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Designers Antoni and Alison join Fanta for recycled bag giveaway
Drinks company Fanta, with help from fashion designers Antoni & Alison, are launching a free bag made entirely from recycled plastic PET bottles. Starting from 20 May 2009, the bag will come free when customers buy two two-litre bottles of Fanta and Fanta Fruit Twist exclusively from Tesco. Coca –Cola Great Britain produce Fanta. CCGB marketing director Cathryn Sleight said: “We are ...
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US Recycled Plastics Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Recycled Plastics Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p01050292/US-Recycled-Plastics-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Plastic US demand to rise 5.9% annually through 2016 US demand for post-consumer recycled plastics is forecast to rise 5.9 percent per year to ...
By ReportLinker
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APR Announces Pharmacy Stock Bottle Recycling Resources
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), the leading international trade association representing the plastics recycling industry, recently developed resources for pharmacies to recycle stock bottles. In support of APR’s primary goals to increase the supply and enhance the quality of recycled plastics, pharmacy stock bottles have been identified as a highly marketable, quality stream of ...
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Recycled PET For Continental
Continental will enable the use of reprocessed polyester obtained from recycled plastic bottles, in its tyre production as of 2022. The new sustainable polyester yarn will be obtained from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles through a mechanical process and will be used in the construction of the tyre carcass. Recycled PET Bottles for Continental Tyres in 2022 The new sustainable polyester ...
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Plastic bottle collection hits 39 per cent
Almost 40 per cent of plastic bottles were collected for recycling in the UK in 2008, increasing tonnages by 19 per cent on the previous year. In its annual survey, plastic recycling charity Recoup found that 216,067 tonnes of plastics packaging were collected for recycling out of an estimated 557,000 tonnes entering the household waste stream, equalling a 39 per cent recycling rate. Plastic ...
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Evian Unveils Refillable Device in Bid to Slash Plastic Waste
French bottled water company Evian is set to begin trials of a new refillable in-home water appliance next month, in a bid to gauge consumer appetite for lower-plastic alternatives to single-use bottles. Called the Evian re-new, the device consists of a rigid plastic base and a collapsible five-litre “bubble” container, which houses the product refill. The container is made of 100% ...
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Plastic identification codes for recycling
All over the world, many types of plastic is commonly used. Plastic has been given a numbering category or identification code for the different types so it can be sorted accordingly. Each type of plastic melts at a different temperature and displays different properties. The identification system divides plastic into seven distinct types and uses a number code generally found on the bottom of ...
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Plastic bottle recycling in U.S. tops 3 billion pounds for first time
Plastic bottle recycling grew 97 million pounds in 2014, increasing 3.3 percent, to top 3 billion pounds for the year, according to figures released jointly today by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The recycling rate for plastic bottles climbed 1.0 percent to 31.8 percent for the year. The 25th annual National Post-Consumer Plastics Bottle ...
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WRAP funds mixed plastics facility
Construction of a new 20,000 tonnes per year capacity mixed plastics facility is to be funded by the Waste & Resources Action Programme. Redcar-based waste firm Greenstar WES received the grant to reprocess non-bottle household plastic packaging waste in January this year, after successfully entering a £2M capital grant competition launched by WRAP in June 2009. (see MRW story) Now, 20,000 ...
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Access to Plastics Recycling More Widespread Than Previously Believed
A study released today by Moore Recycling Associates Inc. found that a much larger portion of the U.S. population has ready access to recycle commonly used plastics than previously believed. Specifically the study, "Plastics Recycling Collection: National Reach Study," found that 94 percent of Americans have access to recycle plastic bottles and 40 percent of the population also can recycle other ...
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Axion: ‘Plastic recycling does work’
Recycling end-of-life plastic is still the best route for recovering this versatile and long-life material, according to resource recovery specialist Axion. The company argues that processing the material is the best way to preserve valuable resources and reduce negative environmental impact. “Plastic recycling does work. Littering plastics has a negative effect on the environment so ...
By Axion Group
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Register Now for the 2017 APR Plastics Recycling Educational Webinar Series
As The Voice of Plastics Recycling®, APR consistently seeks to recognize and promote innovations that enhance the recyclability of a new or existing package or container. APR promotes the long-term growth and development of plastics recycling by providing the leadership and tools necessary to support the sustainability of the industry. Innovation drives the growth of recycling, and is ...
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Register Now for the 2017 APR Plastics Recycling Educational Webinar Series
As The Voice of Plastics Recycling®, APR consistently seeks to recognize and promote innovations that enhance the recyclability of a new or existing package or container. APR promotes the long-term growth and development of plastics recycling by providing the leadership and tools necessary to support the sustainability of the industry. Innovation drives the growth of recycling, and is ...
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Why designers should think ‘circular’ with recycled plastics
Enhanced brand values, lower manufacturing costs and consistency of quality and supply are among the key reasons why product designers should ‘think circular’ and use recycled plastics in new goods, suggests a leading plastics recycler. “But alongside the environmental benefits of using recycled content versus oil-based virgin polymers, designers should consider ...
By Axion Group
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AWS signs additional plastics recycling deal with WRG
AWS Eco Plastics has secured a deal to collect and recycle plastic bottles from two Waste Recycling Group sites. The new contract to collect baled plastic bottles from the Luton and Carnaby sites follows the current collection and recycling agreement between AWS and WRG’s Wrexham facility. AWS will recycle the bottles at its plant in Lincolnshire, which sorts the materials by colour and ...
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Industry Urges Consumers To Back Plastics Recycling
Almost 9 out of 10 consumers (86%) have faith that the plastics they recycle are made into something new, according to a new waste industry survey. The TNS poll of 1,000 adults was conducted on behalf of M&S, Veolia Environmental Services, Closed Loop Recycling and RecycleBank. Chris Dow, Managing Director of Closed Loop Recycling, says: “Great Britain is a nation of Great Recyclers ...
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WRAP study creates opportunities for food grade packaging
The Waste & Resources Action Programme has funded a study that will aim to help retailers and brands use recycled polypropylene plastic in food packaging. Polypropylene is regularly recycled into industry plastic applications, such as buckets and pallets, but not into food grade packaging. WRAP has commissioned plastic recycling firm Axion Consulting, in partnership with waste management ...
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Plastics recycling: overcoming barriers and creating new opportunities
The production of plastics is increasing, but our use of the material is not sustainable. A recent study provides an overview of challenges and opportunities for recycling plastics and suggests that it could be possible to stop the majority of plastic waste reaching landfill over the next few decades. Around 4 per cent of petroleum is used directly in the manufacture of plastics each year. A ...
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M&S `closes the loop` with food-grade recycled plastic
For the first time, Marks & Spencer this week will sell food packaged with plastic recycled in Britain. The retailer has worked with plastic recycling plant Closed Loop Recycling and packaging supplier Reynolds to supply it with food-grade recycled plastic. M&S’ salad boxes are the final step in a project to create a closed-loop for plastic food packaging in the UK, in which used ...
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A Behind-The-Scenes-Look at Plastic Bottle Recycling
In North America, water bottles account for more than 2 million tons of waste each year. Recycling (polyethylene terephthalate) PET plastics – a popular plastic for food and non-food products – can help improve the recycling value chain by allowing things like plastic bottles be recycled back into other plastic containers. To help facilitate the recycling of PET, Avery Dennison ...
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