Deep Dive The unfulfilled promises of plastic film recycling The pandemic spurred an uptick in plastic bag use, as already limited retail take back options became more scarce. Stakeholders from all sides think it’s time for new ideas.
Pioneering plastic recycling in Spain At a time when plastic packaging was becoming more and more complex, the Andalusian company, under the leadership of Juanjo Sánchez, was looking for state-of-the-art solutions. Their search led them to Steinert. It all started in 1986 when the general man...
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"Every day, I spend my spare time picking up plastic waste on the coastline and sending it to Little Blue House, which gives me a monthly payment of around 700 yuan," said Chen. The Little Blue House is a marine garbage treatment site responsible for recycling and sorting marine plastic ...
In the search for better end markets for recycled plastic film, trash bags could be an ideal candidate — but only if recycled content laws and public demand also play a role, speakers at a Northeast Recycling Council panel said.
Plastic bags were invented in 1965 by engineer Gustaf Thulin Sten for the packing company CELLOPLAST AB of Norrkoping, Sweden; see for example, US3180557 A (1965, CELLOPLAST AB). Plastic bags were a product of the mid-20th century’s fascination with plastics and were touted as light, long...
The miracle material has made modern life possible. But more than 40 percent of it is used just once, and it’s choking our waterways.
I recently started working at Starbucks, which sells itself as an eco-friendly, green company to the general public. Since I began work there, I have been disgusted every day with the amount of waste, not only of cups, lids, straws, and hot drink sleeves, but also by the packaging of...
Mechanical recycling (MR) has been the reference recycling technology for years, but in the near future chemical recycling (CR) options are expected to contribute to improve plastic circularity. This study uses a material flow analysis (MFA) at European level to provide quantitative estimates of ...
I wasn’t planning on posting a rant today, as I’m leaving in a few hours for my semi-annual silent meditation retreat, but I got all fired up after I and several friends left comments onTurtleback’s Facebook pageexplaining how plastic pollutes the ocean and asking the company to reco...