Feb
22
A plan for a 39,968-square-foot production and storage facilityfor Eco Bio Plastics Midland Inc. was recommended for approval bythe Midland Planning Commission Tuesday night. Eco Bio Plastics Midland is a partnership between MichiganMolecular Institute and Japan-based Eco Research Institute. Thecompany, which will be operated as a U.S.-based subsidiary of ERI,is expected to create more than …
Feb
21
(WICHITA, Kan.)— Two 17-year-old juniors at East High School, Colin Johnson and Damien Gilbert, seem slightly surprised to have won $5000. The money is part of a program run by Jump Start Kansas and McPherson College to encourage entrepreneurial thinking in high school students. The boys came up with a winning proposal to create steel …
Feb
21
THE challenge was to take the unwanted and turn it into a "must-have". Empty cans, bottle caps and pieces of used plastic and paper are chucked into garbage bags daily but when three young fashion students got their hands on these, they worked magic and emerged winners of the iStyle Fashion KL International Airport 2011 …
Feb
20
By Hamish ChampPosted 15 February 2012 The minister charged with bringing in the government’s recycling target by 2017 has acknowledged the benefits of plastics in a letter to the British Plastics Federation (BPF). But Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), stopped short of indicating that the …
Feb
20
By Rihard Raza | February 20, 2012 Black gold – that is what most folks would describe oil as, and when processed into petroleum, it can be utilised in a lot of other forms, from utilizing it to power the cars that you drive about, in addition to making the plastic bags that have turn …
Feb
20
Based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 13 million tons of plastic, including containers and packaging, were found in the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in 2008. To put that figure into proportion, there were about 11 million tons of durable goods such as appliances and furniture, and about 7 million tons of nondurable …
Feb
20
Thank you TLC!! A great resource that answers all your questions about recycling plastics. Which one you can and surprisingly which ones you can’t! We’ve all seen the little numbers living inside the telltale recycling arrows, and most of us know that they refer to the composition of the containers, which also determines whether or …
Feb
20
On Feb. 9, Sinha and other members of UMCP's Residence Hall Association Sustainability Committee hosted Ban the Bottle, an event created to spread the word about environmental damages caused by plastic water bottles. The first 100 people to attend received free reusable water bottles, and the event was anchored by a screening of the 2009 …
Feb
20
Green The Nation February 19, 2012 1:00 am Efforts to reduce the waste through recycling have been made for years, and the American carmaker Ford is joining forces with a project to recycle plastic bottles into special fabrics for its cars. Branded “Repreve”, the seat fabric will be first used in new vehicles beginning with …
Feb
20
Polywood Outdoor Furniture South Beach Rocker Chair, White-Recycled Plastic Materials Product Reviews and Price Comparison Amazon Sales Rank: #33111 in Lawn & Patio Color: White Brand: Polywood Model: SBR16WH Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 30.00 h x 41.00 w x 26.50 l, 34.00 pounds Features Poly-wood is an solution to wood; Durable recycled material has …