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Plastic Rubbish Blights Atlantic Ocean
By Ocean Leadership
"We know that many marine organisms are consuming these plastics and we know this has a bad effect on seabirds in particular" - Dr Karen Lavender Law, Sea Education Association. The nets dragged along were half-in and half-out of the ... (02.24.10) |
Swansea company builds homes from recycled plastic
BBC News
Affresol, of Swansea, has developed technology to build low carbon houses from the plastic and minerals. The firm, backed by Welsh Assembly Government money ... (02.24.10) |
Study: Research understates Pacific plastic debris
San Jose Mercury News
By AUDREY McAVOY AP Writer HONOLULU—A study of plastic debris floating in the Pacific between Hawaii and California shows researchers have been sharply ... (02.23.10) |
How to reduce BPA exposure
Washington Post
Plastics: BPA is often found in polycarbonate plastic food containers that are marked with "PC" or with the recycling number 7. Plastics with the recycling ... (02.23.10) |
Railway stations in city swamped by plastic waste
Times of India
NEW DELHI: The three railway stations in the city — Hazrat Nizamuddin, Old Delhi and New Delhi — along with IGI Airport, produce almost 11000 kg of plastic ... (02.20.10) |
Sugar-Based Plastic Can Be Tossed in the Compost Alongside Banana Peels
Fast Company
BY Dan Nosowitz Today It's not yet the norm here in the States, but if this new sugar-based plastic actually takes off, composting might become as ... (02.19.10) |
Plastic Packaging Is Good for the Earth?
By Trent Johnson
What if someone told you that plastic packaging was actually GOOD for the earth? In opposition to the environmentalists who are trying so hard to live packaging-free (See How to Live Packaging-Free), there are actually some who argue ... (02.18.10) |
New Plastic Safe for the Compost Heap
DailyTech
Your average petroleum-based plastic clogs landfills and uses up valuable fossil fuel resources that could be either saved or put to use elsewhere. ... (02.18.10) |
Ban on plastic chemical fails in Senate vote
Statesman Journal
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic hardener used in a variety of products from bike helmets to telephones, but its use in children's food containers, ... (02.17.10) |
Scientists develop new plastic made from sugar that can be composted
Telegraph.co.uk
The new discovery would not only cut down on the use of oil, that is usually used to make plastic, but potentially enable people to compost plastic at home. ... (02.18.10) |
BPA Plastic Chemical Linked to Aggression, Hyperactivity in Toddlers
Natural News.com
(NaturalNews) Prenatal exposure to the endocrine-disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) may increase aggressive behavior in toddler girls, according to a ... (02.16.10) |
The Pacific Ocean's Garbage Patch needs more study
Washington Post
In reality, it's not so much an island of trash as a thin, soupy area of litter, mostly in the form of tiny flecks of plastic, studded here and there with ... (02.16.10) |
Declare Mysore plastic-free, bicycle city
Times of India
MYSORE: Ahead of the annual exercise, the stakeholders in the city's growth have asked chief minister BS Yeddyurappa to declare Mysore as a plastic-free ... (02.14.10) |
Plastic that monitors pollutants
Boston Globe
Inexpensive plastic painters' drop cloths can help, he said. The thin polyethylene material absorbs dissolved chemical compounds, and a lab can then ... (02.15.10) |
Hard Plastic - How to Recycle
HealthNewsDigest.com
By EarthTalk (HealthNewsDigest.com) - Americans recycle more plastic than ever these days, but there are still plenty of items that are not accepted by ... (02.13.10) |
UL Environment will develop sustainability standards for plastic
Green Right Now (blog)
UL Environment, which provides environmental evaluation and certification, announced this week it will develop sustainability standards for plastic ... (02.12.10) |
Pallet Wars: Wood vs. Plastic for Food Safety
ABC News
But in the last few months, pallet industry leaders have been caught up in brewing war over consumer safety that could easily rival the plastic versus wood ... (02.11.10) |
Plastic Packaging Is Good for the Earth? A Flawed Assumption
Huffington Post (blog)
Plastic-wrapped fruits, says James McWilliams in the New York Times' Freakonomics blog, are a good thing, not just for ensuring my son eats his apple (or ... (02.10.10) |
Colored plastic bags contain high levels of lead: study
Kyodo News
A number of tinted plastic bags used in Japanese supermarkets contain high levels of lead, with some of them recording 250 times the safety standard set by ... (02.08.10) |
Students Give Plastic Bottles New Life
Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
However, the grant money will not pay for the 1500 two-liter plastic bottles that are needed to build the greenhouse. Because of this, the student ... (02.10.10) |
North Carolina Bans Plastic Bottles from Landfills
Greenfudge.org (blog)
Apparently, they are now banning plastic bottles from landfills. The good news is 95% of North Carolina residents have access to recycling centers and all ... (02.09.10) |
Plastic in the microwave: Is BPA in your frozen dinner?
Mother Nature Network (blog)
But if you're heating up plastic-encased food in your microwave, your could be using containers that contain BPA, as well as phthalates, a plasticizer ... (02.08.10) |
Turning plastic waste to sutures
AsiaOne
BY JAKE CHNG WASTE plastic bottles and bags can be converted to biodegradable surgical threads, in two to three years' time, using a process developed here. ... (02.09.10) |
Recycling tip: Further info about lunch containers
Marblehead Reporter
By Anonymous A recent recycling “tip” recommended packing children's lunches in reusable plastic containers as opposed toplastic bags and aluminum foil. ... (02.07.10) |
The chemical revolt
Pioneer Press
Parents have been told that potentially harmful chemicals are lurking in everything from the plastic of their infants' baby bottles to paint on toys, ... (02.07.10) |
How Bad Is Plastic For Your Health Really?
ozCarGuide
But why is plastic considered so bad? Plastic is a synthetic substance that is both simple and cheap to produce. Its lightweight, durability and usefulness ... (02.07.10) |
Segregate plastic waste at source, says association
Times of India
PUNE: The Maharashtra Plastic Manufacturers' Association is up in arms against the civic body's move for complete ban onplastic. They have appealed to the ... (02.07.10) |
Now Showing | Plastic Fantastic
New York Times (blog)
Bakelite, the 20th century's first plastic, was invented in 1907, 60 years before “The Graduate” suggested the industry was on the cutting edge. ... (02.05.10) |
Vital signs: FDA's concern over potentially harmful plastic ingredient signals ...
Houston Chronicle
For many years, the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) has been used in the making of hard plastic food containers, such as baby bottles and cups, as well as the ... (02.04.10) |
Boat of plastic bottles has trial sail
San Francisco Chronicle
A strange looking vessel took a leisurely sail on San Francisco Bay on Wednesday - a shakedown voyage for a plastic, fantastic adventure that should finally ... (02.04.10) |
Bills would ban products with 2 chemicals in Md.
