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Toronto's Blue Bin recycling program to accept PET clamshells
TORONTO (Sept. 13, 2:05 p.m. ET) -- In the aftermath of a successful pilot program, Canada’s largest city, Toronto, is adding clear PET clamshell containers and all mixed rigid plastics to ... (more)
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KLW Plastics adding Atlanta plant, boosting use of post-consumer HDPE
MONROE, OHIO (Sept. 13, 2:15 p.m. ET) -- KLW Plastics Inc. is opening a plant in Atlanta to expand the company’s geographic footprint and boost production of tight-head containers made from ... (more)
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Experts: Producer responsibility needed, but hard to manage
AUSTIN, TEXAS (Sept. 13, 3:50 p.m. ET) -- As more companies and brand owners debate the pros and cons of extended producer responsibility, several individuals currently involved in mandated ... (more)
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Axios readies bio-based pallets for market
VAUGHN, ONTARIO (Sept. 13, 2:05 p.m. ET) -- Axios Mobile Assets Corp. is bringing its lightweight, bio-based shipping pallets to ... (more)
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Solegear to work with National Research Council of Canada
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Sept. 12, 11:45 a.m. ET) -- Solegear Bioplastics Inc.is teaming up with the National Research Council of Canada to develop new bioplastic, using their respective ... (more)
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China recycling groups: Who's the real Replas?
GUANGZHOU, CHINA (Sept. 9, 10 p.m. ET) -- The Replas conference is one of China’s most well-known dealing with recycled plastic, not a bad position to have in a country that’s the ... (more)
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Consultant: Mexico may revisit plastics issues
MEXICO CITY (Sept. 7, 1 p.m. ET) -- A leading recycling proponent has exhorted Mexico’s plastics industry to be vigilant as 1,000 new federal and state legislators start work across the ... (more)
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Medical device sector slow to embrace sustainability
LONDON (Sept. 7, 2:20 p.m. ET) -- The medical-devices industry has been slow to embrace the sustainability trend, according to companies working in the sector. “Our feeling is that most ... (more)
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Export markets important to UK recycling, says ESA
The Environmental Services Association (ESA) has published a briefing note that shows how the export of UK-collected recycling to overseas reprocessors has helped the UK achieve a near quadrupling of recycling rates in a decade. (more)
Source: Plastics & Rubber Weekly

Delhi plans blanket ban on plastic bags
The Delhi government is set to prohibit the production, storage and use of plastic bags in India’s capital. The ban will also apply to some packaging applications including clear sleeves for greeting cards. (more)
Source: Plastics & Rubber Weekly


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