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Topic: PLASTIC

210 results were found.

Revolutionary short loop chemical recycling innovation to remove toxic additives and contaminants in plastics - September 22, 2023

ConAgra recalls frozen chicken strips entrees that may be contaminated with plastic - September 5, 2023

Macau to expand import ban on plastic tableware - September 4, 2023

Queensland puts new single-use plastic bans into effect - September 1, 2023

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes in mice - August 29, 2023

Plastic waste can be used as raw material for detergents - August 17, 2023

Microplastics found in human heart tissues before and after surgical procedures - August 10, 2023

New York City restricts single use plastics in takeout orders - August 1, 2023

Saudi Arabia succeeds in converting waste plastic oil into certified circular polymers - July 18, 2023

British Columbia sets single-use plastic requirements - July 17, 2023

Chinese scientists develop new method of plastic recycling - July 4, 2023

Namibia plans ban on single-use plastics by 2026 - June 14, 2023

Plastic made from sugar cane threatens environment - June 6, 2023

First ‘plastic rain’ weather forecast predicts 50kg of microplastics over Paris - May 29, 2023

Not so biodegradable: Study finds bio-based plastic and plastic-blend textiles do not biodegrade in ocean - May 28, 2023

Fungi that eat plastic discovered in Swiss Alps - May 11, 2023

DuPont to buy Spectrum Plastics in $1.75b deal - May 2, 2023

Brazilian researchers discover terrifying rocks made up of plastic debris - March 17, 2023

New tracing method to determine plastic particle transport in agricultural soils - February 27, 2023

Vietnam with United Nations Development Programme launches project targeting plastic waste reduction in tourism - February 16, 2023

Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants - February 16, 2023

Far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England - January 14, 2023

Ecoplastic Corporation will create 456 new jobs in Bulloch County, Georgia - January 10, 2023

Environmental groups take Danone to court over its plastic use - January 9, 2023

INEOS signs agreement with Plastic Energy to produce 100,000 tonnes of raw materials from plastic waste - November 3, 2022

LyondellBasell forms joint venture to build plastic waste facility - October 12, 2022

Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes - July 27, 2022

Fraser Institute: Ottawa’s plan to reach zero plastic waste is expensive and almost totally useless - June 23, 2022

Microplastics found in fresh Antarctic snow for first time - June 10, 2022

TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy partner over converting waste plastics into pyrolysis oil - May 19, 2022

Vietnam to ban plastic bags by 2030 - May 15, 2022

Monmouth Rubber & Plastics Corp. establishing operations in Barnwell County, North Carolina - May 12, 2022

Indian plastic sector targetting $25 billion exports - April 21, 2022

Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Iceland, Aldi, Morrisons, Tesco: Some food may contain plastic, metal, E. coli - April 16, 2022

CMA CGM bans plastic onboard their ships - April 11, 2022

New Acer laptops, from ocean plastic waste to sleek premium laptop - March 18, 2022

MIT engineers created new material stronger than steel and as light as plastic - February 4, 2022

Lowe's Canada to stop offering single-use plastic shopping bags - February 3, 2022

HP Inc. buys Choose Packaging, only commercially available zero-plastic paper bottle in world - February 3, 2022

Eastman to invest up to $1bn in circular economy world's largest plastics recycling facility in France - January 17, 2022

Japanese businesses required to review single-use plastics usage - January 16, 2022

Plastic Energy and TotalEnergies sign agreement for advanced recycling project in Spain - January 11, 2022

Repeats Group to build European plastics recycling platform - January 10, 2022

France bans plastic packaging for most fruits and vegetables - January 3, 2022

Armenia bans thin plastic bags - January 3, 2022

United States is world's biggest plastic polluter - December 2, 2021

Portugal bans single use plastic products - November 2, 2021

Pöppelmann Plastics to create 133 new jobs in Catawba County, North Carolina - October 19, 2021

Texas: ExxonMobil to build its first large scale plastic waste advanced recycling facility - October 11, 2021

Babies are full of microplastics - October 5, 2021

Catastrophic consequences for oceans when climate change and plastic pollution crises combine - September 29, 2021