Baltimore Sun
The plastic has been widely used as a lining in canned foods and some plastic water and baby bottles. For years, the Food and Drug Administration maintained ... (02.03.10) |
2010, Month 1: 6.4 oz Plastic Waste | Fake Plastic Fish
By Beth Terry
It's a new year and a new plastic collection. For those just joining this blog, every month I collect and tally my plastic waste to see how far I've come. (02.04.10) |
Get the ABCs about BPAs and plastic bottles
Utica Observer Dispatch
And it appears as though Wal-Mart is catering to that need – merchandise from plastic spoons to teething rings carry the label. "We're always concerned ... (02.01.10) |
What happens to those 3-D glasses after 'Avatar'?
USA Today
That's a whole lot of plastic. With about 75% of people who see Avatar seeing it in 3-D, it works out to about 42.1 million pairs of glasses worn, ... (02.01.10) |
Companies produce lighter, greener water bottles
Denver Post
By Jeremiah McWilliams Shoppers had become increasingly wary of plastic bottles, which were painted as wasteful and environmentally damaging. ... (02.01.10) |
Status of Implementation of Plastic Wastes Management in States / Union ...
Press Information Bureau (press release)
Various States have increased the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags to even higher limits of 40, 50, or 70 microns. ... (02.01.10) |
Vancouver's push to ban plastic bottles won't hold during Olympics
Vancouver Sun
An estimated three million plastic water bottles ended up in Metro Vancouver landfills last year. Maude Barlow, the former United Nations senior adviser on ... (01.29.10) |
Legislation seeks limited ban on chemical used in plastics
Seattle Times
By Craig Welch Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic hardener and an ingredient in epoxy resin, which is used in can linings. It keeps cans sturdy and airtight, ... (02.29.10) |
Plastic Chemical BPA Linked to Heart Disease, Study Says
Attorney at Law
Countless scientific studies have found exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in plastic bottles, food container liners, and other consumer products ... |
Plastic Plastic Everywhere: The 5 Gyres Project | Healthy and ...
By Dave Chameides
Petroleum based plastics break down, never completely, but over time getting smaller and smaller. As they do, fish and birds eat them and carry them forward. Some of the animals die. Some live on. (1.12.10) |
Birthday Plastic Report | Fake Plastic Fish
By Beth Terry
As I mentioned last week, Thursday was my birthday, and my office mates threw me the traditional birthday lunch, complete with take-out food, some living. (1.12.10) |
Plastic Bottles Poses Health Risks For Babies
Oneindia
Experts have found out that the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) used to make plastic baby bottles is harmful. British scientists have also announced that there ... |
Another alternative to plastic baby bottles stainless steel
The Olympian
By JENN SAVEDGE | Mother Nature Network (mnn.com) • Published January 11, 2010 While many plastic baby bottles do not contain BPA, even BPA-free plastic can ... (1.11.10) |
Chemical fears over plastic products: Australian consumer group
Xinhua
... (an amorphous plastic) is used to make the gaskets that seal glass jars used for foods such as pasta sauces," Choice spokesman Christopher Zinn said. ... (1.11.10) |
Dog with plastic container on head rescued by police
GoDanRiver.com
By Catherine Amos The story of a stray dog with a plastic container stuck on its head had a happy ending Friday after he was captured and the container was ... (1.09.10) |
Corporators divided on complete plastic ban
Indian Express
Even as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering the strict implementation of the existing ban on plastic in the city, ... (1.10.10) |
Indian Firm Builds Roads Using Plastic Waste
NTDTV
KK Plastic Waste Management turns thousands of tons of waste plastic from India's technology and IT hub into roads. They last longer than conventional roads ... (1.08.10) |
Plastic not fantastic
New Zealand Herald
By Chris Barton and Tracey Barnett View as one page Plastic baby bottles are often made with a chemical called Bisphenol-A. Photo / Dean Purcell Ian Shaw ... (1.09.10) |
The cost of a cleaner DC: More Metro trash cans, fewer plastic bags
Washington Post
Elizabeth Eby ["Overdue or overburdensome tax?" letters, Jan. 3] is to be commended for her citizenship in picking up trash in Metro stations. ... (1/7/10) |
Plastic Pollution: Video Shows Projections Of Next Ten Years
You may not know it, or want to know it, but that plastic bottle you're holding is contributing one of the most damaging types of pollution to the world's oceans. Billions of plastic products, recklessly disposed of by the people who ... |
Judge orders review of plastic piping
San Jose Mercury News
AP SAN FRANCISCO—The commission that administers California's building codes will have to conduct a new environmental review of plastic piping used for ... (1.05.10) |
Santa Monica couple to study effects of plastic particles in Sargasso Sea
Los Angeles Times (blog)
"Plastic debris -- fishing tackle, nets, plastic bags and bottles -- are broken down at sea by ultraviolet light and wave action into tiny fragments we call ... (1.04.10) |
Himachal Pradesh collects over 1300 quintal of plastic waste
Daily News & Analysis
PTI Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government's effort to get the state rid of environment pollutant plastic seems to be yielding results, as about 1381 ... (1.03.10) |
A voyage to the Plastic Vortex
Ukiah Daily Journal
By MONICA STARK The Daily Journal After embarking on a 31-day expedition to help scientists study the "Plastic Vortex" that's situated to the northeast of ... (1.04.10) |
Bakelite a useful precursor to plastic
San Francisco Chronicle
This hard, moldable plastic appeals to collectors who look for midcentury objects such as tabletops, billiard balls, dominoes, dice and board-game pieces, ... (1.03.10) |
Forest Knolls artists make statement with plastic reclaimed from the Pacific
Contra Costa Times
By Christian Goepel Artists Richard Lang and his wife, Judith Selby Lang, rummage through a pile of plastic debris beside their studio that came from the ... (12.31.09) |
Irish startup turns waste plastic into biodegradable
products
Cleantech Group
Ireland-based Bioplastech is converting waste, agricultural
byproducts and petrochemical products into value
added biodegradable plastic ... 12.11.09 |
BPA: Is plastic poisoning our food?
Mother Nature Network
By Russell McLendon Plastic has made a lot of things
possible in the past century, proving so durable
and versatile that people were soon taking it ...
12.09.09 |
Plastic Christmas trees 'bad for environment'
The Age
By choosing a plastic Christmas tree you could be
decking your halls with gas and carbon. Fake trees
lead to the emission of more than double the greenhouse
... 12.10.09 |
Babies Exposed to Plastic Bottle Chemical BPA in
the Womb: Study
AboutLawsuits.com
This confirms that unborn children are exposed to
the potentially toxic chemical used in hard plastic
bottles and other food containers while they are
in ... 12.07.09 |
Sharon Guynup: Humans drowning world's oceans in
plastic
Pocono Record
By SHARON GUYNUP Walking along El Salvador's palm-treed
Pacific beaches last summer, I picked my way through
mounds of mostly-plastic debris washed ashore ...
