WPA Member News: Erema expects strong sales to continue

Posted on May 11, 2012 in Recycling, Sustainability.

Erema North America Inc. CEO Tim Hanrahan said he expects a sales increase of 25-30 percent in 2012, on the heels of a 40-50 percent sales increase in 2011.  “Our business is way up,” said Hanrahan of the Ipswich-Mass.-based distributor, spare parts and service arm of recycling equipment maker Erema Engineering Recycling Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH.  “The green movement is strong. The interest in recycling continues to grow. We expect to continue to grow.”  By Mike Verespej  See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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Coke plans to use more plant-based resin

Posted on May 11, 2012 in Extended Producer Responsibility, Recycling, Sustainability.

Coca-Cola Co. intends to use less secondary packaging and produce more of its bottles from plant-based materials, according to the company’s seventh Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) report. The report, titled “How can a drink build a more sustainable tomorrow?” includes how the company is attempting to remove the cardboard trays from cases of small PET bottles, which it said will save 4,481 tons of corrugated cardboard per year or 14 percent of the total used by Coca-Cola. By Shawn Wright   See Full Story

Source:   Waste & Recycling News

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Report studies energy use in injection molding, thermoforming

Posted on May 11, 2012 in Industry News.

The American Chemistry Council has released a report that analyzes energy consumption, air and water pollution and solid waste from injection molded and thermoformed packaging. The report covers the North American production of injection molded and thermoformed packaging products such as lids, cups and containers like yogurt tubs and butter bins.   See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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Coalition forms for extended producer responsibility

Posted on April 27, 2012 in Sustainability.

An alliance of more than 30 public interest groups and other supporting organizations have formed a new coalition to push for public policy changes that would make manufacturers responsible for collecting and recycling the products and packaging they produce — a concept known as extended producer responsibility.   By Mike Verespej  See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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Oregon PET recycling plant has new name, set to open

Posted on April 27, 2012 in Industry News, Recycling.

ST. HELENS, ORE. (April 26, 1:15 p.m. ET) — The new $10 million PET recycling plant that is a joint venture between plastics recycler Denton Plastics Inc., Quantum Leap LLC, and the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative will have its grand opening April 27 and unveil its new operating name, Pacific PET Recycling LLC.  By Mike Verespej  See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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Coalition forms for extended producer responsibility

Posted on April 24, 2012 in Extended Producer Responsibility, Legislation, Sustainability.

An alliance of more than 30 public interest groups and other supporting organizations have formed a new coalition to push for public policy changes that would make manufacturers responsible for collecting and recycling the products and packaging they produce — a concept known as extended producer responsibility.  By Mike Verespej  See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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Groups agree on producer responsibility terms

Posted on April 13, 2012 in Extended Producer Responsibility, Legislation.

Underscoring the increased focus on extended producer responsibility in the United States, three leading product stewardship organizations have agreed on definitions of both EPR and product stewardship to help guide further public discussion on the two issues.  “The movement to shift responsibility for spent products and packaging from taxpayers to the producers who design, make and sell them is growing both among leading corporations and state and local governments in the United States,” the groups said in a joint statement April 12.  The three groups are Boston-based Product Stewardship Institute Inc.; Sacramento, Calif.-based California Product Stewardship Council; and the Product Policy Institute of Athens, Ga.  By Mike Verespej  See Full Story

Source:   Plastics News

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Ojai, Calif., passes plastic bag ban

Posted on April 13, 2012 in Legislation, Plastic Bags.

After three revisions, the city of Ojai in California has unanimously passed a ban on single-use plastic bags and enacted a 10-cent fee on all paper bags.  The plastic bag ban, approved April 10, includes bio-based plastic bags and applies to all retailers except restaurants. It is scheduled to go into effect July 1, with an exemption for paper and plastic bags used for fresh produce and meat.  It is the first plastic bag ban in Ventura County and brings the number of communities in California with plastic bag bans to 44.  By Mike Verespej  See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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WPA Speaks at NPE: Plastic bans, EPR laws not going away

Posted on April 9, 2012 in Extended Producer Responsibility, Legislation, Plastic Bags, Recycling, Sustainability.

Bans on plastic bags and take-out polystyrene containers aren’t going to easily go away and are only part of a larger effort to get rid of products seen as litter or marine debris, says Laurie Hansen, executive director of the Western Plastics Association.  And next on the horizon, she says, are extended producer responsibility laws.  “They are all happening because litter is happening and marine debris is happening,” said Hansen during a presentation at the Business of Plastics conference at NPE2012. “Litter and marine debris is the hot button issue on the West Coast. Paper and aluminum sink, but that’s not what’s targeted. It’s what floats and that’s plastic.”   By Mike Verespej See Full Story

Source:  Plastics News

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EC could rule against free carrier bags this summer

Posted on March 27, 2012 in Plastic Bags.

The European Commission (EC) looks set to recommend the banning of the free distribution of so-called ‘single use’ carrier bags.  A Green Paper is expected next month that will lay out the details of the plan. The proposal to charge for all carrier bags could be law within two years, claim insiders.  The EC, which carried out a three-month a public consultation last year, dismissed the idea of a total ban because of the damage it could do to Europe’s 300-odd bag manufacturers and their 20,000 employees.

Source:  PRW News

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