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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The government of Delhi, India’s capital, on 11 September 2012 has taken a decision to impose a blanket ban on the manufacture, sale, storage and use of plastic bags in the city. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting ...
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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn has voted against a plastic bag recycling bill. The reason given by Quinn for vetoing it was that though it was well meaning, enacting the legislation would have been an impediment to innovation which would not ...
December 10, 2012 -- Los Angeles, California, 10 December 2012: Customers can now buy premium quality water soluble laundry bags from MedBag Inc. They are reputed as one of the distinguished sellers of a wide variety of specialized plastic ...
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Top ten sustainable textile trends, with the potential to influence eco thinking of the future highlighted by WGSN Materials team: 1. Compress fibres to produce new eco materials 2. Luxury unwaste redefines recycling 3. Changing the ...
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A bill that stipulates plastic bag makers to develop a recycling plan apart from registering with the state has been passed in the Illinois Senate and is pending the House's vote. Manufacturers can formulate recycling plans of their own ...
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Ever since the introduction of the unique substance called Plastic,it has always been a thing of controversies and discussion.Right from the manufacturing of the material till the stage of its disposition and degradation-environmentalists ...
Light-emitting diodes are tiny electronic devices that emit far more light per unit of electricity than incandescent lamps or even compact fluorescents.But in the move to replace energy-gobbling incandescents,LEDs face a steeper climb in ...
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North American packaging recycler, Sonoco Recycling, a unit of Sonoco has announced that Sonoco CorrFlex's Winston Salem, North Carolina facility has secured a silver-tier Sonoco Sustainability Star Award for diverting a minimum of 95% of ...
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SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment will junk plastic shopping bags at all its theme parks by 2013. Park gift shops will offer paper bags, which are made from 100% recycled paper, or guests can opt to buy reusable bags. According to the ...
Euphoria Fancy Foods, a firm based in New York, US, is recalling dried bream fish imported from Russia as the fish was processed in a way that puts consumers at risk of botulism. Botulism is an illness caused by Clostridium botulinum ...
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Los Angeles City Council and an alliance of plastic bag makers are at loggerheads over banning one-time use of plastic bags in the city. The American Progressive Bag Alliance also is lobbying city lawmakers to try to head off the plans to ...
The Food Standards Agency in Wales is reminding consumers how they can avoid food contamination resulting from the re-use of plastic bags. According to the information published by the Welsh Government, there has been a 96% reduction in ...
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Cantina Foods is recalling approximately 2,375 pounds of ready-to-eat beef and cheese pie products distributed to retail establishments in Buffalo, New York, as they were produced without the approval of federal inspection. According to ...
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Zara,the Inditex Group's fashion retailer,opens a flagship store featuring its revamped image at 460-490 Oxford Street in London's city centre.The fourth Zara location on the British capital's busiest shopping street has pride of place in ...
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