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AWI Researchers Discover Record Levels of Microplastic in Arctic Sea Ice

Apr 27, 2018

Experts at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI), have recently found record levels of microplastic in arctic sea ice. However, the majority of particles were microscopically small. The ice ...

Tags: AWI

It Is Time to Prove That Oxo-Biodegradable Technology Really Works and Is Entirely Safe

Dec 1, 2014

The company’s chief executive officer Michael Laurier said: “The suggestion by the promoters of the ban that the Member-states were acting in the interests of Symphony is ludicrous. They were acting in the interests of the ...

Tags: shopping bags, plastic packaging, Packaging

The Italian Government Has Recently Criticised Britain for This Stance

Jun 13, 2013

The Italian government has recently criticised Britain for this stance. Italy planned to issue just biodegradable, cloth or paper bags in shops and use one Italian supplier that made compostable plastic. However, the approval was ...

Tags: Packaging, Printing

This Week Sees The Official Launch of a Highly Innovative Initiative

Mar 11, 2013

This week sees the official launch of a highly innovative initiative supported by Ecover and Closed Loop Recycling, which sees waste plastic being collected from the seas around the UK by EU fishermen and sent to the UK for recycling at ...

Tags: Project, Plastic Packaging, Oceans

Oxo-Biodegradable Bag and The Conventional Bags Were Almost The Same

Dec 5, 2012

A new Life-Cycle-Assessment (LCA) undertaken by the Intertek Group for UK-based Symphony Environmental Technologies’ d2w oxo-biodegradable plastic carrier bags and bread bags revealed that the oxo-biodegradable bag performed 75% ...

Tags: plastic carrier bags, oxo-biodegradable bag, litter category

Sas Volunteers Uncovered Several Plastic Litter and Packaging Items at Saunton Sands

Dec 5, 2012

At a recent beach clean, SAS (Surfers against Sewage) volunteers uncovered several plastic litter and packaging items at Saunton Sands, North Devon, which reportedly included 1968 and 1967 Wonder Crisp packets, and 1990 Snickers Bar ...

Tags: plastic litter, plastic packaging items, marine environment