• Plastic bags come in a wide variety of colors and are 100% recyclable. (conventionbags.com)
  • Paper bags are cost effective and recyclable as well. (conventionbags.com)
  • The company says that the high recycling rate for paper is important for the environment, but also contributes to higher financial margins for companies as taxes on non-recyclable packaging can be high. (packagingeurope.com)
  • Customers will have the option to choose from recyclable paper mailers, right-sizing cardboard box packaging, which Walmart says will consolidate shipping on eCommerce orders and reduce mileage and delivery times. (wkbn.com)
  • Moving forward, nearly all orders shipped in plastic mailers from fulfillment centers, stores and marketplace items shipped with Walmart Fulfillment Services, will arrive in recyclable paper bag mailers," the company said. (wkbn.com)
  • In an attempt to shift focus to the positives, Innisfree also mentioned that the colorless plastic bottle hidden inside the cardboard exterior is recyclable and eco-friendly as it uses 51.8 percent less plastic than conventional packaging. (odditycentral.com)
  • But, she also noted that "banning of plastic carryout bags leads to significant increases in the sale of trash bags, and in particular small and medium trash bags. (minnpost.com)
  • Retailers such as Target can go back to using thin and flimsy bags and can opt to absorb the cost of the tax rather than charge consumers, she said, while other forms of plastic, ranging from restaurant carryout bags to dry cleaning bags, aren't taxed at all. (dnainfo.com)
  • Seven in ten New Jerseyans are aware that stores will be prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags starting in May - 33% have heard a lot and 37% have heard a little about this. (monmouth.edu)
  • When the BBC's Blue Planet II was on the telly and the government started talking about the dangers of plastic straws, we saw a niche in the market. (inhabitat.com)
  • It is great that all these businesses are phasing out plastic straws, but the problem for them was where to get paper ones from," Varney said. (inhabitat.com)
  • Varney continued, "We set up this company to give the the customers what they actually want: biodegradable paper straws made in the U.K. (inhabitat.com)
  • While paper straws are marginally more expensive than plastic straws, there are numerous benefits not captured in the numbers. (inhabitat.com)
  • As the U.K. moves to ban single-use plastics, the new paper straw factory is expected to meet consumer demand for straws, especially at restaurants like McDonald's. (inhabitat.com)
  • Global bakery and café chain Le Pain Quotidien has announced plans to ban plastic straws across all 220 of its branches worldwide, becoming the latest hospitality giant to switch to paper alternatives. (businessgreen.com)
  • Just over half (52%) back a ban on plastic straws, which is identical to public support in 2019. (monmouth.edu)
  • The poll also finds that only a little over half the public (51%) is aware that the law on plastic straws changed last fall, requiring customers to request a straw rather than be given one automatically. (monmouth.edu)
  • When asked how New Jersey food establishments are handling this, 47% of state residents report that most are complying with the new rule while 32% say most are still giving out plastic straws without being asked by the customer. (monmouth.edu)
  • We offer wax paper, aluminum foil, pan liners and plastic wrap for you to cook and store your food in the refrigerator. (wholesalejanitorialsupply.com)
  • This classification covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing coated or laminated flexible materials made of combinations of paper, plastics film, metal foil, and similar materials (excluding textiles) for packaging purposes. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • Oct. 3, 2022 Scientists have achieved an 80% conversion yield of a biodegradable plastic material from acetone and CO2, tackling the plastic waste crisis while moving toward carbon neutrality. (sciencedaily.com)
  • 22, 2022 Seeking solutions to counteract a rapid rise in plastic trash, scientists have developed biodegradable material that is designed to replace conventionally used plastic. (sciencedaily.com)
  • June 30, 2022 Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently recycled. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Paper or Plastic may refer to: an expression referring to shopping bags "Paper or Plastic" (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), a 2004 episode "Paper or Plastic" (song), 2016 song by Brooke Candy This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Paper or Plastic. (wikipedia.org)
  • The researcher stated that this technique can be used to modify the properties of all kinds of residues from cellulose materials (paper), polymeric material (plastics), and even rubber from tyres. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Scrap Metal, Plastic, Rubber & Paper Buy Offers from Canada! (recycleinme.com)
