PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities – USA. “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BINS: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND Overflowing waste bins are a great nuisance and a risk for our health and environment. See the risks and learn how to eliminate the overflows with the help of IoT technology. Source: Overflowing garbage bins: environmental impacts and prevention God ideas but the public also have a share of this responsibility. Too often near an 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it SUSTAINABLE: NEW BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAG IS IN THE WORKS Posted on April 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Sustainable: New biodegradable plastic bag is in the works – Finance & Commerce. We wish Cyclewoods good luck on their venture. Eliminating conventional plastic bags is a must for our environment. What they do not mention here however is where the bags biodegrade. PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities – USA. “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BINS: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND Overflowing waste bins are a great nuisance and a risk for our health and environment. See the risks and learn how to eliminate the overflows with the help of IoT technology. Source: Overflowing garbage bins: environmental impacts and prevention God ideas but the public also have a share of this responsibility. Too often near an 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it SUSTAINABLE: NEW BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAG IS IN THE WORKS Posted on April 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Sustainable: New biodegradable plastic bag is in the works – Finance & Commerce. We wish Cyclewoods good luck on their venture. Eliminating conventional plastic bags is a must for our environment. What they do not mention here however is where the bags biodegrade. PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. FAQS - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS trays, egg cartons, aspirin bottles, foam packaging peanuts and plastic. tableware. These items are recycled at a rate of 0.8%. Other – #7s are Three- and five-gallon reusable water bottles, certain. kinds of food containers and Tupperware. These items are recycled at

a. rate of 6.1%.

BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities – USA. “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Self regulation is the term used. The take up of additives to make plastics biodegradable is minimal as it adds extra cost for manufacturers. Some industry researchers even say the plastics industry fights tooth and nail on ANY policy which would reduce plastic consumption. The June 2011 case of a plastic bag ban bill (OR

SB-536) in Oregon

COKE JOINS FORCES WITH OCEAN CLEANUP Source: Coke joins forces with Ocean Cleanup – Inside Waste “The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to rid the oceans of plastic,” said Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO, The Ocean Cleanup. “With 1000 rivers emitting nearly 80% of river-carried plastic into oceans, this massive problem grows by the day, which is why we are always looking

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county – USA. Posted on September 11, 2019 by DrRossH in Balloons. You could have to pay for releasing a balloon in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Source: Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county A bill passed by the county commissioners last month would levy

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PEPSICO MOVES TO 100% RECYCLABLE FOR SNACKS RANGE PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable for snacks range – Australia Posted on May 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Original article “We are proud to have achieved the first step – designing 100 per cent of our snacks packaging to be recyclable – meeting Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Target four years ahead of

schedule.

TOXIC WASTE DISASTER: HOW GREED AND BAD REGULATION ALLOWED Toxic waste disaster: how greed and bad regulation allowed Graham White to distort the national market in waste. Australia Posted on February 22, 2021 by DrRossH in Landfills and Disposal. Source: Toxic waste disaster: how greed and bad regulation allowed Graham White to distort the national market in waste. But five years on, we know the

truth.

THE BIGGEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF Source: The Biggest Environmental Problem You’ve Never Heard Of – Jul 27 2016 08:00 AM – Breaking News – Pollution Solutions Online While plastic packaging constitutes a high percentage of this waste, there is another key contributing factor to oceanic pollution, and it’s one you probably had no idea was happening: microfibers. These