12.08.09 |
Kristoff: Throw away risky plastic storage containers
Baltimore Sun
Kristoff keeps harping on the bad molecules that
may be leaching out of plastic food containers. His
latest advice: I asked these doctors what they do
in ... 12.07.09 |
Tradition, environment weigh in tree choice
Canada.com
Instead of buying a new tree every year, people can
lug the cardboard box out of the attic and put up
a plastic version of the popular holiday centrepiece.
... 12.05.09 |
Kartell makes greener use of plastics
San Francisco Chronicle
Since the late 1970s, when plastic production outpaced
steel, plastics have inspired designers of cheap,
lightweight, easy-to-clean furniture and household
... 12.06.09 |
CU-Boulder Considers Banning Plastic Bottles
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The University of Colorado's greatest green minds
came together for a conference Thursday to discuss
sustainability projects, including a plan to phase
out plastic bottles on the campus. One problem, though,
is the university doesn't ... 12.04.09 |
Low-cost plastic solar panels garner awards
Cooler Planet
"Our efforts in R&D have now put us in a
great position to launch a competitive product based
on plastic solar panels," said Woolas Hsieh,
Solarmer founder ... 12.04.09 |
Plastic is fantastic for Indonesian scavengers
Sydney Morning Herald
Their prize is plastic refuse and the race is on
to snare the best position as the first trucks from
Jakarta begin to arrive through the gates of the
... 12.05.09 |
'Plastic hater'
BBC News
"I have got a hatred of plastic," she said. "It's
destroying the planet as far as I'm concerned. But
people do not care. They turn their heads away from
the ... 12.04.09 |
Micromidas turns waste into plastic
The Sacramento Press
A handful of recent UC Davis graduates have heeded that advice and are building the next generation ofplastic. Their company, Micromidas, processes sewage ... 12.27.09 |
Scientist turns plastic bags into batteries
Joliet Herald News
By ELISABETH MARTIN Sun-Times Media LEMONT — You may see a plastic bag and think groceries, but Vilas Pol thinks batteries. The Argonne National Laboratory ... 12.27.09 |
Recycling 101: Sort through the confusion
Record-Searchlight
Some common items that end up in blue bins that shouldn't are yogurt cups, paper coffee cups, aluminum foil, clear-plastic clamshells, plastic bags, ... 12.26.09 |
EcoClean Burners uses discarded plastic as fuel
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Sam Spatter, FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIEW A company planning to make industrial burners that will use discarded plastic as fuel is about to set down roots in ... |
Bio-products Could Soon Lower Oil Prices by Replacing Petroleum in Plastics
HeatingOil.com (blog)
The growth of bioplastics as an industry should be of interest to any oil consumer, because plasticmanufacturing takes a sizable bite out of the available ... |
Drive against plastic goes a notch higher
Indian Express
After recovering 15 kg plastic carry bags from Hadapsar during an awareness drive, the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has intensified the drive to track ... 12.23.09 |
Wrapped too tight | Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Inquirer
There's many a tussle under the tinsel with presents sealed inside cocoons of plastic and cardboard. But at last some packagers are becoming OPEN-minded. ... 12.23.09 |
The Plastic Scavenger Hunt
Earth911.com (blog)
by Jennifer Berry Whether you are aware of it or not, plastic is all around us. We walk on it, wear it, drive it and use it every day, perhaps without even ... |
Nestle Waters North America Continues Plastic Reduction Efforts with New ...
PR Newswire (press release)
The introduction helps Nestle Waters exceed its goal for plastic reduction, or lightweighting, in its half-liter, single-serve bottles by an additional 15 ... 12.16.09 |
Study: Plastic Chemical May Be Bad for Intestines
FOXNews
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences Journal says that Bisphenol A, a chemical used inplastic containers and drink cans, ... 12.15.09 |
Plastic chemicals give boys man-boobs
National Business Review
... exposure to phthalates as a precaution. He recommended avoiding using plastic cups and food coverings, especially when microwaving or handling hot foods. 12.15.09 |
Ithaca company turning carbon dioxide into plastic
Ithaca Journal
They have now teamed up with Kodak and the Rochester Institute of Technology to manufacture products using the plastic and send them into various industries ... 12.13.09 |
Plastic Beach | Midway
By Manuel Maqueda
In the Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a king who was cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll back down, and to repeat this throughout. 12.13.09 |
Protestor plans 9000 km swim through plastic Pacific
ABC Online
And his course will take him straight through what's known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of plastic junk that is almost the size of the ... 12.14.09 |
Welcome to Plastic Island! : NO QUARTER
By Pat Racimora
If plastic doesn't biodegrade, what does it do? It photo-degrades – a process in which it is broken down by sunlight into smaller and smaller pieces, all of which are still plastic polymers, eventually becoming individual molecules of ... 12.12.09 |
Where can I find the greenest Christmas tree?
guardian.co.uk
Well, from what I can garner it is made in China and sprayed with fake plastic snow, but then it is reusable. This is the argument used to elevate plastic ... 12.13.09 |
BPA May Be In Plastic Products Labeled “BPA Free”
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
BPA is a plastic hardener and a component of epoxy resin. Some studies have connected the chemical with reproductive abnormalities and increased risks of ... 12.10.09 |
Plastic wine bottles welcomed
TVNZ
First it was screw tops and now New Zealand winemakers are trying the plastic bottle. In a New Zealand first, a Marlborough self-made millionaire is ... 12.11.09 |
Irish startup turns waste plastic into biodegradable products
Cleantech Group
Ireland-based Bioplastech is converting waste, agricultural byproducts and petrochemical products into value added biodegradable plastic ... 12.09.09 |
BPA: Is plastic poisoning our food?
