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The Essential, Sustainable Value of Plastics

Plastics Today

How the plastics industry can make plastic work better for the environment.

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Local manufacturing receives boost with Mars Wrigley’s $28.8m investment

AU Manufacturing

It is expected to eliminate more than 360 tonnes of plastic from the company’s value chain, which is enough to stretch from Melbourne to London and back. Andrew Leakey, general manager of Mars Wrigley expressed his delight over the company’s innovation in packaging and sustainability in Australia. “We

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Machine-learning system sorts compostable from conventional plastic waste

E&T

Compostable plastics, which are engineered to biodegrade under controlled conditions, have been increasing in popularity in recent years, but often look identical to conventional plastics and therefore get recycled incorrectly. The researchers worked with different types of plastics measuring between 50mm by 50mm and 5mm by 5mm.

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NOVA Chemicals announces the company’s first mechanical recycling facility, operated by Novolex

Canadian Manufacturing

The facility will process post-consumer plastic films to produce the company’s SYNDIGO recycled polyethylene (rPE) at commercial scale as early as 2025, delivering over 100 million pounds of rPE to the market by 2026. 18 by announcing an investment into developing its first mechanical recycling facility in Connersville, Ind.

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Canada Plastics Pact welcomes six new partners under shared action plan

Canadian Manufacturing

OTTAWA — Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) announces that six new Partners in Q3 of 2022 are uniting under the CPP’s shared action plan to build a circular economy for plastics packaging in Canada. The new Implementation Partners of the CPP are: Mind Your Plastic , The Conference Board of Canada , The Sustainable Mail Group.

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Essentra Exceeds Sustainability Targets and Launches New Customer-Led Strategy

MEM

Essentra Components, a leading provider of essential components and solutions, has exceeded its 2025 Scope 1 and 2 emissions targets and is reshaping its sustainability strategy to focus on helping customers achieve their sustainability goals. Essentra is also innovating with new sustainable materials.

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Sustainable materials in tire production include recycled rubber, rice husks and plastic bottles

Canadian Manufacturing

MISSISSAUGA — By 2050 at the latest, all tires will be made of sustainable materials. “Continental is on the road toward becoming the most progressive manufacturer in the tire industry in terms of sustainability,” said Claus Petschick, Head of Sustainability at Continental Tires. . Photo: Continental.