Plastics

Cheese Waste Turned into Plastic

Cheese Waste Turned into PlasticResearchers in Catalonia, Spain, have invented a process that turns cheese waste into recyclable plastic food packaging. This new plastic is made using whey protein - a ...

August 30, 2011

EL Pro Compliance & Standards Briefing: WEEE, Biodiesel, RoHS, Coal and Coke

Compliance & Standards Briefing: WEEE, Biodiesel, RoHS, Coal and CokeThe Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and member companies in three states on Monday announced that the for the first time retail locations will post sustainability grades for biodiesel, ...

August 23, 2011

Plastic Disclosure Project to Launch This Fall

Plastic Disclosure Project to Launch This FallHundreds of companies and institutions should expect a questionnaire in early October about their use of plastic, with the launch of the ...

August 15, 2011

Kryptonite Cuts Plastic in Packaging, Reduces Costs

Kryptonite Cuts Plastic in Packaging, Reduces CostsBicycle lock brand Kryptonite has introduced new packaging that replaces commonly used hard plastic shells with a more environmentally friendly alternative. The new packaging (on right side ...

August 15, 2011

Taking Toys to TSCA

Taking Toys to TSCAAs of late July, 2011, both the United States and Europe are taking a new look at children’s exposure to chemicals. On July 21, ...

July 26, 2011

Sonoco Shoots to Make Plants 99% Landfill-Free

Sonoco Shoots to Make Plants 99% Landfill-FreePackaging company Sonoco has announced a goal of moving five U.S. manufacturing plants to virtually landfill-free status this year. Sonoco is aiming to divert 99 percent of ...

July 26, 2011

EL Pro Compliance & Standards Briefing: Bioplastics Symbol, Climate Bonds, Energy Efficiency Pact

Compliance & Standards Briefing: Bioplastics Symbol, Climate Bonds, Energy Efficiency PactThe U.S. Department of Energy and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers have renewed their agreement to develop ...

July 26, 2011

Packaging & Waste Briefing: Tetra Pak, Nestle, Dow Chemical, Coca-Cola

Packaging & Waste Briefing: Tetra Pak, Nestle, Dow Chemical, Coca-ColaTetra Pak, one of the world’s biggest food packaging firms, says it is developing packaging based on 100 percent renewable materials. It also plans ...

July 22, 2011

Packaging & Waste Briefing: PepsiCo, Virgin, The North Face

Packaging & Waste Briefing: PepsiCo, Virgin, The North FacePepsiCo 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 ...

July 18, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Regulations Briefing: House Passes Water Bill, Plastic's Future, Natgas Rules

Policy & Regulations Briefing: House Passes Water Bill, Plastic’s Future, Natgas RulesThe House on Wednesday passed H.R. 2018, siding with states and their ability to set clean water standards, despite a veto threat from the ...

July 15, 2011

Vinyl 2010′s Josef Ertl on Sustainability in PVC industry

Vinyl 2010′s Josef Ertl on Sustainability in PVC industry Vinyl 2010's Josef Ertl on sustainability in PVC industry

July 14, 2011

Plastics Alliance Aims to Promote Use, Recycling

Plastics Alliance Aims to Promote Use, RecyclingThree major plastics trade associations have formed a collaboration to promote adoption of the material and increase use of energy recovery in manufacture, among ...

July 12, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Yellowstone Clean-Up Plan, Horizontal Drilling, Sewer Debt

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Yellowstone Clean-Up Plan, Horizontal Drilling, Sewer DebtThe Environmental Protection Agency has given Exxon Mobil until July 17 to revise its Yellowstone River remediation work plan to change how the company ...

July 11, 2011

Plastics Industry: The Sustainability Agenda

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, ...

June 16, 2011

Plastics Industry: Is Green Becoming the Key Economic Driver?

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 ...

June 15, 2011

Turning Plants into Plastics: Challenges and Opportunities in Bioplastics for Consumer Goods Companies

Turning Plants into Plastics: Challenges and Opportunities in Bioplastics for Consumer Goods CompaniesIn 1934, Henry Ford, the “industrial genius of modern times,” declared to Modern Mechanix magazine that in the future we will be ...

June 7, 2011

EL Pro Compliance & Standards Briefing: ISO 50001 to Launch in June

Compliance & Standards Briefing: ISO 50001 to Launch in JuneThe ISO has announced that June 15 will be the launch date for ISO 50001, the new international standard for energy management, ...

May 31, 2011

Dow ‘Recovers 96% of Plastic’s Energy’

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, ...

May 23, 2011

EL Pro Policy Briefing: RGGI, Plastic Bag Ban, Oil Leases

Policy Briefing: RGGI, Plastic Bag Ban, Oil LeasesNew Hampshire's Senate will this Wednesday consider a bill to withdraw the state from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the ...

May 9, 2011

Gillette Shaves Plastic From Packaging

Gillette Shaves Plastic From PackagingGillette’s new packaging for its Fusion ProGlide Power Razor reduces plastic use by 79 percent, according to packaging design company Burgopak USA. Burgopak and ...

April 26, 2011