Mother Nature Network
By Russell McLendon Plastic has made a lot of things possible in the past century, proving so durable and versatile that people were soon taking it ... 12.09.09 |
Plastic Christmas trees 'bad for environment'
The Age
By choosing a plastic Christmas tree you could be decking your halls with gas and carbon. Fake trees lead to the emission of more than double the greenhouse ... 12.10.09 |
Babies Exposed to Plastic Bottle Chemical BPA in the Womb: Study
AboutLawsuits.com
This confirms that unborn children are exposed to the potentially toxic chemical used in hard plastic bottles and other food containers while they are in ... 12.07.09 |
Sharon Guynup: Humans drowning world's oceans in plastic
Pocono Record
By SHARON GUYNUP Walking along El Salvador's palm-treed Pacific beaches last summer, I picked my way through mounds of mostly-plastic debris washed ashore ... 12.08.09 |
Kristoff: Throw away risky plastic storage containers
Baltimore Sun
Kristoff keeps harping on the bad molecules that may be leaching out of plastic food containers. His latest advice: I asked these doctors what they do in ... 12.07.09 |
Tradition, environment weigh in tree choice
Canada.com
Instead of buying a new tree every year, people can lug the cardboard box out of the attic and put up a plastic version of the popular holiday centrepiece. ... 12.05.09 |
Kartell makes greener use of plastics
San Francisco Chronicle
Since the late 1970s, when plastic production outpaced steel, plastics have inspired designers of cheap, lightweight, easy-to-clean furniture and household ... 12.06.09 |
CU-Boulder Considers Banning Plastic Bottles
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The University of Colorado's greatest green minds came together for a conference Thursday to discuss sustainability projects, including a plan to phase out plastic bottles on the campus. One problem, though, is the university doesn't ... 12.04.09 |
Low-cost plastic solar panels garner awards
Cooler Planet
"Our efforts in R&D have now put us in a great position to launch a competitive product based on plastic solar panels," said Woolas Hsieh, Solarmer founder ... 12.04.09 |
Plastic is fantastic for Indonesian scavengers
Sydney Morning Herald
Their prize is plastic refuse and the race is on to snare the best position as the first trucks from Jakarta begin to arrive through the gates of the ... 12.05.09 |
'Plastic hater'
BBC News
"I have got a hatred of plastic," she said. "It's destroying the planet as far as I'm concerned. But people do not care. They turn their heads away from the ... 12.04.09 |
Dell makes new green move with bamboo packaging
The Associated Press
Now, computer maker Dell Inc. is using the fast-growing member of the grass family as a replacement for paper, plastic andplastic foam packaging materials. ... (11.18.09) |
Coca-Cola launches PET plastic bottle that includes plant-based material
Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Coca-Cola Canada says it will have new plastic packaging for its bottles at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, with 30 per cent of the material derived from ... (11.16.09) |
Birds, boats threatened by the Pacific's Great Garbage Patch
USA Today
"It's a swirling plastic cesspool," says Moore of an area called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which captivated the marine researcher after he became ... (11.16.09) |
Softeners in plastics may affect masculinity in young boys, study says
Los Angeles Times
Phthalates are widely used to soften plastics such as polyvinyl chloride and make them flexible. They are used in food packaging, vinyl and plastic tubing, ... (11.15.09) |
Plastic-hardening chemical makes men soft
New Scientist
Regular contact with high levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a compound commonly found in plastic food and drink containers, appears to cause erectile dysfunction ... (11.13.09) |
BASF's biodegradable plastic: from paper cups to packaging
Cleantech Group
The world's leading chemical company BASF said it has added a new biodegradable plastic to its existing Ecovio product line. The Ludwigshafen, Germany-based ... 11.13.09) |
Plastic Compound BPA May Cause Sexual Problems
YourTango
by Melissa Noble A recent study out of China theorizes that exposure to BPA—Bisphenol-A, a plastic-making compound—might be one of the reasons why men ... |
2010 Ford Flex to Use Straw-Based Plastic
Riverwired
Ford Motor Company announced that it will be using a wheat-straw-reinforced plastic in the interior storage bins of the 2010 Ford Flex. ... (11.12.09) |
Study links BPA in plastics to erectile dysfunction
CNN
(Health.com) -- Bisphenol-A, a chemical found
in hard, clear plastic used to make everything
from baby bottles to food packaging, may
increase the risk of ... (11.11.09) |
Study: Bio-Based Plastics Could Viably Replace
Nearly All Plastics
Gas 2.0 (blog)
In many ways plastics are simply synthetic
compounds that mimic and try to improve upon
substances we find widespread in nature—polymers such as you
might ... (11.09.09) |
Jennifer Parrish, Go Green, Nov. 7, 2009: Plastics,
by the numbers,...
Santa Cruz Sentinel
These are just three of the surprising sources
of exposure to a plastic known as bisphenol-A,
or BPA for short. In other words,plastics
are literally ... (11.07.09) |
Plan to make Tirunelveli plastic-free
Hindu
TIRUNELVELI: If Collector M. Jayaraman's
innovative plan goes well with the officials,
public, rag pickers and waste plastictraders,
the Tirunelveli ... (11.08.09) |
San Jose council to take up banning Styrofoam at
big events
San Jose Mercury News
By Tracy Seipel Having moved earlier this
fall to ban plastic and most paper grocery
bags, the San Jose City Council on Tuesday
will be asked to ban ... (11.08.09) |
The Pacific's plastic shame
guardian.co.uk
Chris Jordan's startling photographs capture
the deceased albatross chicks that have
washed up on an island the north of the
Pacific, their stomachs ... |
Bio-plastics are win-win
National Post
Toyota's Eco-plastic is, on the surface,
a simple technology, but it is one with real
potential. Rather than manufacturing some
of the plastic components ... (11.06.09) |
Plight of the albatrosses: Choking on plastic waste
CNN
The American photographed the remains of
albatross chicks that had died from consuming
plastic waste found in the surrounding oceans.
