Archive for the ‘Recycling’ Category
More details on plastics recyclers
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Plastics News published our annual ranking of North American recyclers in yesterday's print issue, so let's take the opportunity to look at the numbers behind the ranking. In print, we rank the top 25, but online we've got data for...
Do recycling bins prompt more waste?
Monday, May 21st, 2012
My colleagues at Waste & Recycling News have been having fun reporting on a study that says consumers may use blue recycling bins as a rationale to use more resources. The latest story, by correspondent Chris Gigley, is headlined "Update:...
Pro-plastic lesson removed from school curriculum
Monday, May 7th, 2012
A controversial pro-plastics section has been removed from a proposed environmental curriculum in California, according to a report by California Watch. Last year California Watch had reported that Gerald Lieberman, a private consultant hired by California school officials, added a...
CNN stumbles on water bottle story
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
CNN's Jane Velez-Mitchell covered the debate over sustainability of PET water bottles yesterday, and while the report is worth a look, it also has some serious problems. With a "Ban the Bottle" graphic looming in the background, Velez-Mitchell tells viewers...
CNN stumbles on water bottle story
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
CNN's Jane Velez-Mitchell covered the debate over sustainability of PET water bottles yesterday, and while the report is worth a look, it also has some serious problems. With a "Ban the Bottle" graphic looming in the background, Velez-Mitchell tells viewers...
Wal-Mart accused of greenwashing
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has put a lot of muscle behind its sustainability campaign -- global plastics companies are well aware of the company's supplier scorecards. But the nonprofit Institute for Local Self-Reliance is questioning the retailer's committment to the cause...
Bottled water ban back on Concord’s agenda
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
Jean Hill, the 84-year-old Concord, Mass., grandmother of six, is at it again -- trying to ban sales of single-serve plastic water bottles. According to the Boston Herald, Concord residents will vote at an April 25 town meeting on a...
Kyra Sedgwick speaks against single-use plastics
Monday, April 2nd, 2012
Add actress Kyra Sedgwick to the list of celebrities who are crusading against single-use plastics. Last week Sedgwick, star of TV's "The Closer," moderated ""A Global Call to End Plastic Pollution" at the United Nations in New York. Lisa Kaas...
‘The woman the plastic industry can’t beat’
Monday, March 26th, 2012
Who's Emily Utter? She's an anti-plastics activist who helped pass a ban on plastic bags in San Francisco, and now she's working to help other cities and towns do the same. Utter is making "huge progress ... in spite of...
Emerging issue: tsunami debris
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
On top of the rest of the plastics industry's marine litter problems, get ready for a new twist. Experts say debris from last year's tsunami that devastated parts of Japan are headed for the West Coast of the United States...