  • He has worked in the pulp and paper industry in the area of sustainability, energy, water use, emissions and solid waste and issues relating to sustainability since 1998, retiring in 2015 and prior to that in the diamond research industry with De Beers. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The commonly used carbon accounting tool in the pulp and paper industry is that called the Forestry Industries Carbon Accounting Tool. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • A similar one exists for the SA pulp and paper industry, but it is not quite as good, because a number of older SA mills use coal for some of their fuel. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • These facts alone should obviate the case for plastic bags, especially given the attention that plastic pollution of the oceans is currently receiving. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Shoppers using single-use grocery bags can generate negative externalities through, for example, increased pollution and more paper in local waste streams. (minnpost.com)
  • In 2020, the Government of Canada identified EPR as part of an integrated management approach to plastic products to prevent waste and pollution. (canada.ca)
  • Recycling paper to obtain more paper or cardboard has been a common process for many years. (sciencedaily.com)
  • This researcher has devised a new biotechnology method that she has used to modify the chemical and structural properties of the cellulose materials that are left over from the paper recycling process. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Learn more about the recycling process so you know what s happening next time you leave out your old plastic bottles and aluminum cans to be picked up by curbside recyclers. (sciencekids.co.nz)
  • Recycling plastic can be more difficult than other materials and plastics are not typically recycled into the same type of plastic. (sciencekids.co.nz)
  • According to Eurostat statistics about actual recycling rates in the EU, 8 out of 10 people recycle their paper and cardboard packaging compared to 4 out of 10 for plastic packaging. (packagingeurope.com)
  • The technology for recycling paper is well known, but is not in commercial use here. (jamaica-gleaner.com)
  • The tax escaped the attention of small business owners like Katz and Merena not only because the former bag ban hadn't applied to Mom & Pops, but because the shopkeepers provide customers with paper totes and the city heretofore had focused entirely on plastic. (dnainfo.com)
  • But the bag tax that replaced it is nudging Chicagoans to kick, or at least curtail, their use of the plastic sacks. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Performance White Barrier is a new sack paper from BillerudKorsnäs , where a coating replaces the plastic film barrier commonly found in paper sacks. (packagingeurope.com)
  • Mars bars are getting a new look as they trial a more environmentally-friendly paper wrapper instead of a plastic one. (sky.com)
  • As the United Kingdom moves forward with its planned ban on single-use plastic products, the first paper straw factory in decades is opening in Wales to meet the consumer demand. (inhabitat.com)
  • For example, " McDonald's , bless them, understood the massive difference to the environment," said Varney, and embraced the paper straw for the company's public image and the good of the environment. (inhabitat.com)
  • The first paper straw factory in decades is opening in Wales. (inhabitat.com)
  • The new plastic straw rule needs a bit more direct observation to assess compliance. (monmouth.edu)
  • The registry will also support the implementation and monitoring of other measures that are part of the Government's zero plastic waste agenda, including recycled content requirements for plastic products. (canada.ca)
  • Margarita Calafell, a researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering of the UPC's School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT), has developed a new material by applying a biotechnological treatment to paper sludge. (sciencedaily.com)
  • It is the view of BillerudKorsnäs that Performance White Barrier can replace most slit and perforated plastic films without significant changes in shelf-life performance, and that it is suited for use in a wide variety of sack paper applications including animal feed, building materials, chemical substances, dry food, and mineral products. (packagingeurope.com)
  • In 1995, sulfuric acid was the most produced chemical in the United States at 3.56 x107 metric tons which was a significant increase over 1994 production (3.34 x107 metric tons) (C&EN 1996). (cdc.gov)
  • My hunch is that despite easy access to suburban grocers a Minneapolis bag fee would mostly reduce bag usage through the substitution of reusable bags for plastic and paper bags. (minnpost.com)
  • Thus, a bag fee will probably reduce the use of plastic and paper bags in the stores by shifting consumers towards reusable grocery bags, but then increase sales of plastic trash bags. (minnpost.com)