... (11.02.09) |
Algae-Based Bioplastic Could Replace 50% of Petroleum
In Plastics
GREENandSAVE
A California-based company is working to
make algae an answer to cut manufacturing
pollution and reduce the amount of plastics
that end up in the landfill. ... (11.02.09) |
Prenatal exposure to BPA in plastics makes young
girls aggressive
Natural News.com (registration)
BPA is commonly used in the production of
polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins that
are found in many homes, offices and even
hospitals. ... (11.03.09) |
Project Kaisei: voyage to clean up the plastic
vortex
CNN
(CNN) -- A salty soup of seawater, microscopic
pieces of plastic and marine debris. That's
the ingredients in the North Pacific Gyre,
an ocean vortex ... (11.01.09) |
The History Of Plastic: From Billiards To Bibs
NPR
Plastics have been touted as a miracle material
by some, and criticized as artificial and
toxic by others. But, nowadays, it's hard to imagine life without
... |
World Series gets eco-friendly in game 2
Mother Nature Network
And the greening of baseball doesn't stop
at plastic bottles. Several stadiums and
clubs have already made a great, green effort
to bring sustainability to ... (10.29.09) |
Cleaning Lady Hints at Plastic Diet
Gawker
The ocean is now thoroughly infused with
plastic. In fact, "it's hard to find water without it," according
to her. And most of it comes from landlubbers,
... (10.29.09) |
Huge US Study of Toxic Plastic Chemical BPA Launched
Attorney at Law
Bisphenol A (BPA), the controversial chemical
used to make clear plastic infant bottles
and sippy cups and linked to devastating injuries in children, ... |
Plastics are forever
Mother Nature Network
Shocking images by Chris Jordan from a recent expedition to Midway Island, a time capsule of the history ofplastic. There is an "away," and it's called ... (10.28.09) |
Plastic bottle boat's epic voyage bid
ABC Online
(ABC) A team of adventurous environmentalists are preparing to set sail for Sydney in a catamaran made entirely of reclaimedplastic bottles. ... (10.28.09) |
Plastics invade haute couture
Plastics News
ACC put out a news release on the partnership, and I have to admit I'm a little out of my element writing about plastics' impact on the fashion industry. ... (10. |
PlastiPure Receives $1.1 Million in Grant Funding
Reuters
"And this allows us to avoid and not re-introduce these chemicals into our formulations and production methods providing a saferplastic for consumers as ... (10.27.09) |
Plastic wrap for castle makeover
BBC News
A 13th Century Pembrokeshire castle has been completely wrapped in plastic as it undergoes a total refurbishment. Roch Castle near Haverfordwest, ... (10.27.09) |
Austin company's quest: a safer plastic bottle
Austin American-Statesman
By Lori Hawkins An Austin company working to end the use of potentially unsafe chemicals in plastic bottles has received $1.1 million in federal money to ... (10.26.09) |
NH woman pulls plastic from Pacific
The Union Leader
That's an acronym for the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition. "As the problem has drawn more and more public attention," Miriam said, ... (10.26.09) |
Richmond bans use of plastic foam containers
San Jose Mercury News
The city of Richmond is banning restaurants and vendors from using plastic foam food containers. Council members on Tuesday passed the ban that will require ... (10.22.09) |
Plastic From Tobacco
Greentech Media
Conceivably, this could lead to tobacco farmers growing the plant to harvest plants for plastic rather than cigarettes. The test crop was grown on 0.8 acres ... (10.22.09) |
With volunteer help, Wilton company's effort makes playgrounds out of plastic
Connecticut Post
By Richard Lee All those plastic containers don't have to go into a landfill. There are other options -- like equipment for a new playground in Trumbull. ... (10.23.09) |
BBB reviews plastic netting ad claims
Plastics News
NAD, the advertising industry's self-regulatory forum, examined masternet's claim after receiving a complaint from competitor Conwed Plastics LLC. ... (10.21.09) |
Modern alchemy: Turning plastic trash into oil
CNN
The Envion plant turns plastic garbage into oil by isolating petroleum from the plastic's other ingredients. During a recent visit to his new demonstration ... (10.19.09) |
Marin bans polystyrene and plastic food containers
Contra Costa Times
The prohibited products include polystyrene foam food containers, as well as various types of plastic bowls, plates, trays, cartons, cups and straws that ... (10.13.09) |
Maui council committee defers plastic foam ban
KPUA
By AP HONOLULU (AP) — A committee of the Maui county council has deferred a proposal to ban plastic foam food containers, citing a need to further study its ... (10.13.09) |
Drinking From Plastic Raises BPA Levels 70 percent
Natural News.com (registration)
(naturalnews) Drinking water from plastic bottles made with the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) increases urinary levels of the chemical by nearly 70 ... (10.14.09) |
Study finds link between BPA, behavior of toddlers
Newsday
The findings, which are preliminary, are the first to connect behavior problems in humans with the chemical bisphenol A, a key component of plastic bottles, ... (10.08.09) |
Lightweight — but strong — plastic used by Army to build bridge has origins in ...
New Brunswick Home News Tribune
By SERGIO BICHAO • STAFF WRITER • October 9, 2009 RUTGERS — It's light enough to make plastic milk bottles but also can be made strong enough to hold an M1 ... (10.09.09) |
The dangers of plastic
WWLP 22News
The heavy plastic that completely seals what you're buying. Many customers complain that packages in plastuc can be hard to open. ... (10.07.09) |
Getting the Guests to Sort
New York Times
About two pounds — more than half of that paper, plastic, cardboard and cans that those same guests probably recycle at home. Yet according to a 2008 survey ... (10.06.09) |
Plastic wrapping
Schenectady Gazette
Twenty-four individual sticks of mozzarella, each wrapped in plastic, and then sealed into another plastic bag. It doesn't make much sense. ... (10.05.09) |
Plastic chemical linked to female aggression
USA Today
By Ben Margot, AP By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY A new study adds to the growing concern that prenatal exposure to the chemical bisphenol A could harm children's ... (10.06.09) |
MMC serious about plastic ban: CO
Times of India
MAPUSA: Although a ban on plastic came into effect from October 1, in Mapusa, the civic body is yet to implement it. "There's a slight delay in the plans. ... (10.05.09) |
New plastics scorecard favours bio-based resins
urethanes-technology-international (subscription)
Chicago, US — The oft-maligned polymer PVC (polyvinyl chloride) failed to make the grade in the newly released PlasticsScorecard — a guide designed by ... (10.05.09) |
Obama administration calls for chemical-law reform
The Associated Press
Those chemicals, which do not include pesticides or drugs, are used in everything from cell phones to plastic drinking-water bottles. ... (09.29.09) |
Bill change should keep 500 million plastic bottles out of the state's trash
Mansfield Today
Adding plastic water bottles to Connecticut's bottle bill law - effective Oct. 1, 2009 - is expected to remove about 500 million of these ubiquitous plastic ... (09.29.09) |
Growing demand for Sri Lanka's plastic material
Ceylon Daily News
There is a growing demand for plastic material in Sri Lanka for the use of industries such as tea and spices. Plastic consumption is an indicator to measure ... (09.29.09) |
India's Plastic Roads a Success
NTDTV
The Public Works Department of Himachal Pradesh in northern India has started constructing roads with plastic and polythene waste. ... (09.28.09) |
Plastics makers expect zero growth in sales
Jakarta Post
The country's downstream plastics industry expects a flat growth in sales this year on sluggish demand from both domestic and overseas markets, ... (09.29.09) |
Steamboat's Boatworks puts recycled plastic to work
Denver Post
The builders of the first roto-molded polyethylene drift boat have taken their acumen for plastics (and fishing vessels) one step further with the "BFF" ... (09.29.09) |
Sports teams discover that recycling is good business
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A few hours after the game, as many as 70 volunteers, wearing latex gloves and carrying plastic bags, worked their way around the seating bowl, ... (09.27.09) |
Bottle bill bottled up
Boston Globe
By Yvonne Abraham What if somebody came to you with a proven way to keep billions of plastic bottles out of our rivers, fields, and landfills? ... (09.27.09) |
NC plastics ban can save jobs, money and the environment, officials say
StarNewsOnline.com
Workers separate plastic bottles into a bailer Wednesday at the Department of Environmental Management's WASTEC facility off US 421. (09.24.09) |
Kauai council shelves plastic bag ban again
Honolulu Advertiser
AP LIHUE, Hawaii — A bill to ban Kauai retail stores from giving out single-use plastic bags has been shelved again. The law would require stores to use ... (09.24.09) |
San Jose council votes to ban most plastic and paper bags ...