South Africa to import plastic waste ‘to meet the needs of the industry’ - September 24, 2021

Silgan Holdings acquires Gateway Plastics for $485 million - September 22, 2021

UK plans to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery in England - August 29, 2021

Single-use plastics out of EU markets - July 6, 2021

Turkey bans plastic waste imports - May 19, 2021

10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May in UK - May 7, 2021

Pipeline Plastics Holdings to create 44 jobs in Columbus County, North Carolina - April 10, 2021

Asda removes more than 100m pieces of single use plastic from its stores - March 22, 2021

Slovenia exported 123,000 tonnes of plastic waste - March 4, 2021

Activists ask shipping lines to stop exporting plastic waste to developing countries - February 24, 2021

Louisiana: Shintech announced $1.3 billion expansion for plastics facilities, new jobs - January 28, 2021

Italian study reveals: Microplastics found in human placenta for first time - January 5, 2021

EU bans exporting hard to recycle plastic waste to non-OECD countries - December 23, 2020

Secret plastic waste trade agreement between Canada and USA illegal, says group - December 15, 2020

LyondellBasell and SUEZ increase plastics recycling capacity - December 8, 2020

U.S. continues to export plastic waste to developing countries - December 3, 2020

Sri Lanka to use waste plastic to carpet highways - November 28, 2020

Hong Kong: Enhanced waste plastics import and export control to take effect January 1, 2021 - October 13, 2020

Canada to ban single use plastics by end of 2021 - October 8, 2020

England: Ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds came into force - October 1, 2020

Germany to ban plastic straws by July 2021 - September 20, 2020

English shops to double charge for plastic bags - August 31, 2020

Sri Lanka to ban imports of plastic goods to protect elephants - August 28, 2020

Mozambique prepares to ban use of plastic bags - August 8, 2020

Explosion in plastics refinery injures 3 in Taiwan - July 21, 2020

Diageo creates world's first 100% plastic free paper based spirits bottle - July 13, 2020

Microplastics found in fruit and vegetables prompts call for urgent investigation - June 26, 2020

Beijing to ban disposable plastic in May - April 30, 2020

Turkey is awash in plastic waste - April 23, 2020

Armenia to ban single-use plastic bags from 2022 - April 18, 2020

UK delays ban on plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds - April 16, 2020

Drinks companies pumping plastics into developing countries, says report - April 9, 2020

Vietnam's plastic import volume rises in Q1 - April 9, 2020

Massachusetts Food Association requests temporary suspension of plastic bags ban - March 24, 2020

Study claims microplastic fibers cause respiratory and reproductive changes in fish - March 18, 2020

Portugal joins European pact to reduce plastics in packaging - March 13, 2020

Niue latest Pacific nation to ban plastic bags - March 8, 2020

Dramatic discovery: Almost all marine plastics harbored antibiotic resistant bacteria - March 4, 2020

Legislation to ban plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds enters UK Parliament - March 3, 2020

New York delays plastic bag ban enforcement - March 1, 2020

Earth Island Institute sues 10 companies over plastic use - February 28, 2020

Kenya to ban plastic bottles in protected areas - February 27, 2020

Nebraska Plastics to invest $1 million in Edenton, North Carolina - February 19, 2020

Kenya plastic bag ban: Three fruit sellers arrested in Nairobi - February 19, 2020

Rwanda launches campaign to cease single use plastics - February 13, 2020

Hellmann's Canada commits to using 100% recycled plastic for mayonnaise bottles and jars - February 6, 2020

Malaysia ships back plastic waste to France, Britain, Japan - January 20, 2020

China reveals plan to cut plastic use by 2025 - January 20, 2020

Plastic ban becomes effective in Fiji to reduce waste in ocean - January 1, 2020

France to phase out single-use plastics starting today - January 1, 2020

Indonesia to reduce marine plastic waste 70% - December 13, 2019

Bangladesh plastics factory fire kills 13 in Dhaka - December 13, 2019

TPG Plastics employ 75 in Calloway County, Kentucky - December 9, 2019

Vancouver approves ban on biodegradable material, plastic straws and bags - November 29, 2019

