China's Plastic Industry Must Change Now
Published on 12 June 2014
Specifically, the plastics industry is plagued with five major issues, according to Zhao Jungui, deputy president of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation. They include weakness in core industry capabilities and innovation; overcapacity and vicious competition, safety and environmental issues; an unsound market system; and the rigid administration of the government.
100% Bio-Based Alternative to PET Bottles
Published on 10 June 2014
100% bio-materials to make PET plastic bottles.
Plasticity Speaker Profile: President José María Figueres
By Robert Rath
Published on 09 June 2014
Plasticity is proud to announce that the former president of Costa Rica, José María Figueres, will be a keynote speaker at the third annual Plasticity Forum.
3rd Annual Plasticity Forum Comes to NYC - June 24th
Published on 05 June 2014
Don’t miss the Voice from our Youth, Gary Bencheghib at Plasticity this year.
Waste Makes Haste as Plastic Fuels Diesel Vehicles
Published on 05 June 2014
Michael Murray from Cynar talking about powering cars and trucks with clean diesel, made from plastic waste.
Hong Kong Company Makes Toys out of Bioplastics
Steve Toloken
Published on 03 June 2014
See information on bioplastic toys at min 1:30 on the video clip.
EFSA gives recycled PET a thumbs up
Summary by Robert Rath
Published on 01 June 2014
Phoenix Technologies has received approval from the EFSA for its recycled PET technology to be used in food packaging.
California Starting the Process to Ban Plastic Microbeads from Store Shelves
Published on 31 May 2014
Microbeads have only become popular in the cosmetics market in the last decade, as a gentle exfoliating alternative to items such as ground walnut shells, which can have sharp edges that tear sensitive skin or pose an allergy risk to some consumers. But existing water treatment facilities are not designed to capture such small pieces of debris and the 0.3mm microbeads literally slip through the cracks and into the watershed.
New Cap Gives Coke Bottles "2nd Lives"
Published on 30 May 2014
The project is one of Coca-Cola’s many ways of addressing criticism about its reliance on plastic. In a much broader effort that spans multiple markets, Coca-Cola uses recyclable plastic bottles made partly from plants.
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have faced attacks over their use of plastic bottles from SodaStream, which markets at-home soda-making machines. Coca-Cola is getting into the home beverage-making game by featuring its brands for use in Green Mountain’s upcoming Keurig Cold machines, which, like SodaStream, eliminate the need for bottles or cans.
Plastic Pollution Solutions
Published on 29 May 2014
For too long, topics about trash have been on the back burner. Litter is an eyesore, and when countries can “sweep it away,” they do. having traveled to many countries, it is apparent that not everyone has good waste management infrastructure, much less enough recycling capacity. The world has yet to scale some of the ground-breaking plastic innovations currently available, harnessing the resource value that plastic has. We believe the discussion at Plasticity can help change our ways of thinking of plastic, and waste. Plastic pollution is a global issue, but needs to be resolved at the local level.
