Duke University researchers have put into dollar figures the true costs to society of cheap plastic products: from $436 ...

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has imposed complete ban on manufacturing and use of non-biodegradable plastic products in the province. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a ...

Most of the 360-billion-plus metric tons of plastic manufactured each year isn’t recycled. Some of that’s due to laziness—in the U.S., where plastic bottles can be easily recycled almost everywhere, ...

Readers say the ban won’t be successful unless people resolve to shun use of plastic. Authorities need to promote eco-friendly alternatives to plastic and press for behavioural change through ...

In response to a grassroots legislative movement to phase out non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags, manufacturers are developing bags that will break down from prolonged exposure to oxygen or water ...

Dublin, Aug. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Manufacture of Plastics and Plastic Products in South Africa 2021" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Only a few companies are ...

The notification of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, to ban the manufacture and use of metallic pouches and multi-layered plastic packaging under Plastics Rules 2009, has drawn strong response ...

The 2011 draft copy of the rules on use of plastic waste (management and handling) makes it mandatory for the person who manufactures plastic carry bags or recycles them, to obtain a registration ...

On 1st April 2022, the way manufacturers handle their plastics is set to radically change with the introduction of a Plastic Packaging Tax. All plastic packaging components made or imported into the ...

With the deadline for a nationwide ban on single-use plastic fast approaching, beverage manufacturers and industry associations have yet again petitioned the government to allow a gradual phasing out ...

Local plastic bag manufacturers have been granted permission to produce petroleum-based plastic bags for a limited period. Minister of Maritime Affairs and the Blue Economy, Kirk Humphrey, said this ...

Israel's Finance and Environmental Protection Ministries have announced that a "purchase tax" will be levied on the import and manufacture of plastic disposables, based on the weight of the items. The ...