tiny fibres

PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is WORLDSTAR-DUST SETTLES ON ANZ PACKAGING INNOVATORS Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) won the pinnacle Gold for its work in producing Australia’s first 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) bottle for carbonated beverages – a world-first in the Coca-Cola bottler system to make the change at scale. The increase in the use of rPET reduces the amount of new plastic resin used by GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BINS: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND Overflowing waste bins are a great nuisance and a risk for our health and environment. See the risks and learn how to eliminate the overflows with the help of IoT technology. Source: Overflowing garbage bins: environmental impacts and prevention God ideas but the public also have a share of this responsibility. Too often near an 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it SUSTAINABLE: NEW BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAG IS IN THE WORKS Posted on April 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Sustainable: New biodegradable plastic bag is in the works – Finance & Commerce. We wish Cyclewoods good luck on their venture. Eliminating conventional plastic bags is a must for our environment. What they do not mention here however is where the bags biodegrade. PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is WORLDSTAR-DUST SETTLES ON ANZ PACKAGING INNOVATORS Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) won the pinnacle Gold for its work in producing Australia’s first 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) bottle for carbonated beverages – a world-first in the Coca-Cola bottler system to make the change at scale. The increase in the use of rPET reduces the amount of new plastic resin used by GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in OVERFLOWING GARBAGE BINS: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND Overflowing waste bins are a great nuisance and a risk for our health and environment. See the risks and learn how to eliminate the overflows with the help of IoT technology. Source: Overflowing garbage bins: environmental impacts and prevention God ideas but the public also have a share of this responsibility. Too often near an 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it SUSTAINABLE: NEW BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAG IS IN THE WORKS Posted on April 4, 2012 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Sustainable: New biodegradable plastic bag is in the works – Finance & Commerce. We wish Cyclewoods good luck on their venture. Eliminating conventional plastic bags is a must for our environment. What they do not mention here however is where the bags biodegrade. PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. FAQS - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS trays, egg cartons, aspirin bottles, foam packaging peanuts and plastic. tableware. These items are recycled at a rate of 0.8%. Other – #7s are Three- and five-gallon reusable water bottles, certain. kinds of food containers and Tupperware. These items are recycled at

a. rate of 6.1%.

BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is COKE JOINS FORCES WITH OCEAN CLEANUP Source: Coke joins forces with Ocean Cleanup – Inside Waste “The Ocean Cleanup’s mission is to rid the oceans of plastic,” said Boyan Slat, Founder and CEO, The Ocean Cleanup. “With 1000 rivers emitting nearly 80% of river-carried plastic into oceans, this massive problem grows by the day, which is why we are always looking PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities – USA. “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Self regulation is the term used. The take up of additives to make plastics biodegradable is minimal as it adds extra cost for manufacturers. Some industry researchers even say the plastics industry fights tooth and nail on ANY policy which would reduce plastic consumption. The June 2011 case of a plastic bag ban bill (OR

SB-536) in Oregon

WORLDSTAR-DUST SETTLES ON ANZ PACKAGING INNOVATORS Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) won the pinnacle Gold for its work in producing Australia’s first 100 per cent recycled PET (rPET) bottle for carbonated beverages – a world-first in the Coca-Cola bottler system to make the change at scale. The increase in the use of rPET reduces the amount of new plastic resin used by

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county – USA. Posted on September 11, 2019 by DrRossH in Balloons. You could have to pay for releasing a balloon in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Source: Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county A bill passed by the county commissioners last month would levy

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PEPSICO MOVES TO 100% RECYCLABLE FOR SNACKS RANGE PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable for snacks range – Australia Posted on May 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Original article “We are proud to have achieved the first step – designing 100 per cent of our snacks packaging to be recyclable – meeting Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Target four years ahead of

schedule.

TARGET TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY BY GIVING AWAY 1.5 MILLION Target to Celebrate Earth Day by Giving Away 1.5 Million Reusable Bags | Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine. Target USA makes a sizable contribution to reducing plastic shopping bags. Now if we can get consumers to pay attention and take 5 seconds to plan ahead to take that reusable bag to their stores, and not PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing.

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county – USA. Posted on September 11, 2019 by DrRossH in Balloons. You could have to pay for releasing a balloon in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Source: Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county A bill passed by the county commissioners last month would levy

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GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing.

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county – USA. Posted on September 11, 2019 by DrRossH in Balloons. You could have to pay for releasing a balloon in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Source: Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county A bill passed by the county commissioners last month would levy

a

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE NEWS ARCHIVES Posted on March 16, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Source article Nestlé, together with other companies, has collaborated to develop Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content. The prototype KitKat wrapper, which aims at closing the loop on recycling soft plastics, has been created by Nestlé, FAQS - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS trays, egg cartons, aspirin bottles, foam packaging peanuts and plastic. tableware. These items are recycled at a rate of 0.8%. Other – #7s are Three- and five-gallon reusable water bottles, certain. kinds of food containers and Tupperware. These items are recycled at

a. rate of 6.1%.

