Plastic & Rubber News

Feb 14, 2012
Boost to US recycling of non-bottle rigid plastics
A significant increase has been recorded in the collection and recycling of non-bottle rigid plastics in the USA, according to a report released by the American Chemistry Council and prepared by Moore Recycling Associates, Inc. In 2010, it was found, nearly 820 million pounds of post-consumer rigid plastics was collected for recycling nationwide - an increase of 72% from 2009 and of 154% since 2007.
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Feb 03, 2012
Further boost to UK plastics recycling
The UK’s capability to recycle plastic packaging has been given a further funding injection. A £1.15 million (US$ 1.8 million) loan from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) will enable the ECO Plastics facility in Lincolnshire to recycle an additional 15 000 tonnes of rigid plastic packaging. This will extend its existing bottle sorting and processing facility to now recycle a total of 150 000 tonnes of plastics annually.
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Feb 02, 2012
RFID tags lead police to stolen plastic pallets
According to Al Farrell, Vice President of Asset Management at Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), plastic pallet theft is a ‘significant problem resulting in a multi-million dollar line item loss for companies’. His comment follows a grand-scale plastics theft that took place in Los Angeles last December.
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Jan 31, 2012
Norway experiments with plastics replacement
A team of Norwegian scientists at The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF) is working towards creating a replacement for plastics that is derived from wood.
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Jan 27, 2012
Coperion secures majority share of Pell-Tec
Coperion of Stuttgart has acquired a majority stake in fellow German firm Pell-Tec Pelletizing Technology of Niedernberg.
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Jan 25, 2012
New shredder from Untha America
The American part of Untha Recycling Technology, based in New Hampshire, has introduced a new version of its RS40 series four-shaft shredder.
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Jan 25, 2012
Huge public support for EU plastic bag ban
Over 70% of respondents to a European Commission public consultation exercise favoured a ban on the distribution of plastic bags while only 12% believed existing compostability and biodegradability requirements in the EU Packaging Directive were appropriate.
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Jan 18, 2012
Bioplastics may pose serious threat to traditional recycling
Our modern world is hallmarked by the popularity of plastics. And with the global trend towards ‘green’ living, there is one material predicted to conquer the world: bioplastics. However, this promising material, used in an array of medical as well as industrial applications, should be given a cautious welcome, according to experts in Sweden. ‘Their total environmental impact can be great and traditional recycling is threatened,’ they say.
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