Canada's Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) has directed the Ontario government to ban old corrugated boxes from dump sites, as Quebec did it earlier, to free landfill space and save costs. PPEC executive director ...
Tags: Corrugated Boxes, dump sites, recyclables
The Bangladesh government has been asked the high court to impose a ban on the import of food treated with formalin and other poisonous chemicals. The court also asked the government to supply testing kits to all the sea and land ports ...
Tags: poisonous chemicals, formalin, import, FBCCI
Philippines-based science agency the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has announced that it initiated a research on new raw materials for the manufacture of paper bags, owing to increase in demand for ‘green’ paper ...
Tags: Alternative Raw Materials, Paper Bags, wares
The US Senate on Thursday voted 54-41 to reverse a plan included in a larger defense policy bill that would have ended the Department of Defense's participation in an agreement aimed at boosting the supply of biofuels available to the ...
Tags: defense policy bill, biofuels to the military, the supply of biofuels
Makati, a city in the Philippines, will enforce a ban on the use of plastic bags and non-biodegradable materials, beginning January 2013. The new law will prohibit businesses from selling, using or distributing plastic bags. The ...
A study linking a type of genetically modified corn developed by Monsanto to health risks in rats lacked sufficient scientific quality in order to arrive at any conclusions with regard to the safety of such crops, said European Food Safety ...
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The outdoor supplier Jack Wolfskin, based in Idstein, Germany, has announced that all of its weather protection products will be manufactured without the use of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) by the end of 2014. Whilst in Europe products ...
Various environment protection and health groups in Taiwan have sought a ban on expansion of the naphtha cracker operated by the Formosa Plastics Group in Yunlin County’s Mailiao Township. Representatives of the Changhua Medical ...
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Philippines has lifted the temporary ban on the importation of poultry and other poultry from Taiwan after global animal health authorities confirmed that the country is free of the bird flu virus. The ban has been lifted on the ...
Tags: Philippines, temporary ban, lifted, bird flu virus, Taiwan
Ann Taylor and LOFT wearers, rejoice! The parent company of those iconic clothing and accessory brands, ANN INC., has banned the use of exotic-animal skins in its product lines after meeting with PETA and learning about the extreme animal ...
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Visy, in partnership with Byron Bay Brewery, has developed a new PET beer bottle that utilises proprietary PET bottle technology to ensure an extended shelf life, while maintaining the freshness and integrity of the beer. The new Byron ...
Tags: Pet Beer Bottle, Byron Bay Brewery, innovative and sustainable packaging
Increasing possibilities of a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the EU is upsetting Bangladeshi readymade garment (RMG) exporters, who are already grappling against difficulties posed by Eurozone crisis and troubles in US ...
Tags: FTA, free trade agreement, RMG, Eurozone crisis
Breast Cancer UK, a charity has launched a petition calling the government for a ban of the use of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in food and drinks packaging. According to the charity, the hormone-disrupting chemical BPA has been linked ...
The World Congress on Information Technology(WCIT)has opened today,but has been overshadowed by allegations that the International Telecommunications Union(ITU)is plotting to take control of the internet at the behest of states like ...
Tags: WCIT, Information Technology, ITU, UN system, ETNO
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has published a new set of chemical commitments agreed in conjunction with Greenpeace. The commitments relate to the safe use of chemicals in textile production. They are now part of the M&S approach to managing ...
Tags: textile production, textile market, textile industry, textile