BIOPLASTICS

Ingeo™ is the traded name of a reasonably new (2003) and highly publicized bioplastic made from PLA, (Polylactic Acid). It is made using dextrose (sugar) that is derived from field corn already grown for many industrial & functional end-uses. In North America, corn has been used first because it is the most economically feasible source of

plant starches.

CONTACT - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Other natural gas facilities are being planned by Waste Management Inc. at some of the 270 active landfills nationwide USA, and the number could grow quickly as communities seek to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.. In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency counted 517 active landfill energy projects in the nation’s approximately 1,800 operational municipal landfills.

PWS IN MY BUSINESS

More and more purchasers are making buying decisions based on the ‘green’ attributes of an item. This is an increasing wave of selling power that astute manufacturers are starting to ride. Get your company on this wave and enjoy increased sales and the personal satisfaction of knowing you are doing the environment a great service. PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities – USA. “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. PEPSICO MOVES TO 100% RECYCLABLE FOR SNACKS RANGE PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable for snacks range – Australia Posted on May 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Original article “We are proud to have achieved the first step – designing 100 per cent of our snacks packaging to be recyclable – meeting Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Target four years ahead of

schedule.

7UP REMOVES COLOUR TO IMPROVE RECYCLABILITY Original Source Frucor Suntory is marking an important milestone in its 2030 sustainability ambitions with the removal of the colour from its 7Up plastic bottles – saying the move will make it easier for consumers to recognise that it’s recyclable. A lot of rubbish and litter from plastic bottles is the top and the labels that WCRA - BAN EXTENSION NEEDED - AUSTRALIA - PLASTIC WASTE WCRA – ban extension needed – Australia Posted on April 12, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Source: WCRA – ban extension needed – Inside Waste Despite the best efforts of the Government to support industry, the infrastructure is not yet in place in Australia to deal with the processing of volumes of mixed plastics currently in the market, according to Tony Khoury PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing.

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Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county – USA. Posted on September 11, 2019 by DrRossH in Balloons. You could have to pay for releasing a balloon in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Source: Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county A bill passed by the county commissioners last month would levy

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GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled ( 7% in the USA and 19% in Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS Plastic Waste Degradation Options. There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing.

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county – USA. Posted on September 11, 2019 by DrRossH in Balloons. You could have to pay for releasing a balloon in Queen Anne's County, Maryland. Source: Lawmakers pass fine for releasing balloons in a Maryland county A bill passed by the county commissioners last month would levy

a

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE NEWS ARCHIVES Posted on March 16, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Source article Nestlé, together with other companies, has collaborated to develop Australia’s first soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content. The prototype KitKat wrapper, which aims at closing the loop on recycling soft plastics, has been created by Nestlé, FAQS - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS trays, egg cartons, aspirin bottles, foam packaging peanuts and plastic. tableware. These items are recycled at a rate of 0.8%. Other – #7s are Three- and five-gallon reusable water bottles, certain. kinds of food containers and Tupperware. These items are recycled at

a. rate of 6.1%.

BIOPLASTICS

Ingeo™ is the traded name of a reasonably new (2003) and highly publicized bioplastic made from PLA, (Polylactic Acid). It is made using dextrose (sugar) that is derived from field corn already grown for many industrial & functional end-uses. In North America, corn has been used first because it is the most economically feasible source of

plant starches.

CONTACT - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Other natural gas facilities are being planned by Waste Management Inc. at some of the 270 active landfills nationwide USA, and the number could grow quickly as communities seek to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.. In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency counted 517 active landfill energy projects in the nation’s approximately 1,800 operational municipal landfills.

PWS IN MY BUSINESS

More and more purchasers are making buying decisions based on the ‘green’ attributes of an item. This is an increasing wave of selling power that astute manufacturers are starting to ride. Get your company on this wave and enjoy increased sales and the personal satisfaction of knowing you are doing the environment a great service. PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities – USA. “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. PEPSICO MOVES TO 100% RECYCLABLE FOR SNACKS RANGE PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable for snacks range – Australia Posted on May 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Original article “We are proud to have achieved the first step – designing 100 per cent of our snacks packaging to be recyclable – meeting Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Target four years ahead of

schedule.

