by stefanie | Feb 23, 2022 | Around the Industry
Reuters, one of the largest news organisations in the world recently conducted a survey regarding single-use plastics, which was undertaken across 28 countries with over 20,000 participants. According to the results of the survey, three in four people (75%) worldwide...
by stefanie | May 25, 2021 | World Focus
Following a hard-hitting Greenpeace report that accused the United Kingdom government of not doing enough to tackle plastics recycling, Turkey bans future imports of the plastic waste. Turkey’s Trade Ministry published a notice (www.resmigazete.gov.tr) on 18 May...
by stefanie | May 17, 2021 | Around the Industry
A hard-hitting Greenpeace report accuses the United Kingdom government of not doing enough to tackle plastics recycling. UK plastic waste is being exported to Malaysia, Poland and Turkey at the rate of 1.8 million kilograms a day – or 688,000 tonnes a year, according...
by stefanie | Jan 20, 2021 | World Focus
Two chemicals used in imaging are added to the list of substances of very high concern that may harm people or the environment. ECHA, the Helsinki based European Chemicals Agency added the two substances to the Candidate List yesterday (19 January 2021). The two...
by stefanie | Dec 16, 2020 | World Focus
Researchers are asking new questions about potential health risks to 3D printer users and consumers, especially children, of products manufactured with this emerging technology. The particles released during the printing process, which are small enough to infiltrate...
