidentally engineered an enzyme which eats plastic and may eventually help solve the growing problem of plastic pollution, a study said Monday. More than eight million tons of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans every year, and concern is mounting over this petroleum-derived product’s toxic legacy on […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Woman with special needs found stuffed inside plastic tote in U-Haul van April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN/CNN) — According to a family friend, the mother of a 26-year-old woman with special needs says her daughter died of natural causes months before her body was found packed in a plastic tote inside a U-Haul van. Police say U-Haul employees were doing inventory on their trucks Wednesday when they found the body […] Read more » Plastics News
Environment Plastics News Hidden plastics: just when you thought it was safe to dunk a teabag April 16, 2018 / April 16, 2018 by Plastics Infomart Coffee cups Last Tuesday, Waitrose announced plans to remove all disposable coffee cups from their stores by autumn of this year — customers will have to bring a reusable one of their own. Despite their cardboard appearance, coffee cups are actually lined with polyethylene and are hard to recycle. The cups gradually break down to […] Read more » Plastics News
Plastics Industry Plastics News Plastics News India Bombay high court refuses to stay plastic ban in Maharashtra April 14, 2018 / April 14, 2018 by Plastics Infomart MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday refused to stay the Maharashtra government’s ban on plastic. A division bench of Justice Abhay oka and Justice Riyaz Chagla however batted for common citizens found in possession of banned plastic items, the court asked the state not to launch prosecutions against individual persons for three months. The […] Read more » Plastics News
