Thailand moving ahead with plastic scrap import ban
Officials in the Southeast Asian country’s government are taking action to ban imports of scrap plastic by 2025, according to local media.
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Officials in the Southeast Asian country’s government are taking action to ban imports of scrap plastic by 2025, according to local media.
Two businesses with unique approaches to meeting the goal of domestically processing plastics recovered from electronics shared their plans at the 2022 E-Scrap Conference.
Sustainability and environmental, social and governance plans are typically multifaceted, but a recent acquisition by Hillenbrand brought recycling to the forefront for the manufacturing conglomerate.
Two major end users of recycled materials – one in paper, one in aluminum – recently announced milestones in their upgrade efforts.
Most Americans see racism as a collection of individual actions, but it's really an institutional problem that needs to be addressed at every level, speakers on a recent equity panel advised.
A report from the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives targeted organics diversion, increased recycling and reduced plastic use as key elements in keeping planetary warming below a critical threshold.
Two businesses with unique approaches to meeting the goal of domestically processing e-plastics shared their plans at the 2022 E-Scrap Conference.
A majority of General Mills investors voted in favor of a proposal asking the company to reduce its use of plastic packaging and issue a report on it.
California is adding wine and distilled spirits to its container redemption program, among other changes, after the governor signed the program expansion bill into law.
Sustainability and environmental, social and governance plans are typically multifaceted, but a recent acquisition by Hillenbrand brought recycling to the forefront for the manufacturing conglomerate.
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