San Jose Mercury News (Registration required)
By Tracy Seipel The San Jose City Council Tuesday voted to make their city the largest in the nation to ban most plastic and paper shopping bags — and took ... (09.22.09) |
Ocean Garbage Dump Filled With Plastic
NBC Bay Area
Among them, "Plastic Vortex" and "North Pacific Gyre." It's a place where the world's currents converge, depositing an international collection of assorted ... (09.22.09) |
Editorial: San Jose could become a leader in the movement to phase ... - 2 days ago
Mercury News Editorial
Today, San Jose could become a leader in the movement to phase out the bags that stay with us forever, littering roadways and estuaries and snarling the ... (09.21.09) |
Romanians will get a refund for returning plastic containers
www.romaniantimes.at
Refunds for returning plastic containers would occur at first in large stores, Environment Minister Nicolae Nemirschi said yesterday (Sun). ... (09.21.09) |
Envion Oil Generator turns plastic waste into oil
Gizmag
The EOG can be fed almost any petroleum-based waste plastic and will convert it into synthetic light to medium oil for less than USD$10 per barrel. ... (09.21.09) |
City may ban plastic bags, cups
Enid News & Eagle
By Robert Barron, Staff Writer By Robert Barron A proposed ordinance banning plastic bags and polystyrene cups in Enid may have legs with the Enid City ... (09.20.09) |
Group warns vs toxic chemicals in plastic shoes
GMA news.tv
Plastic shoes such as flip-flops, sandals and clogs from a number of countries, including the Philippines may have high levels of environmental toxins, ... (09.20.09) |
Axion Announces Military Dedication Ceremony for 100% Recycled Plastic Bridges
Reuters
"By utilizing plastic waste that would normally be destined for landfills Axion creates an eco-friendly solution that transformsplastic into structural ...
See all stories on this topic (09.17.09) |
Recycling
Plastic: What a Waste
Lisa Kaas Boyle
Every day, single-use plastics ("SUPs" bottles, bags, packaging, utensils,
etc.) made from petrochemicals are thrown away in huge quantities after one use,
... (09.16.09) |
The
journey of a plastic cup
Jakarta Post
Hidden treasure: South Jakarta's business strip hides informal waste business
which is part of the plasticrecycling industry. On a hot, humid day, ... (09.15.09) |
Sanctions Threatened Against Plastics Producers
New York Times - By BLOOMBERG NEWS
The European
Union threatened to impose tariffs against
Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates
on a material used in plastic bottles,
... (09.03.09) |
Subject: Bisphenol-A: Finally, an Apology from Sigg CEO Steve Wasik
non-toxickids.net
The mainstream media caught on to all the buzz about BPA in Sigg water bottles. I was interviewed yesterday by an Associated Press reporter ... (09.03.09) |
'Pacific Garbage Patch' expedition finds plastic, plastic everywhere
San Jose Mercury News
But what alarmed them most, they said Tuesday, was the nearly inconceivable amount of tiny, confettilike pieces of brokenplastic. They took hundreds of ... (09.02.09) |
Political, business and environmental leaders tackle ocean trash
San Jose Mercury News
"The trash in the Pacific is mostly plastic," said Jim Ayers, vice president of the marine conservation group, Oceana. "The biggest problem right now are ... (08.29.09) |
Oceans Found Able to Dissolve Plastic Pollution
Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet
Beaches and oceans are often littered with plastic waste. A new study finds evidence that some kinds ofplastics break down in the Pacific Ocean. ... (08.28.09) |
Researchers: Pacific Trash Possibly Killing Fish
ABC News
Among researchers' findings were confetti-like plastic shards and barnacles clinging to water bottles. The scientists say they will analyze the trash to ... (08.27.09) |
Voyage confirms plastic pollution
BBC News
By Judith Burns Scientists have confirmed that there are millions of tonnes of plastic floating in an area of ocean known as the North Pacific Gyre. ... (08.27.09) |
Return of the Garbage Patch Kids
Voice of San Diego
"I really didn't expect it would be that easy to see plastic, in this random bit of ocean somewhere between California and Hawaii." Goldstein and her fellow ... (08.24.09) |
Trail derails, spills plastic pellets
Daily News - Galveston County
By TJ Aulds ALGOA — Railroad crews worked through the night Saturday and this morning to clean up a load of plastic pellets that spilled from a Union ... (08.24.09) |
Voyaging to the plastic patch
Grand Forks Herald
Two ships are on their way to the Pacific gyre — also known as the Pacific Garbage Patch — to assess the vast island of floatingplastic debris. ... (08.23.09) |
Ticking time bomb: Plastics in the ocean
Mother Nature Network
Scientists have discovered the downside to plastics breaking down faster in the ocean- the toxic chemicals they leave behind. Great news! ... (08.21.09) |
Plastic Breaks Down in Ocean, After All -- And Fast
National Geographic
Though ocean-borne plastic trash has a reputation as an indestructible, immortal environmental villain, scientists announced yesterday that some plastics ... (08.20.09) |
North Carolina bans plastic bottles in landfills
WFAE.org
That includes water and soda bottles that have become ubiquitous in American life, as well as detergent bottles and plastic peanut butter jars. ... (08.20.09) |
Plastics break down fast in ocean
BBC News
Plastics decompose with surprising speed in the oceans, releasing contaminants into the water, according to new research. The huge amount of plastic waste ... (08.20.09) |
40 tonnes plastic waste each day
Times of India
CHENNAI: On Independence Day, the Marina was declared plastic-free no longer are disposable cups, plates, bags or even water sachets allowed on the 4.5 km ... (08.19.09) |
Will science prevail in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
Examiner.com
They will try to determine density of the plastic in the patch, which has been reported to be 6, and even 48, times the density of phytoplankton; ... (08.13.09) |
US scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific
Reuters
The expedition will study how much debris -- mostly tiny plastic fragments -- is collecting in an expanse of sea known as the North Pacific Ocean Gyre, ...([08.04.09) |
The plastic wrap
Edmonton Sun
The albatross likely starved to death, after eating hundreds of bits of plastic -- including buttons, bottle lids and even a lighter. ... (08.02.09) |
Expedition Sets Sail to the Great Plastic Vortex
TIME
Sorry, all you modern-day Robinson Crusoes — try that with a plastic bottle in real life, and your message will likely end up in the middle of the Pacific ... (08.01.09) |
Garbage Trucks to Troll the High Seas for Plastic Debris
EcoWorldly
Fishing catches may be decreasing, but inadvertent ocean litter pickups of mostly plastic debris are increasing. Fishermen don't actually go out looking for ... (07.28.09) |
Trash for Teaching idea turns plastic bottles into vases
Los Angeles Times
For the glass-is-half-full optimists at Trash for Teaching, an empty plastic water bottle doesn't have to be tossed into the blue recycling bin. ... (07.25.09) |
Can Aluminum Bottles Replace Throwaway Plastic?
