The call was made at a parliamentary reception last week hosted by Plastics 2020, the industry umbrella group run by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), the Packaging and Films Association (PAFA) and Plastics Europe. The plastics ...
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Waste management company Eco Baltia has opened a new €5.3m recycled PET production plant in Jelgava, Latvia. The new 8,500tpa plant has been established through the company's recycling subsidiary Eko Baltija, plasticsnews.com ...
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Armstrong World Industries named Target as its 2012 Flooring Recycler of the Year. Armstrong’s award recognizes organizations that make significant environmental contributions by recycling VCT materials during demolition projects, ...
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Due to its extensive use, non-ferrous scrap metal is usually recycled. The secondary materials in scrap are vital to the metallurgy industry, as the production of new metals often needs them. Some recycling facilities resmelt and recast ...
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Operations Cas Holloway and Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty have announced the expansion of the city’s recycling program. The program will include the recycling of all ...
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The latest declared glass recycling rate in South Africa is now, according to The Glass Recycling Company (TGRC), 40.1%; a 230% growth in annual volumes recycled since the inception of TGRC six years ago. Evidence of a shift in consumer ...
Construction has commenced on the new stainless steel project of Henan Province-based Chinese stainless steel producer Xuyuan Group, as reported by local media sources on March 19. Total investment in the project, which is based in ...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has launched a $5m, five-year industry investment solution NT Bin Network for the Northern Territory to boost recycling rates and reduce litter arising from packaging. According to AFGC, the ...
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On February 19, Zhejiang Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hangzhou Iron and Steel Group Company (HISGC) announced that in 2013 it plans to implement 43 technological upgrading projects, with a total investment of RMB 596.41 million ($95.58 ...
Around the world almost without exception in the hollow glass field, cullet is used to supplement raw materials in the batch. In fact nearly all modern furnaces require cullet to be present in order to function at all. Cullet is therefore ...
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John Lewis has introduced biodegradable polyethylene packaging across its schoolwear and bed linen lines The move is designed to reduce the environmental impact of packaging from the retailer’s bed linen ranges and some schoolwear ...
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Sims Metal Management Limited the world's largest listed metal and electronic recycling company announced the sale, effective November 30th 2012, of its Arizona scrap metal recycling assets to SA Recycling LLC. SAR is a joint venture owned ...
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We're all so used to jotting down our thoughts,novels or shopping lists on pieces of scrap paper or perfectly bleached white office sheets.Not to mention blowing our noses into disposable tissues.But how much do you know about where paper ...
Strategic Materials,Inc.has agreed to pay a penalty of$159,750 to settle EPA's claims that it violated the federal Clean Water Act by allowing polluted storm water from its Franklin facility to flow into nearby waters,according to an EPA ...
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Canadian dairy group Ultima Foods, which produces Yoplait under licence for the local market, has launched its own yoghurt brand. Ultima, a venture between Canadian dairy co-ops Agropur and Agrifoods International, yesterday (20 August) ...
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