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1st Annual Oxo-Biodegradable Pet Plastic Bottle Symposium

Thursday 04 December 2008

Planet Green Bottle Corporation will host The First Annual Oxo-Biodegradable PET Plastic Bottle Symposium to solicit participation in the oxo-biodegradable PET plastic movement.


World's First Commercial Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Bottle

Thursday 27 November 2008

Planet Green Bottle Corporation (PGBC) is accepting orders for additive, pre-forms and plastic bottles manufactured using technology that renders plastic PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles oxo-biodegradable.


Jeco Plastic Productsto feature at Graph Expo

Thursday 23 October 2008

Pallets from Jeco Plastic Products, designer and manufacturer of plastic pallets and containers for the worldwide printing and automotive industries will be featured on the Heidelberg Logistics Press at Graph Expo 2008.


Wal-Mart Plans to Cut Bag Waste by One Third

Friday 17 October 2008

Wal-Mart has committed to reduce its global plastic shopping bag waste by an average of 33 percent per store by 2013. This is expected to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic waste globally.


Rising costs hit plastics recyclers

Thursday 24 July 2008

Plastic transformers say they need to raise their prices by 25 per cent to cover the rapidly soaring cost of raw materials.


Plastic transition for Geoffrey Thompson

Tuesday 06 May 2008

How does a major apple and pear packer feel about switching from wood to plastic bins?


Jeco Plastic Products feature at Drupa

Wednesday 23 April 2008

Pallets from Jeco Plastic Products—US designer and manufacturer of plastic pallets and containers will be featured at drupa 2008 in Dusseldorf, Germany


Plastic recovery and reuse puts Astron on top

Friday 14 December 2007

Astron Plastics, an industrial plastics recycler and manufacturer based in Auckland, received the Most Outstanding Demonstration of Packaging Waste Management in New Zealand award for its novel use and reuse of plastic waste.


US flexible packaging forecast

Monday 12 November 2007

US demand for flexible bulk packaging is expected to increase 3.4% per annum to $7.2 billion in 2011, say The Freedonia Group.


Plastic scrap returned to original source

Friday 02 November 2007

Auckland-based industrial plastics recycler Astron Plastics has become a finalist in the Most Outstanding Demonstration of Packaging Waste Management in New Zealand category for its innovative collection, processing and distribution systems that impact positively on the environment.


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