MBA Polymers to expand in the US, relocate R&D
Published on 15 July 2013
Mike Biddle, president of MBA Polymers and a speaker at this year’s Plasticity Forum, comments on some of MBA’s recent plans to expand in the United States while relocating its R&D to Europe.
HK Plastic waste exports now being rejected by mainland China
Published on 10 July 2013
Beijing’s new policies prevent Hong Kong from exporting its plastic waste for recycling, South China Morning Post reports.
World of microbes found living on ocean "platisphere"
Published on 09 July 2013
US Scientists discover colonies of microbes living on flecks of oceanic plastic waste.
Apple Daily features Ocean Recovery Alliance
Published on 03 July 2013
Apple Daily talks about Nike’s use of recycled materials to create products and highlights Plasticity 2013.
Natureworks, PIDC host Ingeo innovation gallery
Published on 02 July 2013
NatureWorks and the Plastics Industry Development Center (PIDC) co-hosted an Ingeo Innovation Gallery at Taipei Pack, June 26 – 29.
Dell announces plans for waste-free packaging by 2020
Published on 28 June 2013
Dell Inc. recently announced its plans to have a 100 percent waste-free packaging stream by 2020.
Canadian gov't supports green resin company
Published on 14 June 2013
Canada’s federal government will loan CA$360,000 to Competitive Green Technologies to buy and install equipment to produce biopolymer resin compounds from non-food biomass fibre.
Coca-Cola teams with major grocery chain on recycling campaign
Published on 14 June 2013
Coca-Cola is partnering with British supermarket chain Tesco to encourage consumers to recycle more at home.
Rethinking design key to material reuse, recovery
Published on 13 June 2013
Designing products with recovery and reuse in mind could help an extra 140 million tonnes of waste be recycled by 2020, and create a GBP1.4 billion boost to the UK economy, reports MRW.co.uk.
Tennessee bans key recyclables from landfills
Published on 13 June 2013
The governor of Tennessee has signed a bill which will ban aluminum cans and plastic bottles from landfills.
