Plastic recycling news articles 
Getting to know the UNTHA VR series shredder
After 40 years in the industry, many organisations would find it difficult to maintain an innovative edge. Yet renowned for pioneering developments within the shredding technology marketplace, UNTHA has managed to continuously design and manufacture new and exciting machinery throughout the decades. The key driving force behind the invention of all UNTHA shredders is, ‘what do clients want’? This was certainly the case when UNTHA introduced t... [more]
( 1/2 ) 12 Simple steps for going green in 2012
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts. "The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustai... [more]
( 2/2 ) 12 Simple Steps for Going Green in 2012
As we ring in the new year, here are twelve steps that we can all take to reduce our impact on the environment (8) Get out and ride We all know that carpooling and using public transportation helps cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as our gas bills. Now, cities across the country are investing in new mobility options that provide exercise and offer an alternative to being cramped in subways or buses. Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, ... [more]
SummitSkills seeks views on Government’s Green Deal
SummitSkills is looking for feedback to inform a skills strategy that will allow individuals to become 'Green Deal competent', but also ensure that regulation is kept to a minimum The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is in the process of consulting on the Green Deal, to inform the secondary legislation which will specify how the scheme – designed to improve the energy efficiency of the UK’s homes and businesses at no upfront cos... [more]
Carbon free energy system presented at Energy Roadmap 2050
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector. In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be... [more]
Other Plastic recycling news and reviews
The problem of plastic
ONE issue which was brought up at Saturday s screening of Al Gore s film was that of plastic recycling. In Hitchin there is no council-owned plastic recycling centre and to get to the nearest site – the Household Waste Recycling Centre on Blackhorse Road,
County Passes Program to Increase Plastic Recycling | The Daily Nexus
The Santa Barbara County Public Works Dept. approved a plastic bag recycling initiative on Monday that allows residents to dispose of the containers in blue curbside recycling bins.
Industry fury over unfair and unachievable UK plastic packaging recycling targets
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) this week slammed Government plans to almost double plastic packaging recycling targets over a five year period which will see them climb to 57% by 2017.
Pafa weighs into government over recycling targets
The trade body representing the packaging and film sectors in the UK has added its criticism of the government's proposed targets for plastic recycling, labelling them “unachievable”.
Double-digit growth in US film and bag recycling
Plastic film and bag recycling in the US is on the increase, jumping 14% in 2010 to 971.8 million pounds, according to a new report. The annual increase is the first of more than 3% since 2006.
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The new report on plastic film and bag recycling is encouraging, but it's not going to end the debate on grocery bag taxes and bans.
Image Microsystems Wins Green Reverse Logistics Award for Second Straight Year
AUSTIN, TX and LAS VEGAS, NV-- - Image Microsystems -- a leading provider of technology restoration, reverse logistics, e-waste recycling, and MicroStrate® recycled plastic products manufacturing -- today ...
Recycling taking plastic bags
Plastic bags, the bane of the environmentally conscious everywhere, suddenly don’t appear so bad after all thanks to the recycling programs in Santa Barbara County.
Bristol-Based Recycling Operation Sets New Record
The regional recycling center collected more than 20,000 tons of glass, paper, metal and other recyclable trash in 2011, a new record, the Tunxis Recycling Operating Committee reported.
Recycling facility will fill a critical void in the marketplace – company
Perpetual Recycling Solutions plan to open the facility in December 2012 and it will become the first plant in the US to produce and sell food grade recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate (rPET) flake for re-use in food and beverage packaging.