7UP REMOVES COLOUR TO IMPROVE RECYCLABILITY Original Source Frucor Suntory is marking an important milestone in its 2030 sustainability ambitions with the removal of the colour from its 7Up plastic bottles – saying the move will make it easier for consumers to recognise that it’s recyclable. A lot of rubbish and litter from plastic bottles is the top and the labels that WCRA - BAN EXTENSION NEEDED - AUSTRALIA - PLASTIC WASTE WCRA – ban extension needed – Australia. Despite the best efforts of the Government to support industry, the infrastructure is not yet in place in Australia to deal with the processing of volumes of mixed plastics currently in the market, according to Tony Khoury, executive director of the Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of NSW. PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Dr Ross Headifen. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the

curb as I walked.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. Landfill biodegradable additives are relatively new and are still making REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Dr Ross Headifen. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the

curb as I walked.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. Landfill biodegradable additives are relatively new and are still making REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE NEWS ARCHIVES Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals Posted on May 19, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Source: Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals | Plastics | The Guardian it also reveals Australia leads a list of countries for generating the most single-use plastic waste on a per capita basis, ahead of

BIOPLASTICS

Ingeo™ is the traded name of a reasonably new (2003) and highly publicized bioplastic made from PLA, (Polylactic Acid). It is made using dextrose (sugar) that is derived from field corn already grown for many industrial & functional end-uses. In North America, corn has been used first because it is the most economically feasible source of

plant starches.

CONTACT - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Other natural gas facilities are being planned by Waste Management Inc. at some of the 270 active landfills nationwide USA, and the number could grow quickly as communities seek to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.. In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency counted 517 active landfill energy projects in the nation’s approximately 1,800 operational municipal landfills. FAQS - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS On this page: Recyclable and Recycled Is a tree falling in a forest biodegradable? What do the recycle numbers on the bottom of a plastic container really mean? What makes a plastic item biodegradable if one of these biodegradable additives is used? Why is this biodegradable treatment necessary? What are some of the advantages of

PWS IN MY BUSINESS

More and more purchasers are making buying decisions based on the ‘green’ attributes of an item. This is an increasing wave of selling power that astute manufacturers are starting to ride. Get your company on this wave and enjoy increased sales and the personal satisfaction of knowing you are doing the environment a great service. PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING Source: PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. “PDKs were

designed to

PEPSICO MOVES TO 100% RECYCLABLE FOR SNACKS RANGE PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable for snacks range – Australia Posted on May 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Original article “We are proud to have achieved the first step – designing 100 per cent of our snacks packaging to be recyclable – meeting Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Target four years ahead of

schedule.

7UP REMOVES COLOUR TO IMPROVE RECYCLABILITY 7Up removes colour to improve recyclability Posted on April 13, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Original Source. Frucor Suntory is marking an important milestone in its 2030 sustainability ambitions with the removal of the colour from its 7Up plastic bottles – saying the move will make it easier for consumers to recognise that it’s

recyclable.

WCRA - BAN EXTENSION NEEDED - AUSTRALIA - PLASTIC WASTE WCRA – ban extension needed – Australia Posted on April 12, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Source: WCRA – ban extension needed – Inside Waste Despite the best efforts of the Government to support industry, the infrastructure is not yet in place in Australia to deal with the processing of volumes of mixed plastics currently in the market, according to Tony Khoury PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Dr Ross Headifen. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the

curb as I walked.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. Landfill biodegradable additives are relatively new and are still making REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Dr Ross Headifen. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the

curb as I walked.

