Archive for the 'Recycling' Category

Recycling of glass and plastics

According to Packaging World, “Glass and organics make a good team”

Published: 15 December 2009
Category: Organic Products in Glass, Recycling, Sustainability

“Packaging World” reports “glass and organics make a good team” because of its premium image, quality, recyclability, and ability to offer “excellent barrier protection without any concern about potentially dangerous chemicals leaking into the product.” According to the article, consumers who opt for organic products often care about the purity of their products and […]

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UK Sets Glass Packaging Recycling Target

Published: 14 December 2009
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling, Studies/State & Federal Regulations, Sustainability

According to “Packaging Gateway,” the UK has set targets, which would reflect the relative carbon savings from open or closed loop processes, for businesses to recycle glass packaging. The targets are aimed to create more incentives for more glass to be sent to be re-melted. Future actions would include higher targets for aluminum […]

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EPA Considers Financial Incentives to Address Stagnation of Recycling Rates

Published: 11 December 2009
Category: Recycling, Studies/State & Federal Regulations, Sustainability

“Waste Business Journal” reports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering financial incentives to address the stagnation of municipal recycling rates including measures in the Senate climate change bill and assisting communities to adopt more sustainable funding mechanisms for their programs. There are reportedly several ways EPA could increase recycling, including provisions in […]

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“Yale Environment 360” Calls for Comprehensive Plastics Control Law

Published: 19 November 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling, Sustainability

According to the “Yale Environment 360,” published by the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, given the proven health threats of some plastics — as well as the enormous environmental costs — the time has come for the U.S. to pass a comprehensive plastics control law. Some plastic chemicals, such as bisphenol A […]

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Just 40 Percent of Hotels have Recycling Programs

Published: 21 October 2009
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling, Sustainability

According to the “New York Times,” the average hotel guest will throw away about two pounds of trash every day—and more than half of that amount is paper, plastic, cardboard and cans, commodities most guests would recycle at home. However, according to a 2008 survey by the American Hotel and Lodging Association, just 40 […]

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Why It Is Important to Recycle Glass

Published: 28 July 2009
Category: Recycling, Sustainability

According to the “Examiner” (Washington, D.C.), glass makers and recyclers are calling all Americans to recycle more glass containers because unlike other packing materials, glass is 100 percent recyclable 100 percent of the time. How can you help? Start by talking to your local representative about starting a deposit program for recycling glass, get […]

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Can “Green Plastics” Offer a Solution to Plastic Waste and Leaching Chemicals?

Published: 4 June 2009
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling, Sustainability

“CanWest News Service” reports the world recycles less than five percent of all plastics, and while plastic litter is unsightly, the “real problem are the chemicals leaching from it into our soil and water,” including the plastic chemical bisphenol A (BPA). According to the article, “green plastics” offer some promise for a solution; however, […]

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Consumers Can and Should Reduce BPA Exposure

Published: 29 May 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling

“The Oakland Tribune” reports while some plastic food and beverage containers get recycled, “mountains of trash” are amassing in our landfills and off our beaches. It is reportedly estimated that there is more plastic floating in the ocean than plankton, and more disappointing, most of this plastic is created for food and beverage companies […]

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Plastic has reportedly become Emblem of Trash-addled Society

Published: 4 May 2009
Category: Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling, Studies/State & Federal Regulations, Sustainability

“Mother Jones” reports, “as the most visible evidence of a disposable, trash-addled society, plastic has become the emblem of a world swimming in waste.” Today, Americans annually trash more than 28.5 million tons of plastic, which does not biodegrade and is reportedly difficult to recycle efficiently. In 2007, less than 7 percent of […]

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Going on a “Carbon Fast” can Help Conserve Energy and the Environment

Published: 26 February 2009
Category: Bisphenol A (BPA), Packaging CONCERNS, Recycling, Sustainability

The “Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin” reports going on a “carbon fast” is one way to conserve energy and help the environment. A few ways to decrease your carbon footprint include: wash only full loads of laundry; turn off the TV and read a book; recycle; do not drive one day a week; avoid drinking […]

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