Plastics
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Bioplastics Symbol, Climate Bonds, Energy Efficiency Pact
The U.S. Department of Energy and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers have renewed their agreement to develop ...
Packaging & Waste Briefing: Tetra Pak, Nestle, Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola
Tetra Pak, one of the world’s biggest food packaging firms, says it is developing packaging based on 100 percent renewable materials. It also plans ...
Packaging & Waste Briefing: PepsiCo, Virgin, The North Face
PepsiCo Beverages Canada has announced the introduction of the 7UP EcoGreen bottle, Canada's – and North America's – first soft drink bottle made from 100 percent ...
Policy & Regulations Briefing: House Passes Water Bill, Plastic's Future, Natgas Rules
The House on Wednesday passed H.R. 2018, siding with states and their ability to set clean water standards, despite a veto threat from the ...
Vinyl 2010′s Josef Ertl on Sustainability in PVC industry
Vinyl 2010's Josef Ertl on sustainability in PVC industry
Plastics Alliance Aims to Promote Use, Recycling
Three major plastics trade associations have formed a collaboration to promote adoption of the material and increase use of energy recovery in manufacture, among ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Yellowstone Clean-Up Plan, Horizontal Drilling, Sewer Debt
The Environmental Protection Agency has given Exxon Mobil until July 17 to revise its Yellowstone River remediation work plan to change how the company ...
Plastics Industry: The Sustainability Agenda
Another discussion from PolyTalk '11 on the plastics industries progress on sustainability.
Moderator: Fiona Harvey, The Guardian
Panellists:
Julio Garcia Burgues, ...
Plastics Industry: Is Green Becoming the Key Economic Driver?
Discussion on sustainability and the plastics industry from PolyTalk '11.
Moderators: Giles Merritt, Friends of Europe
Panellists:
Anne-Christine Ayed Executive Vice ...
Turning Plants into Plastics: Challenges and Opportunities in Bioplastics for Consumer Goods Companies
In 1934, Henry Ford, the “industrial genius of modern times,” declared to Modern Mechanix magazine that in the future we will be ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: ISO 50001 to Launch in June
The ISO has announced that June 15 will be the launch date for ISO 50001, the new international standard for energy management, ...
Dow ‘Recovers 96% of Plastic’s Energy’
Dow Chemical has successfully demonstrated the use of recycled plastic to generate energy for industrial operations, the company has announced.
In a pilot test, ...
Policy Briefing: RGGI, Plastic Bag Ban, Oil Leases
New Hampshire's Senate will this Wednesday consider a bill to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the ...
Gillette Shaves Plastic From Packaging
Gillette’s new packaging for its Fusion ProGlide Power Razor reduces plastic use by 79 percent, according to packaging design company Burgopak USA.
Burgopak and ...
Coke Recycling Plant Stops Production
Coca-Cola has halted production at one of the world’s largest bottle recycling plants, according to media reports.
The Spartanburg, S.C. plant has ...
Garnier Sponsors Industry-Wide Recycling
L’Oreal brand Garnier is partnering with recycling organization TerraCycle for an initiative to turn cosmetics packaging into playgrounds.
Individuals or groups who sign up to ...
PepsiCo Unveils 100% Bio-Based Rival to Coke’s PlantBottle
PepsiCo says it has developed the world’s first polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle made entirely from plants.
PepsiCo said its bottle, made of switch ...
Coke JV to Double PET Bottle Recycling in Great Britain
Coca-Cola Enterprises and ECO Plastics have formed a joint venture to develop a facility that the companies say will more than double the ...
Environmental Enforcement: ‘Bounce House’ Makers Agree to Drastically Cut Lead Levels
Two southern California producers of inflatable children’s play equipment have agreed to reduce lead in their products under at Alameda County court in ...
Global Bioplastics Market to Surpass $11 Billion by 2015
In 2010 the global market for bioplastics achieved estimated sales of $2.74 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This value is ...