  • A group of southern Brooklyn legislators are calling for the indefinite suspension of the statewide ban on single-use plastic bags - c laiming that reusable bags are more likely to spread the novel coronavirus. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • This isn't the first time these same lawmakers have opposed the plastic bag ban, however - as they opposed the initial switch to reusable bags prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing concerns about regulation, and the undue burden they said it would inflict on shoppers. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos tweeted on March 12 that the plastic bag ban would not be suspended and suggested washing reusable bags as a regular practice of good hygiene. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • Unlike the ineffectual plastic bag ban , which targeted chain stores and was all but dead on arrival courtesy of a loophole that saw companies swap out filmy bags for ostensibly 'reusable' thicker plastic, the new per-bag tax will hit retailers of all sizes - from Mom & Pops to global conglomerates - in all sectors, from groceries to clothing to tchotchkes. (dnainfo.com)
  • This would help achieve the goal of zero plastic waste, which could eliminate $500 million in costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.8 megatonnes, and create 42,000 direct and indirect jobs. (canada.ca)
  • Through the Canada-wide Action Plan on Zero Plastic Waste , governments across Canada recognized EPR as essential to achieving zero plastic waste. (canada.ca)
  • As a result, Canadians do not know the extent to which EPR is contributing to zero plastic waste, and whether EPR is being used to its fullest potential to keep plastics in the economy and out of the environment. (canada.ca)
  • mill broke (paper scrap and trimmings), pre-consumer waste (paper that was discarded before consumer use), and post-consumer waste (paper discarded after consumer use, such as old newspapers). (sciencekids.co.nz)
  • According to the chain, cutting down on waste is an effort to help create a more sustainable "omnichannel fulfillment network," and will give customers the option to opt-out of plastic bags for online orders. (wkbn.com)
  • In contrast to the production process for paper made out of fresh fibres, producing paper from recovered paper not only saves resources but also generates less waste water and uses less water and energy. (blauer-engel.de)
  • Plastic waste is a global challenge, especially if it ends up in the oceans. (basf.com)
  • It might have been that the individually paper wrapped toilet rolls were made of Chinese waste paper, manufactured there, then shipped to the UK. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • Not using UK waste paper. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • We have finally found recycled toilet paper which is made in the UK, from UK sourced waste paper. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • All liquid heavy metal waste, must be kept in plastic containers, labelled with the type of solvent you use, the apporoximate concentrations of the heavy metals, pH for watery solutions, and finally labelled with correct CLP pictograms. (lu.se)
  • Mars Millennium Commodities Inc is actively seeking suppliers for a substantial quantity of Paper Scrap. (recycleinme.com)
  • In many cases, the new material could replace plastic packaging and certain building materials. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Flexible packaging ranging from woven poly propylene tube bags, mesh, jute, cotton and paper bags. (profilecanada.com)
  • Both surveys and customer insights show that sustainable packaging is still high on the agenda, driven by consumer preferences," says Armin van Overbeek, vice president of BillerudKorsnäs' sack and kraft paper business area. (packagingeurope.com)
  • With Performance White Barrier, we take another step to replace plastic in packaging. (packagingeurope.com)
  • i] A survey by Two Sides revealed a clear preference among UK consumers for paper and cardboard packaging. (wcl.org.uk)
  • In 7 out of 11 categories, consumers stated that they preferred paper/cardboard over glass, metal and plastic packaging. (wcl.org.uk)
  • Innisfree, a company that specializes in naturally-inspired beauty products, apparently didn't expect anyone to actually check if the bottle for its face serum was actually made of paper, as suggested by the texture of the packaging and the "Hello, I'm paper bottle" branding printed on it. (odditycentral.com)
  • The customer reportedly posted in the Facebook group that they felt "betrayed when finding out that the paper bottle product was actually a plastic bottle," and their sentiment was shared by the other members, as well as by all the people who had tried Innisfree's Green Tea Seed Serum and believed it to have eco-friendly packaging. (odditycentral.com)
  • We overlooked the possibility that the naming could mislead people to think the whole packaging is made of paper. (odditycentral.com)
  • Also, that paper shell provided users with information on how to separate and recycle the packaging. (odditycentral.com)
  • The coated and laminated packaging paper and plastics film industry is one of the smallest segments within the paper industry group, totaling just $1.48 billion in 2001. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • Single-web paper, coated rolls and sheets, including waxed, for flexible packaging uses, accounted for $884.1 million of the value of product shipments in 2001. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • Coated and laminated packaging paper and plastics film, not specified by kind, represented $64.1 million. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • The paper, coated, and laminated packaging industry, while small, has been resilient for much of the 1980s and 1990s, producing a gain in the value of shipments even during recessions. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • The process of polyethylene fluorination was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1983 for food packaging to reduce oxygen and moisture migration through the plastic that would cause foods to spoil. (edf.org)