UK taking back containers of plastic waste from Malaysia - November 26, 2019

Coca-Cola Amatil wants plastic recycling plant in Australia - November 15, 2019

German government passes draft bill to ban disposable plastic bags - November 10, 2019

Indian ships to ban single use plastics from January 1 - November 4, 2019

Ocean Cleanup ship sweeps first Pacific plastic - October 2, 2019

Valio brings recycled plastic to food packaging - September 26, 2019

Cambodia returns 83 containers filled with plastic to U.S. and Canada - September 18, 2019

Air India to ban single-use plastic in flights from October 2 - August 30, 2019

Cambodia returns 14 out of 83 plastic waste-filled containers to countries of origin - August 24, 2019

Plastic bag sales down 90% in UK - August 1, 2019

Governor Carney signs legislation to ban plastic bags in Delaware - July 30, 2019

Namibia to ban plastic bags by 2022 - July 26, 2019

Panama becomes first Central American nation to ban plastic bags - July 21, 2019

US only OECD country objects new rules to better control exports of contaminated plastic waste - July 15, 2019

New Zealand: Single-use plastic shopping bags ban kicks in - June 30, 2019

G20 ministerial meeting agrees to establish framework on reducing ocean plastic waste - June 17, 2019

Bahrain to ban plastic bags in July - June 13, 2019

Indonesia to re-export illegal plastic waste - June 12, 2019

Canada to ban harmful single-use plastics and hold companies responsible - June 11, 2019

Dubai Airports to ban single-use plastics in 2020 - June 10, 2019

Sainsbury's scraps plastic bags for loose fruit and vegetables - June 7, 2019

Oman Air warns travellers to Tanzania of new plastic ban - May 29, 2019

Malaysia to return plastic waste to countries - May 28, 2019

Western Industries Plastic Products appoints Richard Haueter as CEO - May 13, 2019

Norway proposes stronger control of international trade in plastic wastes - May 3, 2019

Azerbaijan reveals plans to move to plastic banknotes - April 27, 2019

Governor Cuomo signs legislation banning single-use plastic bags in New York - April 23, 2019

Portugal approves ban on plastic for bread, fruit, vegetables - April 19, 2019

Mayor de Blasio signs executive order to end New York's reliance on single-use plastic - April 11, 2019

Tanzania plans to ban single-use plastic carrier bags from July 1 - April 9, 2019

EP approves ban on throwaway plastics by 2021 - March 28, 2019

DS Smith to sell plastics business to Olympus Partners for $585 million - March 6, 2019

Mongolia's ban on disposable plastic bags comes into effect - March 2, 2019

House investigates illegal entry and dumping of hazardous plastic garbage from South Korea - February 28, 2019

Norway and Russia cooperate to prevent plastic waste in Barents Sea - February 21, 2019

Mercadona to remove plastic bags from all stores by April - February 11, 2019

Rwanda seeks to ban single-use plastic items - January 29, 2019

First step toward restoring plasticity in aged brains - January 11, 2019

TriMas to acquire Plastic Srl - November 20, 2018

Over 90% of sampled salt brands globally found to contain microplastics - October 19, 2018

SodaStream builds massive marine device to collect plastic waste off coast of Honduras - October 16, 2018

Starbucks will need 2 years to phase out plastic straws - July 9, 2018

Five tonnes of plastic waste from sea transformed into 12 metre whale in Belgium - July 7, 2018

SeaWorld removes single-use plastic straws and shopping bags - June 8, 2018

PolyOne acquires PlastiComp - June 2, 2018

Study finds record amounts of plastic in Arctic sea ice - April 25, 2018

Drastic drop in plastic bags found in UK sea following 5p charge - April 6, 2018

Great Pacific Garbage Patch: 16 times more plastic than previously estimated - March 23, 2018

Braskem to supply green plastic to LEGO - March 23, 2018

Tessy Plastics to expand, employ in Virginia - March 20, 2018

Thai Union to combat marine plastics - March 15, 2018

Dutchland Plastics to expand in 50,000 square-foot facility - January 22, 2018

Evian to use 100 percent recycled plastic in bottles by 2025 - January 22, 2018

Europe to test system that uses sunlight to break up plastics in wastewater - November 8, 2017