New York Times - United States
Retail sales of single-serving plastic bottles increased from 1.4 billion gallons in 2000 to 5.2 billion gallons last year, lifting their share of total ... (07.24.09) |
Evaluating the Dangers of Bisphenol A in Plastic Baby Bottles
Washington Post - United States
They say it's in a lot of baby products, like bottles and sippy cups, and in hard plastic water bottles, too. But I can't tell if this is really a big deal ... (07.23.09) |
Stop plastic use in canteens
Malaysia Star
Besides drinks, even hot soup like noodle soup is served in plastic bags. This is done for the convenience of the canteen operator so that they do not need ... (07.21.09) |
Vt. Brewers Festival does away with plastic bottles
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
Designated drivers quaffed eau-de-Champlain Water District, rather than some hoity-toity brand encased in plastic. That's right: for the first time in the ... (07.19.09) |
Ban on plastic is expanding
Examiner.com - USA
The tide appears to be turning against plastic. The word "plastic" is now synonymous with something bad and wasteful. It uses too much carbon to produce and ... (07.17.09) |
SPI's Internet campaign to target millennials
By Mike Verespej | PLASTICS NEWS STAFF
Determined to change the negative perceptions about the plastics industry created by its critics and opponents, the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc. is getting ready to launch its social media-based Internet campaign aimed at the 50 million people in the millennial generation. (07.22.09) |
Plastic makes this girl go green
Times of India - India
So these multi-layered plastic items cannot be recycled and are dumped at landfill sites, adding to environmental pollution," says Vaishnav. (07.13.09) |
Researchers Make Strides With Corn-Based Plastics That Can Compete With Oil-Based Products
Industrial Laser Solutions - Nashua,NH,USA
So he stuck with what he knew: plastics. "I started thinking about sustainability," said Linden, a Battelle scientist. "What kind of future my kids are ...
(07.12.09) |
The plastic bottle meltdown
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
With Ian Kiernan, of Clean Up Australia fame, cheering from the sidelines, towns and villages across NSW moved to ban plasticbottles. (07.11.09) |
Recycling isn't just about plastic anymore
Chetek Alert - WI, United States
Next time there is a plastic bag blowing down the street or empty coffee cups taking up too much space in a car, remember to recycle and dispose of them ... (07.01.09) |
Real men don't use plastic
Outer Banks Sentinel - Nags Head,NC,USA
Senator Basnight made the following statement: "Reducing plastic bag use and litter on the Outer Banks will send a strong message to our visitors that we ... (07.01.09) |
How green is your picnic?
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
While compostable paper plates are more environmentally friendly than conventional plastic ones, you can only use them once.... (06.28.09) |
Making money from used plastic
NEXT - Lagos,Lagos State,Nigeria
By Ayodamola Owoseye Aduke Towobola earns a living by selling factory discarded plastics, especially drum and paint buckets of various sizes. ... (06.27.09) |
Adventures in Plastic Recycling
Greentech Media - Cambridge,MA,USA
David de Rothschild, the banking heir and eco-adventurer, wants to see plastic recycled en masse. He's starting with an recycled plastic boat to take on a ... (06.26.09) |
PLASTIC DEBRIS CLUTTERS CORSON'S INLET STATE PARK
WMGM - Atlantic City,NJ,USA
CORSON'S INLET-- Due to strong winds and ocean currents, one Cape May County state park has found an overwhelming amount of plastic waste washing up on the ... (06.22.09) |
Plastic not fantastic for wine
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
PLASTIC wine bottles may be a greener alternative to glass, but they're not particularly friendly to top-notch reds and whites, a new study has shown. (06.21.09) |
Bike ride tries to encourage more people to stew over how plastic is polluting the Pacific Ocean
Daily Breeze - Torrance,CA,USA
The rain eased Saturday as Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins biked into Marine Stadium Park in Long Beach, part of a journey to raise awareness of an ecological nightmare brewing far out to sea. (06.20.09) |
Beyond coastal clean-up – reducing plastic trash
Examiner.com - USA
Together we use 19 billion carryout plastic bags annually, starting them on their first micro step of a 1000-year life. Many end up in the ocean. ... (06.19.09) |
The Pacific isn't the only ocean collecting plastic trash
Christian Science Monitor - USA
A swirling 'soup' of tiny pieces of plastic has been found in the Atlantic Ocean, and something similar may be present in other ocean areas as well. (06.18.09) |
Soft plastics in recycle bins often end up in landfills
By Sarah Douziech, Westerly NewsJune 18, 2009 12:00 AM
Plastic bags and other low-grade plastic film put in local curbside recycling collection bags or bins are difficult to recover and often end up in the landfill, according to a spokesperson for the recycling company the material ends up with in Nanaimo. (06.18.09) |
Plastic bottles
Winston-Salem Journal - Winston-Salem,NC,USA
Plastic bottles will soon be banned from North Carolina landfills and benefits will accrue in both environmental and economic terms. (06.12.09) |
City Known for Its Water Turns to Tap to Lessen Trash
New York Times - United States
VENICE — In this hot and noble city, discarded water bottles float by gondolas on the edges of the canals and spill out of trash cans on the majestic Piazza San Marco. (06.11.09) |
Plastic Association Warns Against Degradable Materials
GreenerDesign.com - Oakland,CA,USA
The National Association for PET Container
Resources (NAPCOR) is urging manufacturers
of PET resin and products to avoid using
additives that make plastic
degradable. (06.01.09) |
Sailing
in Marin: Pulling apart the Plastic Vortex
- Sausalito's Ocean Voyages makes
a plan
Marin Independent-Journal - San Rafael,CA,USA
Its contents are as varied as the people and nations from where the stuff has
traveled, including plastic bags, to fishing nets, to tires, to discarded kids
... (05.31.09) |
Where do our recyclables go?
Seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth,NH,USA
One day, in a rush, I saw three of them in a clear plastic container. Quickly
flipping it over, I found the recycling triangle on the back, thought all was
... (06.01.09) |
TV dinners go plastic
Packaging Digest - Oak Brook,IL,USA
The change signaled a move to plastics by many packagers for various frozen and
nonfrozen food products. This year, Swanson is celebrating 50 years of TV ...
(12.01.03) |
Dan
Haifley, Ocean Backyard: Can the Pacific's
plastic wasteland be fixed?