  • As a consequence, plastics in the oceans negatively affect not only the marine life and ecosystems overall, they also cause negative impacts on human health for example through the consumption of plastic fragments in seafood. (basf.com)
  • For anyone wanting to do their bit against climate change, consuming paper products is a very simple and effective way. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Paper and cotton products decompose quickly - in a matter of weeks to one or two years, and simply return their carbon whence it came not adding to the carbon burden of the planet, as plastics do. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • So for as long as paper and cotton products exist their carbon is withheld from contributing to greenhouse gas accumulation. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Even before the national plastic ban, companies were moving to use more eco-friendly products, though the acquisition of these products was not necessarily sustainable. (inhabitat.com)
  • Finished products made from recycled paper that has been awarded the Blue Angel environmental label are guaranteed to be made from 100% recovered paper. (blauer-engel.de)
  • As public awareness grows around the impact of plastics, it's important to ensure a switch to consumption of forest-based products is done so in a sustainable way. (wcl.org.uk)
  • Credible forest and chain of custody certification, as offered by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) can help businesses and consumers to choose wood, paper and other forest products, such as cork and bamboo, from well-managed forests and/or verified and recycled sources. (wcl.org.uk)
  • BASF experts from Corporate Sustainability and Industry Affairs together with external researchers have now developed a scientific model that shows how to integrate the impact of microplastics on the marine environment into impact assessments within life cycle assessments of plastics products. (basf.com)
  • There is so much greenwashing when it comes to sourcing eco-friendly products for our homes and our businesses, and the cut-throat recycled toilet paper market is no different. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • Since EPA released its investigation, we have learned the disturbing fact that the fluorination of plastic is commonly used to treat hundreds of millions of polyethylene and polypropylene containers each year ranging from packaged food and consumer products that individuals buy to larger containers used by retailers such as restaurants to even larger drums used by manufacturers to store and transport fluids. (edf.org)
  • However, currently life cycle assessment (LCA), as one of the most widely used environmental sustainability assessment tools, is not yet adequately addressing the impacts generated due to marine debris, plastics and microplastics. (basf.com)
  • Older mills that produce fine paper do not use their recoverable energy at all - like SA's Enstra mill (built in 1936) which makes fine paper and recovers no energy - since energy at the time the mill was built was cheap and was not worth recovering. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Modern kraft (German for strength) mills make high strength paper used for cardboard, newsprint, potato and cement bags and other high strength paper applications. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Each disposable spoon measures approximately 7" long and is made from high quality, durable plastic tested for endurance and reliability. (michaels.com)
  • Apart from the little that is burned - into highly carcinogenic compounds - all the plastic ever made is still around somewhere. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Washington City Paper has made me feel like I am part of the D.C. community. (washingtoncitypaper.com)
  • JAM Paper® Plastic Cups 12 Oz. Fuchsia are made of food grade materials, great to be used in parties and events for easy convenience without the hassle of cleaning up. (staples.com)
  • Hailing from the great state of Massachusetts, reporter Jessica Parks made her way to Brooklyn Paper after covering Nassau County politics and the Port Washington area for newspapers in western Long Island. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • XX Paper Phenolic is a high strength composite made by impregnating phenolic resin into layers of paper. (curbellplastics.com)
  • South Korean beauty brand Innisfree has attracted a lot of criticism after a bottle labeled as being made of paper turned out to be plastic simply wrapped in thin cardboard. (odditycentral.com)
  • So they printed "Hello, I'm paper bottle" on a bottle seemingly made of paper and didn't realize people would assume that it's actually made of paper. (odditycentral.com)
