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Stimulus dollars to help fund BPA research

WASHINGTON (Oct. 30, 12:05 p.m. ET) -- Capitalizing on funding from the economic stimulus bill, federal researchers will double their spending to nearly $30 million over the next two years to research the effects on human health of the controversial chemical bisphenol A. October 30, 2009

Calif. city bans PS carryout boxes

RICHMOND, CALIF. (Oct. 30, 12 p.m. ET) -- Richmond has joined the list of northern California communities that have banned polystyrene takeout containers. Altogether, 25 California towns and two counties have banned PS takeout packaging. October 30, 2009

Texas firm wins grant to develop EA-free resins

AUSTIN, TEXAS (Oct. 29, 4:15 p.m. ET) -- PlastiPure Inc., which makes chemicals that companies can use to make bottles and containers that are free from estrogen-activity, has received a $1.1 million federal grant to develop new chemical formulations. October 29, 2009

Court approves N.Y.'s expanded deposit law

ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 29, 12:10 p.m. ET) -- After several delays and a court challenge, the expansion of the New York bottle deposit program to include water bottles will go into effect Oct. 31, nearly five months after originally scheduled. New York is the third state this year and sixth overall to include water bottles in its deposit program. October 29, 2009

U.S. imposes duties on bags from Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan

WASHINGTON (Oct. 29, 11:40 p.m. ET) -- The U.S. Commerce Department has imposed antidumping duties ranging from just under 29 percent to just under 96 percent on imports of plastic shopping bags from Vietnam, Indonesia and Taiwan. October 29, 2009

Mexico's Anipac planning pro-plastic ad campaign

MEXICO CITY (Oct. 26, 10:05 p.m. ET) -- In its second major initiative within a week, Mexico’s national plastics industry trade association said it will launch a multimedia advertising campaign to stress the benefits and advantages of plastic in today’s society. Anipac has contracted independent media-planning and buying agency Contacto en Medios of Mexico City to handle the campaign, and the association is appealing to members to donate $750 each toward its cost. October 26, 2009

UK trade bodies lobby government on budget

LONDON (Oct. 26, 3 p.m. ET) -- An alliance of eight United Kingdom trade bodies has written to British Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling to present a series of proposals designed to help the their members to deal with the recession and prepare for the economic upturn. October 26, 2009

Changes planned for resin identification codes include categories for PC, PLA

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (Oct. 26, 1:55 p.m. ET) -- ASTM International Inc. has developed some possible changes to the plastics industry resin identification code. The standards-setting body recently asked its members to vote on 18 different items, including modifying the definition of PET and adding classifications for polylactic acid, polycarbonate and linear low density polyethylene. October 26, 2009

ORPET to build PET recycling plant in Oregon

PORTLAND, ORE. (Oct. 21, 4:05 p.m. ET) -- A new partnership plans to build a PET bottle recycling plant near St. Helens, Ore. ORPET is a partnership between private investors including Dennis Denton, owner of Portland recycler Denton Plastics Inc., and the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC), the administrator of the state's bottle deposit program. October 21, 2009

Mexico plastics industry plans PR campaign to battle bag bans

MEXICO CITY (Oct. 19, 10:55 p.m. ET) -- Mexico’s plastic industry has launched a counterattack against its detractors, including legislators who voted in March to ban the use of non-degradable plastic bags in all Mexico City stores. The industry fears that, if the authorities in Mexico are not persuaded otherwise, all the other 31 states in Mexico will follow and ban bags and other type of plastic packaging. To combat the bans, the industry plans to launch a national public relations campaign that emphasizes the role that plastics play in Mexico's economy. October 19, 2009

Skydex making plastic flooring to protect military vehicles

CENTENNIAL, COLO. (Oct. 15, 3 p.m. ET) -- Technology firm Skydex Technologies Inc. has won a major military contract to provide protective plastic flooring for more than 4,000 all-terrain vehicles that will be used by U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan. October 15, 2009

Speakers tout opportunities in PU sector

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. (Oct. 15, 1:55 p.m. ET) -- Even in a severe recession, there are financial and business opportunities for the polyurethanes industry, speakers said at the Polyurethanes 2009 Technical Conference at National Harbor Oct. 5-7. October 15, 2009

Marin County joins communities with PS bans

SAN RAFAEL, CALIF. (Oct. 14, 2:20 p.m. ET) — Marin County will soon become the fourth largest region in California to ban the use of polystyrene takeout containers, creating a string of bans, impacting roughly 2 million people, in the northern California communities and regions that surround San Francisco. Supervisors cited a number of reasons for the ban, including litter and the lack of demand for recycled PS. October 14, 2009

Schwarzenegger vetoes bottle bill

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (Oct. 13, 4:25 p.m. ET) -- The effort to expand the bottle bill in California has failed, doomed by a combination of state budgetary problems and the failure of the bill to provide a solution that would help repair the state’s beverage container recycling fund. The bill would have doubled beverage container deposits to 10 cents on July 1. October 13, 2009

Plastics processors facing obstacles on path to sustainability

EAST LANSING, MICH. (Oct. 13, 4:10 p.m. ET) — The plastics industry’s attempts to cash in on a green revolution are hitting some hurdles. The post-consumer recycling stream still is being hurt by a poor infrastructure for collecting and reusing plastics beyond bottles, cutting the ability for businesses to get enough of a supply to make a real business case for recycling, said Elizabeth Bedard, director of the Association of Post Consumer Plastic Recyclers’ rigid plastics recycling program. And at the same time, the Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on companies that make environmental claims about their products — potentially affecting even those who do not sell directly to the public. October 13, 2009

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