plastic
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NYC bill to ban single-use plastic straws
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Just got this email from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which kicked off its Give a Sip campaign today to support a bill introduced by Councilman Rafael Espinal that will eliminate the use of most single-use plastic straws in New York City. The campaign is asking New York City consumers, along with restaurants and businesses to support the…
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Oxodegradable ban initiatives
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Dear readers, My apologies for a very long hiatus in blogging. Unfortunately my struggle with health issues still continues and everybody tells me health comes first. However, it is hard to stay away from blogging. Here’s a report that I received late last month regarding oxodegradable plastics. A recently released statement from members of the…
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BASF participates in circular economy initiatives
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I just finished wrapping up five presentations (two that I personally worked on) about bio-based chemicals and bioeconomy for the incoming Nova Institute Bio-Materials conference next week in Cologne, Germany,(which my colleague, Philippa Davies will give the presentation) and for the Asia Petrochemicals Industry Conference (APIC) which will be held on 18-19 in Sapporo, Japan. This…
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Imaflex Files Patent For Recycling Paint Waste Into Plastic
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Canada-based Imaflex Inc. has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a production process converting waste latex paint into plastic film. The patent application titled “Methods of Recycling Waste Latex Paint” outlines Imaflex’s proprietary approach to reconditioning latex paint waste for the use in blown film extrusion. Imaflex foresees…