  • These are made from purchased sheet materials or plastics resins and may be printed in the same establishment. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • but we have finally found plastic free toilet paper, sourced and made in the UK. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • Huge slabs of recycled toilet paper rolls, made by Suma, another workers cooperative. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • Made from UK sourced recycled paper. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • Or that the paper was made from Bamboo grown in China. (treshnish.co.uk)
  • Bosniak S. Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery . (medscape.com)
  • On Thursday, June 1, Walmart announced plans to eliminate over 2,000 tons of plastic by transitioning from single-use plastic bags to paper bag mailers - but is leaving the decision in the hands of customers. (wkbn.com)
  • Mars says it's part of its Sustainable in a Generation Plan - which aims to reduce plastics use by a third in the short term. (sky.com)
  • Minimizing these impacts is crucial and we need to promote a circular economy approach and aim towards more sustainable consumption patterns and lifestyle choices to decrease the dissipation of plastics. (basf.com)
  • Funding Information: The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research supported the research through the programme Mistra STEPS - Sustainable Plastics and Transition Pathways (F2019/1822). (lu.se)
  • Life cycle management has the potential to accelerate changes associated with design, manufacture, use and end of life management of plastics. (basf.com)
  • This transition is expected to eliminate 65 million plastic bag mailers or more than 2,000 tons of plastic from circulation in the U.S. by the end of the current fiscal year. (wkbn.com)
  • The big-box chain says that early testing of this measure showed "promising adoption rates" in its goal to eliminate millions of plastic bags each year. (wkbn.com)
  • One way, envisioned by bag-fee proponents, is that customers will reduce their use of paper and plastic bags, perhaps by more efficiently packing their groceries or bringing their own grocery bags. (minnpost.com)
  • In other words, consumers are accustomed to using cheap, single-use bags for garbage and dog poop, and so if they don't get them with their groceries, consumers will simply buy a box of plastic bags. (minnpost.com)
  • A lot of people who think that they will simply bag their groceries in paper instead of plastic at the checkout next month are in for a surprise," said Murray. (monmouth.edu)
  • Southern Brooklyn lawmakers are calling for an indefinite suspension of the statewide plastic bag ban. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • Deutsch told Brooklyn Paper he believes consumers should have the choice to be environmentally conscious instead of imposing an increased cost on "millions of hardworking New Yorkers who can't afford to indulge this," while Eichenstein described the statewide plastic bag ban as "misguided" and "disastrous" in a statement. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • This stands in contrast to statewide opinion on banning various single-use plastics which have huge partisan gaps. (monmouth.edu)
  • What might initially appear as an invisible advantage, as you cannot see the absence of the plastic barrier, becomes clear in the next phase - when somebody is about to recycle a sack or check the sustainability report for a company's initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint. (packagingeurope.com)
  • In addition, other materials such as plastic, metal, etc. are only permitted to account for a maximum of 5% of the total mass of the product. (blauer-engel.de)
  • Food not contained in glass or metal (such as plastic, paper, or cloth containers) that may have come into contact with solid, liquid, or gaseous should be avoided. (cdc.gov)
  • When converted into pounds of plastic, 28.5% of the plastic reduction from DCB policies is lost due to consumption shifting towards unregulated plastic bags. (minnpost.com)
  • JAM Paper Big Party Pack of Premium Plastic Spoons serve you and guests with the finest cutlery perfect for everyday and special occasions. (michaels.com)
  • Wood is also increasingly the material of choice for items such as Marks and Spencer's cutlery, which has replaced the 75 million pieces of plastic cutlery it gives out every year in its stores. (wcl.org.uk)
  • From what EPA can tell, the PFAS were not intentionally added to the HDPE containers but are hypothesized to have been produced when fluorine gas was applied to the plastic. (edf.org)
  • West Long Branch, NJ - Most New Jerseyans are aware that a ban on single-use plastic bags will go into effect next month, but the word "ban" may mean different things to different people. (monmouth.edu)
  • When presented with a number of different options, 30% support an outright ban on all single-use plastic bags, but 28% prefer to allow customers to pay a small fee if they want a plastic bag. (monmouth.edu)
  • Another 41% say stores should continue to be allowed to give away single-use plastic bags for free. (monmouth.edu)
  • While 57% of those earning less than $50,000 say they support a ban on single-use plastic bags, fully 51% of this group would prefer that stores still be able to give them out for free and another 26% say they should be able to charge customers a small fee for them. (monmouth.edu)