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
Project Kaisei is the name bestowed on a fledgling effort -- which has its skeptics
-- to capture plastic waste caught in giant swirling gyres in the north ... (05.30.09) |
Voyage to the centre of the 'Plastic Vortex'
AFP
Everything from flip-flops to plastic bags have been slowly broken down by the sun's rays into small particles, and ocean tides have meant much of it has settled in a spiralling pattern just below the ocean surface between Hawaii and the mainland United States. (05.24.09) |
Study: Plastic Bottles Increase BPA Levels In Humans
WBUR - Boston, MA, USA
A new study from Harvard University confirms commonly held concerns about drinking from hard plastic water bottles made with the chemical Bisphenol-A or BPA. (05.22.09) |
Ford Explores 'Suede' Fabrics Made From Pop Bottles, Nanotechnology, and More
GreenBiz - Oakland, CA, USA
Ford Motor Co., which is turning recycling plastic soda bottles into suede-like fabrics for vehicle interiors, is wading deeper into bio-based materials with soy-based rubber fillers and plastics that can biodegrade in 90 to 120 days -- compared to 1,000 years for conventional petroleum-based plastic. (05.22.09) |
Biodegradable plastic bottles now being shipped
Examiner.com - USA
Arizona-based ENSO Bottles, LLC is now producing plastic drinking bottles that will not only biodegrade in the dark, anaerobic environment of a landfill, the microbes that ingest it then create methane which can be captured and converted to energy, points out co-founder and president, Danny Clark. "When our bottles go into the landfill, the idea is that the bottled will break down and create methane." (05.21.09) |
Bill banning plastic-hardening chemical passes
Connecticut Post - Bridgeport,CT,USA
By Ken Dixon HARTFORD
The Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would ban the use of a controversial plastic-hardening chemical called bisphenol-A in children's products and reusable drink containers. (05.22.09) |
'Gender-bending' fear over plastic drinks bottles
Daily Mail - UK, By Jenny Hope
Drink from plastic bottles can raise the body’s levels of a controversial ‘gender-bending’ chemical by more than two thirds, according to tests (05.22.09) |
Is this free plastic bottle safe for son?
AsiaOne - Singapore By Elysa Chen
IT WAS
free, but on hindsight, the gift was one
that housewife Serene Tan, 39, would rather not have taken the
trouble to collect. (05.18.09) |
Inexpensive
plastic used in CDs could improve aircraft, computer electronics
EurekAlert (press release) - Washington,DC,USA
If one University of Houston professor has his way, the inexpensive plastic now
used to manufacture CDs and DVDs will one day soon be put to use in improving
the integrity of electronics in aircraft, computers and iPhones. (05.15.09) |
Coke
Unveils Bottle With 30 Percent Plant Material
Reuters - USA
By SustainableBusiness
Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) announced Thursday it will test a new plastic bottle in
North America that's partly made from sugar cane and moasses. (05.14.09) |
Biodegradable Cups May Not Be as Earth-Friendly as You Think
Washington Post - United States
These days, you can also find a number of plastic products -- not just cups but also plates, bowls and straws -- that trumpet their biodegradability. (05.14.09) |
Pumping up the value of recycled plastics
Cleantech Group - San Jose,CA,USA
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and the LaVergne Group have developed a closed-loop recycling process that is already finding high-value uses for discarded plastics. (05.08.09) |
Speak up about eggs
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
If that's not possible, then they should be in recyclable plastic. There is no reason for eggs to ever be Styrofoam cartons. (05.04.09) |
Cast away those soft plastic lures
Seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth,NH,USA
Soft plastic lures are causing harm to New England's inland fish supply, according to a study by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. (05.03.09) |
Adding waste plastic to fuel can boost power output of biodiesel
By Geeta
London,
In a new study, mechanical engineers at Iowa State University in Ames, US, have demonstrated how to boost the power output of biodiesel simply by adding waste plastic to the fuel. (05.03.09) |
Fixit: For plastic recycling, what's the difference?
Minneapolis Star Tribune - By KAREN YOUSO
Our recycler says plastic containers must have "a neck" to be recycled. Does that include pill bottles? Also, why do the No. 1 and No. 2 plastics have to have screw-top lids to be recyclable? (05.01.09) |
Plastic Hospital Tubing May Affect Heart Function, Taste
eMaxHealth.com - Hickory,NC,USA
Researchers have discovered a possible cause for memory and taste loss among patients who undergo procedures such as heart bypass and dialysis - it may be the plastic tubing used to deliver intravenous fluids, also shown to affect heart function in lab studies using rats. (05.01.09) |
Consumers urged to collect plastic bottle caps
timesofmalta.com
GreenPak is calling on consumers to collect plastic bottle caps during the coming three weeks to deposit them in special bins at the GreenPak Earth Garden Festival being held on May 23r-24 at Ta' Qali.(04.28.09) |
Study: Soft plastic lures harm trout, salmon
VillageSoup Belfast - ME, USA
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife strongly encourages anglers to protect Maine's fish by changing from soft plastic ... (04.27.09) |
New plastic could save a heap of e-waste
DVICE
By Trevor Curwin
New plastic could save a heap of e-waste, by Trevor Curwin, for DVICE, Part of the SCI FI Online Network. (04.24.09) |
Stop the airplane plastic-cup orgy!
Chicago Tribune - United States
I'm talking about the onboard orgy of plastic cups, and if you fly, you've probably participated in behavior that would shame you in the grounded world. (04.24.09) |
Straining a Plastic Soup
- Long Beach Press (April
20, 2009) |
TED Video on plastic waste
- Elemental (April 3, 2009) |
Cornell Project collects plastics
- Washington Daily Times (April
9, 2009) |
Environmental groups warn about the
dangers of too much plastic
- Press of Atlantic city (March
12, 2009) |
Six firms stop sales of hard plastic
baby bottles
- San Francisco Chronicle (March
6, 2009) |
California Lawmakers propose bill that
includes ban on plastic and tax on
plastic bags
- San Francisco, CA (March 5,
2009) |
San Mateo, CA Considers ban on
polystyrene containers
- San Jose Mercury News (March
3, 2009) |
Setting sail on sea of disposable
plastic
- San Francisco Chronicle (March
3, 2009) |
Savings from biodegradable plastic can
power Canberra and more
- AzoM News (March 2, 2009) |
An Alternative To Plastic Containers
- CNET News, San Francisco (Feb
27, 2009) |
Need to Recycle Plastic Gift Cards?
- Austin, American Statesman (Feb
27, 2009) |
How Did The US Do in Rigid Plastics
Recycling Study?
- Chicago Tribune (Feb
27, 2009) |
GreenSpace: Say No To Plastics
- The Philadelphia Enquirer (Feb
10, 2009) |
More Bad News about BpA
- Eat Well Guide (February 10, 2009) |
The Dalai Lama encourages followers to
stop using plastic
- Times of India (January 14, 2009) |
A Life Without Plastics?
- Chicago Tribune (December 28,
2008) |
California Ocean Protection Council
proposes Ban on Polystyrene Packaging,
fee for use of plastic bags
- read press release (November
20, 2008) |
The World's Largest Dump
- Discover Magazine (July 2008) |
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
- Treehugger.com (February 2008) |
Plague of Plastics chokes the Sea
- LA Times (August 2nd, 2006) |
Trashing the Oceans
- Thomas Hayden, U.S. News & World Report (November 4, 2002) |
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