Taste drives corals to eat plastics - October 25, 2017

Turning human waste into plastic and nutrients for long-distance space travel - August 23, 2017

An-Cor Industrial Plastics to expand in New York - June 12, 2017

Saint-Gobain grows its performance plastics operations in Germany - May 23, 2017

Wax worm caterpillar will eat plastic shopping bags - April 25, 2017

New plastic-eating fungus may solve garbage problem - April 3, 2017

Wärtsilä joins Seabin Project in the battle against ocean plastics - February 10, 2017

Berry Plastics Group names Thomas E. Salmon CEO - February 3, 2017

Confer Plastics to expand in Tonawanda, N.Y., invest $3 million - February 2, 2017

Berry Plastics completes acquisition of AEP Industries - January 21, 2017

Berry Plastics appoints president of its consumer packaging division - December 20, 2016

RPC Group to buy European plastics manufacturer ESE World for €262.5m - December 15, 2016

Newell Brands to buy Sistema Plastics, Smith Mountain Industries - December 13, 2016

EPA requires Canyon Plastics protect Santa Clara River from pollution - December 5, 2016

Berry Plastics Group Q4 net sales $1,618 million - November 29, 2016

Sonoco buys North Carolina-based Plastic Packaging - November 3, 2016

Lightweight rotor blades made from plastic foams for wind turbines - October 25, 2016

Lightweight rotor blades from plastic foams for offshore turbines - October 6, 2016

Berry Plastics Group names Thomas Salmon president and COO - October 3, 2016

Food additive key to efficient plastic solar cells - September 30, 2016

Tyson Foods recalls chicken nugget, plastic possible inside - September 27, 2016

Plastic micro-beads could be polluting farms - September 26, 2016

Amcor to acquire U.S. plastics business for $280 million - September 2, 2016

Berry Plastics to buy AEP Industries for 42.9% premium - August 25, 2016

Toray Plastics America to invest, employ in Virginia - August 4, 2016

Mondi to buy Russian packaging outfit Uralplastic-N - July 11, 2016

Material lighter than steel stronger than train - made of everyday plastics - July 11, 2016

Chemists find new way to recycle plastic waste into fuel - June 23, 2016

Plastic surgery is no longer just for seniors - April 6, 2016

Newly discovered bacteria can eat plastic bottles - March 12, 2016

Perdue Foods recalls chicken nuggets due to possible plastic contamination - March 7, 2016

Walmart Canada to stop giving free plastic bags - January 25, 2016

Tesco sees almost 80% reduction in new plastic bag use - December 7, 2015

Berry Plastics Group Q4 net sales $1,196 million - November 16, 2015

Autronic Plastics expands in New York, will create new jobs - October 13, 2015

Berry Plastics closes $2.45 billion acquisition of Avintiv - October 6, 2015

Solegear Bioplastics appoints Gary Clifford to board - August 5, 2015

Berry Plastics Group net sales $1,241 million - August 1, 2015

Plastic bags dangerous for home fish, ocean and people - July 3, 2015

HGGC and Charlesbank Capital Partners sold Citadel Plastics for $800 million - June 3, 2015

Hungary produces first plastic electric bus - January 15, 2015

Stephen Sterrett joins Berry Plastics Group board - January 12, 2015

Interstate Plastics appoints Mark Courtright as president - November 6, 2014

Berry Plastics names Robert Steele to its board - October 7, 2014

Berry Plastics adds Idalene Kesner and Jonathan Foster to board - April 15, 2014

NN, Inc. names GM for its Plastic and Rubber Components group - April 1, 2014

South Koreans invented DIY plastic surgery - December 20, 2013

Berry Plastics appoints EVP, operations - June 25, 2013

Rick Rickertsen joins Berry Plastics Group board of directors - January 3, 2013

China XD Plastics adds Robert Brisotti to the board - October 7, 2010

China XD Plastics: Taylor Zhang new CFO - May 1, 2009


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