  • During this public health crisis, I urge the Governor to use his immense executive power to indefinitely suspend the ban on plastic bags, and to permit businesses to distribute unused bags of any kind - plastic or paper - to consumers, at no cost to the consumer. (brooklynpaper.com)
  • Petrochemical producers both rely upon and generate some of the most problematic substances in the current age of socioecological crisis: fossil fuels and plastics. (lu.se)
  • The circular carbon imaginary thereby helps future-proof the petrochemical industry in legitimizing its carbon-intensive practises essential to the fossil world order and the plastic crisis. (lu.se)
  • After all, the more paper we use, the more trees have to be planted, the more carbon in the atmosphere gets prevented from doing global warming harm. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • First, and perhaps the most important, is that the carbon in plastic comes from coal and oil and adds to the above ground carbon burden of the planet, whereas paper and cotton use and remove above ground carbon, in these cases the carbon from the atmosphere - thus also helping to alleviate the effects of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Both carbon and plastic can and are recycled. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • This is simply not the case for plastic, as its carbon is merely adding to the above ground burden. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • In this paper, we examine this strategy, using discourse analysis to uncover what we refer to as the imaginary of circular carbon. (lu.se)
  • In the circular carbon economy, carbon dioxide, petrochemicals, and plastics all fit as mere flows of carbon. (lu.se)
  • According to the company, the new sack paper is on par with traditional alternatives regarding shelf-life expectancy and other performance factors. (packagingeurope.com)
  • Different types of plastics are labeled by numbers (plastic identification code), for example polyethylene (PET) is number 1 and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is number 3. (sciencekids.co.nz)
  • [1] The rule states that the process affects only the surface of the polyethylene and leaves the interior of the plastic unchanged. (edf.org)
  • Unlike paper and cotton, during recent human life spans, very little plastic actually decomposes to its constituents. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The SunBeam family of electron beam (EB)-curing inks efficiently meet changing job requirements on a wide variety of paper, board, film, and plastic substrates. (sunchemical.com)
  • The newly created barrier also makes the plastic stronger by preventing the contents from penetrating the plastic and making it softer. (edf.org)
  • It can also reportedly be recycled in regular paper streams, has a printing surface for branding and product content display and apparently causes "no need for any changes in the supply chain. (packagingeurope.com)
  • The Government of Canada has committed to supporting provincial and territorial extended producer responsibility (EPR) efforts by establishing a federal plastics registry and requiring producers to report on plastics in the Canadian economy. (canada.ca)
  • Performance factors such as sack strength, handling and filling rates apparently remain the same, which in the company's view means that switching from conventional 3-layer sack construction with plastic film to the new 2-layer paper sack is a smooth process. (packagingeurope.com)
  • The industry is more fragmented than most other paper industries, with a number of small players competing either in highly specialized product niches or regions. (referenceforbusiness.com)
  • A plastic registry would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of EPR as it is practised in Canada and increase value recovery rates, keeping plastics in the economy and out of the environment. (canada.ca)
  • In marine environment, plastics are fragmented into microplastics and degrade over centuries. (basf.com)
  • I think if the environment was a goal, a removal of plastic would be a better start,' Musich said. (dnainfo.com)
  • Plastics News covers the business of the global plastics industry. (plasticsnews.com)
  • Nonetheless, betting on continuously increasing global plastic demand, petrochemical production is expanding significantly. (lu.se)
  • This is achieved in the most productive way possible, as each kilogram of paper produces a kilogram of the new material, which has numerous applications in various industry and production sectors. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Because of the change in British plastic policy, that niche may soon grow into a national industry. (inhabitat.com)
  • With mounting calls to cap fossil fuel extraction as well as plastics production, the industry appears to be caught between a rock and a hard place. (lu.se)
  • Footnote 1 A federal plastics registry will support adoption of EPR rules in Canada that are consistent, comprehensive and transparent. (canada.ca)
  • Both Amazon and Walmart are making the transition as paper-based autobagger suppliers bring on new machines. (mmh.com)
  • Health hazard evaluation report: HHE-80-126-777, St. Regis Paper Company, Bucksport, Maine. (cdc.gov)