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Plastics Producer SABIC Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution

Plastics Producer SABIC Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution

SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC, and its subsidiary, SABIC Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC, have agreed to pay an approximately $1 million civil penalty and improve leak detection and repair practices to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) at chemical manufacturing facilities in Mt. Vernon, Ind., and Burkville, Ala.

More plastics diverted from landfill

More plastics diverted from landfill

According to PlasticsEurope, thanks to continuous improvement in plastics end-of-life management options and a growing public awareness, the amount of plastics ending up in landfills is constantly decreasing despite an increase of 2.5% in post-consumer plastic waste in 2010 (last year analyzed by PlasticsEurope).

U.S. Marines denounced the War on Trash

U.S. Marines denounced the War on Trash

Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii together with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are testing a high-tech trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50-gallon bag of waste to a half-pint jar of harmless ash.

Packaging waste declining rapidly

Packaging waste declining rapidly

A new report on the analysis of official EU data on packaging shows that over the past 11 years the amount of packaging waste going to final disposal in EU-15 has fallen by 43%.

Waste Free Oceans

Waste Free Oceans

Waste Free Oceans held its first public conference in the presence of politicians, NGOs and industry representatives. The aim of this meeting was to promote initiatives which tackle the growing problem of marine litter and to raise awareness on the issue.