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August 21, 2017
Chemical Watch hosts second edition of Nordic Chemicals Summit on October 10-11, 2017 in Copenhagen, Denmark
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August 17, 2017
New study provides evidence that fish eat plastic debris because it acquires the smell of their food when residing in the ocean
Topics: microplastics, plastics
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August 15, 2017
Researchers develop plastic films with antibiofilm activity by incorporating N-halamines into the polymer matrix; potential applications in food production and processing
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August 14, 2017
City of Chicago introduced tax on paper and plastic checkout bags in February 2017; tax collections and research show shoppers are using less bags, indicating behavioral change
Topics: paper & board, plastics
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August 14, 2017
Spanish industry-academia project aims to extract chemical building blocks from country’s orange peel waste for making bioplastic juice bottles
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August 9, 2017
PepsiCo joins program to boost recycling rates in the U.S., invests in redesigning its food packaging and using recoverable and recyclable materials
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August 8, 2017
Costa Rican government commits to eliminating single-use plastic items by 2021; intends to promote biodegradable, water-soluble, and renewable materials
Topics: bioplastics, plastics
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August 7, 2017
Pacific island Vanuatu to ban single-use plastic bags and bottles to prevent ocean pollution; Press of Atlantic City calls on visitors and residents of New Jersey shoreline to reduce use of plastic convenience items
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July 21, 2017
Rethink plastic NGO alliance sends open letter to EU Commission, asks for a ‘strong and harmonized EU legislation’ within EU Strategy on Plastics
Topics: European Commission, plastics
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July 21, 2017
8,300 million tons of plastics produced to date, according to new study; only 9% of plastic waste recycled; 12,000 million tons of plastic waste expected to accumulate in landfills or environment by 2050
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