PLASTIC LITTER

A Powerful Driver for a Solution to Plastic Waste Litter of plastic is probably the most visible aspect of the production of such high volumes of plastic. Many plastics float in water and many items blow around in the wind. While litter itself is a human caused problem, there are many factors that contribute to PLASTIC WASTE DEGRADATION OPTIONS There are three main methods that can be found in industry and published media for the degradation of products down to natural by-products. Composting of plastics and oxodegradable additives for plastics have been around for several decades and probably explains why they are still prevalent. Landfill biodegradable additives are relatively new and are still making REDUCE OUR PLASTIC USAGE Reduce – At the top of the tree.. Reducing our usage of surplus or one-off-use disposable plastic items is one of the largest benefits we can employ, especially at the consumer level. There are literally 1000’s of items used every day that need not be plastic. Currently they are made of plastic as that is the lowest cost method to manufacture these items. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Landfill Space Costs a Premium In most of the western world landfill space has become very expensive. The cost to open a new landfill is high due to the permitting costs and the land cost itself. In places like the eastern seaboard of the USA or Europe where the population density is high, there is EXPORTS OF PLASTIC WASTE Exports of plastic waste | Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment – Australia Posted on May 25, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. PEF is plastic waste that is processed with other waste material ready for direct use as a

BALLOONS ARCHIVES

Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. INDUSTRY SELF REGULATION Industry Self Regulation of Plastic Waste Production. Does it work? There appears to be little regulation on the production of plastic items. Manufacturers seem to be able to produce as much as they can and of any product, recyclable or not, yet not be responsible for any problems we are all now learning this plastic waste is causing. GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PHASE OUT EIGHT TYPES OF PLASTIC BY Source: Government plans to phase out eight types of plastic by 2025 The eight problematic plastics include lightweight plastic bags; plastic products misleadingly termed as ‘degradable’; plastic straws; plastic utensils and stirrers; expanded polystyrene (EPS) consumer food containers (eg, cups and clamshells); EPS consumer goods packaging (loose-fill and moulded); and microbeads in 'THROWAWAY LIVING': WHEN TOSSING OUT EVERYTHING WAS ALL In the mid-1950s, the notion of using something once and then throwing it away wasn’t seen as wasteful; it was considered the height of modern living. Source: ‘Throwaway Living’: When Tossing Out Everything Was All the Rage In August 1955, LIFE magazine published an article with the now-vaguely-sinister, then-celebratory title, “Throwaway Living.” The idea, it PLASTIC WASTE NEWS ARCHIVES Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals Posted on May 19, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Source: Twenty firms produce 55% of world’s plastic waste, report reveals | Plastics | The Guardian it also reveals Australia leads a list of countries for generating the most single-use plastic waste on a per capita basis, ahead of

BIOPLASTICS

Ingeo™ is the traded name of a reasonably new (2003) and highly publicized bioplastic made from PLA, (Polylactic Acid). It is made using dextrose (sugar) that is derived from field corn already grown for many industrial & functional end-uses. In North America, corn has been used first because it is the most economically feasible source of

plant starches.

CONTACT - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS Reduce, Rejuvenate, Reuse and Recycle. On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. BIODEGRADABILITY & LANDFILLS Other natural gas facilities are being planned by Waste Management Inc. at some of the 270 active landfills nationwide USA, and the number could grow quickly as communities seek to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.. In 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency counted 517 active landfill energy projects in the nation’s approximately 1,800 operational municipal landfills. FAQS - PLASTIC WASTE SOLUTIONS On this page: Recyclable and Recycled Is a tree falling in a forest biodegradable? What do the recycle numbers on the bottom of a plastic container really mean? What makes a plastic item biodegradable if one of these biodegradable additives is used? Why is this biodegradable treatment necessary? What are some of the advantages of

PWS IN MY BUSINESS

More and more purchasers are making buying decisions based on the ‘green’ attributes of an item. This is an increasing wave of selling power that astute manufacturers are starting to ride. Get your company on this wave and enjoy increased sales and the personal satisfaction of knowing you are doing the environment a great service. PDK: THE NEW PLASTIC WITH INDEFINITE RECYCLING Source: PDK: the new plastic with indefinite recycling capabilities “Plastics were never designed to be recycled. The need to do so was recognised long afterward,” explained Nemi Vora, first author on the report and a former postdoctoral fellow who worked with Scown. “But driving sustainability is the heart of this project. “PDKs were

designed to

PEPSICO MOVES TO 100% RECYCLABLE FOR SNACKS RANGE PepsiCo moves to 100% recyclable for snacks range – Australia Posted on May 7, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Original article “We are proud to have achieved the first step – designing 100 per cent of our snacks packaging to be recyclable – meeting Australia’s 2025 National Packaging Target four years ahead of

schedule.

