by Plastics.com Staff | Aug 14, 2018 | Asia/Pacifica, Business, Daily News, Environmental, North America, Recycling, Scrap Plastics
China released a proposal to expand its scrap import ban beyond plastics and the other materials that are currently restricted. A new plan would ban every form of “solid waste” from import. The Ministry of Ecology and Environment on July 11 posted a draft document...
by Plastics.com Staff | Aug 7, 2018 | Asia/Pacifica, Business, Daily News, Global, Recycling, Scrap Plastics
Plastics and paper industries use the most recycled materials. Waste, if not re-used, will be a threat to the environment. Recycling waste is an important part of production activities of many countries. To maintain the operation of the recycling industry, some...
by Plastics.com Staff | Aug 1, 2018 | Asia/Pacifica, Business, Daily News, Environmental, Scrap Plastics
Though the intention of the Maharashtra government to ban plastics was good, it provided no alternatives to Plastic and left small vendors and businessmen to fend for themselves The ban on plastics in Maharashtra came too suddenly without any planning. Last fortnight,...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jul 31, 2018 | Daily News, Environmental, Global, Scrap Plastics
There are lots of reasons not to use plastic – but this one might come as a shock. Chemicals in everyday items, from household cleaners to food packaging, can damage a man’s penis – and make it smaller. Dr. Andrew Pask and Dr. Mark Green, from the University of...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jul 13, 2018 | Commodity Polymers, Daily News, Environmental, Global, Scrap Plastics
Miranda Wang is one of the co-founders of BioCellection: a company that uses a chemical process to break down plastics and turn them into an essential ingredient for nylon, which otherwise uses petroleum. Wang’s method specifically targets polyethylene, a cheap kind...
by Plastics.com Staff | Jul 5, 2018 | Daily News, Environmental, North America, Polymer Science, Recycling, Scrap Plastics
Quebec startup Loop Industries has unveiled a more efficient technology for depolymerizing scrap PET. Loop uses a heatless, pressureless process to depolymerize PET, plastic with problematic inks, labels and other contaminants. The process generates monomers can be...
