Plastics
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Ontario shifting responsibility for Blue Box program to manufacturers
Government says moving the recycling program to producers would save municipalities more than $125 million annually.
Trump to promote turning natural gas into plastics in Pennsylvania
Part of a continued push by the administration to increase the economy’s dependence on fossil fuels.
Cambodia says 11 containers of Canadian trash among illegal shipments
Canada’s domestic recycling capacity is limited, with only about a dozen companies doing such work.
Indonesia returning 57 containers of developed world’s waste
What was supposed to be paper was contaminated with diapers and plastics.
Provinces, feds meet to find path to better plastics recycling plan
Canada only recycles about 9% of the plastic it produces.
Fast food players take tentative steps towards sustainable packaging
Canada is set to ban single-use plastics by 2021.
Single-use plastics ban not expected to hurt petrochemical growth
An expert says, while a ban may impact some end-product manufacturers in Eastern Canada, it likely won’t affect the oil and gas sector in the West.
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Amhil North America takes charge of its energy costs
Sponsored Content provided by PLANT partners: Inside an Ontario manufacturer’s energy storage project Near the entrance to Amhil North America’s plastics manufacturing plant in Mississauga, Ont., sits a new piece of equipment that may be hard for visitors to overlook…
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Radical changes needed to improve Canada’s recycling output: report
More recycling facilities, investment in technology and government policies such as recycled content regulations.
Poland Spring to use 100% recycled plastic for bottles
Maine-based beverage maker says effort kicks off this month with 1-litre bottles for non-carbonated water.
Pembina proceeding with polypropylene plant venture with Kuwaiti firm
Plastic pellets will be sent to manufacturers around the world for use in the production of recyclable products.
Mexican border strikers win agreements at 27 of 45 plants
Factories make auto parts, medical equipment, plastics and other goods; more than 33% of the city’s 130 border plants affected.
Plast-Ex 2019
June 4th 2019For the Canadian plastics processing industry. The latest innovations, processes, and techniques in 3D printing, assembly, automation, bio-compatibility, injection molding, materials, adhesives, and thermoforming plastics. Showcases products, innovative and modern business solutions, marketing solutions, event presentation and packaging services, material…
Plastic degrading in the ocean produces greenhouse gas: study
Canadian-led researchers in Hawaii found emissions phenomenon is intensified by sun exposure.
Starbucks, citing ocean threat, is ditching plastic straws from all locations
The coffee chain will make a strawless lid or straws made from alternative materials, like paper or compostable plastic, available at its more than 28,000 stores worldwide by 2020.