7UP REMOVES COLOUR TO IMPROVE RECYCLABILITY 7Up removes colour to improve recyclability Posted on April 13, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Waste News. Original Source. Frucor Suntory is marking an important milestone in its 2030 sustainability ambitions with the removal of the colour from its 7Up plastic bottles – saying the move will make it easier for consumers to recognise that it’s

recyclable.

WCRA - BAN EXTENSION NEEDED - AUSTRALIA - PLASTIC WASTE WCRA – ban extension needed – Australia Posted on April 12, 2021 by DrRossH in Plastic Limiting Regulations. Source: WCRA – ban extension needed – Inside Waste Despite the best efforts of the Government to support industry, the infrastructure is not yet in place in Australia to deal with the processing of volumes of mixed plastics currently in the market, according to Tony Khoury

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On the way home from the gym last week, a distance of about 1 km (1/2 mile), I counted the items of plastic litter on the curb as I walked. In that short distance I counted 63 pieces of plastic litter. Plastic drink bottles, bottle tops, candy wrappers, plastic film, polystyrene fragments etc. That seemed to be a lot to me. I guess it is a generational thing. Our parents would have been horrified to see that amount, whereas it seems to go unnoticed by our youth of today. In another 20 years how many pieces will there be on this stretch, -- 200? What will today’s youth think of that new amount then when they are older? Will their children be so readily accepting of a higher

amount of litter?

IT LASTS A LONG LONG TIME! Every piece of plastic ever made and disposed to a landfill still exists. Why? Plastic is not a natural product therefore nature has no way to break it down, other than 100s to 1000’s of years of time. More plastic was manufactured in the last 10 years than all of last

century.

_Where does it go? Where do we put 300 million tons of plastic every year that is specifically designed not to break down?_

OVER PLASTICISATION

Over recent decades we have moved to a society of disposable plastic products. Plastic has a wonderful array of properties that have made it ideal for many of these applications. However the rate at which we

are demanding these

items is growing rapidly and is unsustainable. The total world plastic production in the first decade of this century has roughly equalled the total plastic production of the entire 20th century. However what has gone unnoticed by almost all of us is the disposal problem this has made and continues to make. We now have millions of tons of plastic to dispose of every year. 30 million

tons in the

USA, 5 million

tons

in the UK and 1.5 million

tons in

Australia, let alone the rest of the world. Much of this plastic was manufactured for very short time use such as disposable products. They are used once for a few minutes then discarded. Some of it is recycled

(7% in the

USA and 19% in

Australia); however, most of it is disposed to trash where it goes to landfills. There it will persist for many 100’s to 1000’s of

years.

The list of over usage of plastic is enormous when we stop and take a look around. We use plastic everywhere. So much of it is just used once and then discarded. Some common examples are: * Thin wall retail plastic bags * Disposable drink bottles-water bottles and soda bottles * Plastic plates, cups and cup lids

* Plastic cutlery

* Plastic straws

* Plastic shrink wrap for protection during freight * Disposable syringes * Food packaging containers We use plastic to our benefit, but there is a huge environmental cost to this. There are many websites describing and illustrating the damage this plastic is doing. Some common areas are: * Pollution of our oceans

with plastic debris

* Pollution of tropical once idyllic island beaches * Destruction of wildlife by a number of unpleasant deaths * Contamination of fish through their ingestion of small plastic fragments which have absorbed toxins as the fragments float through

the seas

A 21ST CENTURY GOLDMINE As reinforced on the recently popular USA CNBC documentary, Trash Inc, The Secret Life of Trash

, the average

consumer is led to believe that the plastic is gone once it is put into a bin. The trash industry hauls it away never to be seen again. That is where our problem really starts. What do we do with an item that was intentionally made to be almost indestructible and has very little worth?Our lives have become fully dependent on a product that we have no effective way to dispose of, until recently that is with the development of landfill biodegradable additives for plastics.

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