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Basel Convention to soon levy trade control on plastic waste

Saif Bepari September 11, 2018
The Basel Convention, an international treaty designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations, on its 11th conference of Open-Ended Working Group concluded support for Norway’s proposal to add plastic in the list of wastes subject to the trade control. NGOs including Seattle’s Basel Action Network (BAN), …
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garbage patch witness massive cleanup effort
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch to witness a massive cleanup effort

Saif Bepari September 10, 2018
The Ocean Cleanup, a Netherlands-based non-profit organization, has reportedly announced the launch of its ocean cleanup system from San Francisco Bay. The system is named as System 001 and is the world’s first ocean cleaning device, cite sources. The device is made up of a …
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Recycling

China’s import ban sends global waste recycling industry into a tizzy

Saif Bepari September 10, 2018
Significant cuts to the volumes of waste imported by China has reportedly led to the ban of single-use plastic products such as containers, cups, and cutlery in several nations. According to reports, Australia is lagging behind in terms of reducing plastic waste as politicians may …
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borealis buys ecoplast plastic recycling
Recycling

Borealis buys Ecoplast, reiterates commitment to plastic recycling

Pankaj Singh August 30, 2018
Borealis, the world’s eighth largest producer of polypropylene and polyethylene, has reportedly announced that it has acquired the plastics recycler Ecoplast (Ecoplast Kunststoffrecycling GmbH) in a bid to fortify green growth initiatives. For the record, Ecoplast, based in Wildon, Austria, processes approximately 35,000 tons of …
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uflex sanand facility forays flexible liquid packaging
Packaging

Uflex unveils Sanand facility, forays into flexible liquid packaging

Saif Bepari August 29, 2018
Uflex Limited, the packaging major based in India, has reportedly announced the commissioning of its first flexible liquid packaging facility at Sanand, Gujarat. As per trusted sources, the patent period for flexible liquid packaging ended recently which paved the way for Uflex to foray into …
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Packaging

Graphic Packaging makes an acquisition for Letica’s foodservice unit

Pankaj Singh August 28, 2018
Graphic Packaging Holding Company has reportedly made an announcement to have planned to acquire  Letica Corporation’s food service business. If sources are to be believed, its subsidiary unit, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, has already finalized a deal to acquire the RPC Group subsidiary’s food service …
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Packaging

AT&T collaborates with Softbox to use drones in medical delivery

Saif Bepari August 28, 2018
AT&T, the American telecommunications giant, recently conducted a trial run for delivering medical payload in Puerto Rico in association with one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies Merck and Softbox, the thermal packaging company headquartered in UK. Softbox will be using Skypod, its thermally insulated …
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hong-kong government hire recyclers assemble plastic waste
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Hong Kong government to hire recyclers to assemble plastic waste

Pankaj Singh August 27, 2018
Hong Kong has recently announced the launch of a new trial scheme to spice up the region’s dismal of plastic waste recycling. Reportedly, the scheme would be rolled out in three districts by the next year. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, Chief Secretary, revealed that the government …
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australian institute packaging unveils new packaging design course
Packaging

Australian Institute of Packaging unveils new packaging design course

Saif Bepari August 27, 2018
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has reportedly announced the launch of its new half-day training course named as Introduction to Sustainable Packaging Design. As per trusted sources, the course intends to offer participants a better understanding of the criteria required to design and develop …
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Berlin Packaging
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Berlin Packaging establishes facility for Freund division in the U.S.

Saif Bepari August 26, 2018
Berlin Packaging, the renowned packaging services company, based out of the United States, has reportedly set up an American facility for Freund Container & Supply. As per sources, this is the company’s division that is used for convenience quantities of industrial supplies and packaging. If …
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Amber teams up with Infineon for commercializing solid-state tech

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Law banning plastic straws in LA becomes effective on Earth Day

Law banning plastic straws in LA becomes effective on Earth Day

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PPG acquires Hemmelrath to expand automotive coatings range for OEMs

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