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Plastic lids become sturdy benches and make memories
Herald & Review - Decatur | 2025-03-20, 21:04
Paula's Retired Recyclers collects plastic lids and helps schools, churches and other organizations get benches made from the lids, many of which are designated as memorials to a departed loved one. ...
HUL buying 14.3% stake in recycled plastics company Lucro
Lucro is a waste management, recycling and product manufacturing company, working to create a circular plastics economy and fits in line with the government's vision of a zero plastic waste future, HUL said. ...
RMC seizes 85 kg single-use plastic in 3 yrs
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Earth's lungs are choking on plastic and smoke—scientists hope to unblock them
A graph I saw in high school appeared to show the Earth
Where does the plastic waste we send abroad actually go?
When you put plastic packaging into your recycling bin, it might be a surprise to learn that the least likely thing to happen is that it will be recycled in the UK. Instead, a huge amount of plastic waste is shipped abroad, with some of it recycled, but some
Baldwinsville cancels all after school activities; district says gun on campus was made of plastic
Updated: Mar. 20, 2025, 1:55 p.m. By Rylee Kirk | [email protected] Baldwinsville, N.Y. — The Baldwinsville School District cancelled all after school activities for Thursday after a student was found at the high school with a plastic gun, officials said. And
‘Race against time’ to clear plastic pellets from beaches after North Sea collision
Pellets ‘the size of lentils’ clumped together and washed up on the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire
Impact of EU Retaliatory Tariffs on the Plastics Industry
Washington, D.C.— The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released an official analysis, authored by Chief Economist Dr. Perc Pineda, examining the potential impact of the European Union’s proposed retaliatory tariffs on the U.S.
Plastics firm cracks under pressure and enters administration
Ledwell Plastics, a plastic injection moulding firm based in Leicester, has gone into administration after more than 50 years in the industry. The company has now closed its doors after struggling with escalating costs
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Plastic bag bans don’t help the ocean - there are better solutions | Todd Myers
Missoulian | 2025-03-20, 16:22
We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly and we have all seen pictures and videos of marine life being harmed by plastic. While many environmental issues are controversial, this one isn’t. ...
Supermarket Iceland recalls vegetable lasagne over plastic pieces warning
The retailer said the possible presence of plastic in the own-brand microwave meal made it unsafe to eat. ...
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Cleaning plastic from beaches after sea collision could take weeks, says council
An operation to remove plastic pellets which have washed up on Norfolk beaches following
Iceland issues 'do not eat' warning over popular frozen meal that may contain hard plastic
The frozen supermarket chain issued the recall notice today through the Foods Standards Agency for its Vegetable Lasagne as the "possible presence of plastic makes this product unsafe to eat" ...
AIM-listed plastics company secures manufacturing agreement worth up to £6m
Coral Products, the Wythenshaw-based plastic products group, has clinched a manufacturing deal that could be worth £6m over the next three years. The listed business announced on the stock exchange this morning that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tatra Rotalac,
Iceland issues ‘do not eat’ warning for popular Italian meal that could contain plastic
The possible presence of plastic means the meal is unsafe to eat. ...
Plastic Recycling Industry Faces Crisis Amid Rising Plant Closures
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Plastic litter increases by nearly 10% on UK beaches, charity clean-up finds
The conservation group said plastic fragments were the most commonly found rubbish on UK beaches, followed by single use plastic packaging such as crisp packets and sweet and sandwich wrappers. Bottle caps and lids, and string and cord were also among the most
Shoppers issued urgent ‘do not eat’ warning as ready meal ‘may contain plastic’
Shoppers have been warned not to eat this Iceland product ...
‘We Cannot Recycle Our Way Out of Our Plastics Problem’
SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): More than 35 people attended a presentation on recycling March 13 at the Grand County Public Library and most of them left with a different view of the practice than they might have had when they walked in. What they learned is
Iceland urgently recalls £1 freezer favourite over fears it contains HARD PLASTIC as shoppers warned ...
DT0TPP Iceland store, England, UK ICELAND has urgently recalled a freezer favourite over fears it contains a
Plastic Art Installations As Indonesia Seeks To Convert Waste Into Energy
(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The Peninsula Online Doha, Qatar: Art installations, including one resembling a faucet pouring plastic bottles into the streets of Surabaya in Indonesia, are making rounds ... ...
Earth's Lungs Are Choking On Plastic And Smoke Scientists Hope To Unblock Them
(MENAFN - The Conversation) A graph I saw in high school appeared to show the Earth breathing. It was a graph that plotted carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the course of the 20th century and ... ...
Iceland urgently recalls popular freezer staple as it may 'contain pieces of plastic'
Iceland has made the "precautionary measure" to recall its Vegetable Lasagne that may be "unsafe to eat." ...
Nextek and Coveris Partner to Transform Mechanical Recycling for Food-Grade Plastic Film
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Do not eat: Major supermarket recalls dinner favourite over fears it's contaminated with PLASTIC | ...
A popular ready meal has been urgently pulled from the shelves of a major supermarket over fears it could contain 'hard pieces of plastic', and be a health risk to customers. Food safety watchdogs the Food Standards Agency has issued an urgent 'do not eat'
Gavin Newsom delayed his own ‘nation-leading’ plastic policy. Why?
Three years ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signed off on the country’s strongest plastic reduction policy. The legislation, known as SB 54, gave the state recycling agency until 2025 to write rules to dramatically slash sales of single-use
"Plastic Cups For Now": Neil deGrasse Tyson On Sunita Williams' Recovery
Plastic cups and time to readjust to Earth's gravity - that is what Sunita Williams, whose eight-day mission to the International Space Station extended to a nine-month stay, will need to recover,... ...
Republic Services, Blue Polymers Celebrate Opening of Indianapolis Plastics Recycling Complex
SEATTLE (Waste Advantage): Leaders from Republic Services, Inc. and Blue Polymers, LLC, celebrated the opening of North America’s first Polymer Center and Blue Polymers plastics recycling complex, transforming plastics circularity from
