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Growing volume of mislabeled bottles causing problems for PET recyclers

WASHINGTON (March 15, 12:50 p.m. ET) -- Two plastics recycling associations say that brand owners are mislabeling bottles as PET or PET-compatible. Without identifying any specific companies or containers, the recycling groups say their members are seeing an increasing number of mislabeled bottles -- a trend that has the potential to wreak havoc with the recycling stream. March 15, 2010

UK agency cautious about oxo-degradables

LONDON (March 12, 2:10 p.m. ET) — United Kingdom consumers risk being confused by claims that oxo-degradable plastics are better for the environment, according to a report released by the government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. But one oxo-degradable additive manufacturer said it was “concerned to find that that two of the three assessors of the report are themselves engaged in bio-based plastics.” March 12, 2010

Police investigation ongoing into Australian polymer banknote firm

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (March 11, 1:20 p.m. ET) -- An Australian Federal Police investigation into serious allegations against the Australian company that developed and markets a polymer substrate used to manufacture plastic banknotes has been ongoing for 10 months. An Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokeswoman confirmed this week that the investigation, launched last May, was still in progress but said she had “no idea” when it would finish. March 11, 2010

Calif. budgets funding for bottle recycling centers

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. (March 10, 1:25 p.m. ET) -- It is only a stop-gap measure. But at least temporarily, the state of California will again pay the full amount of handling and processing fees to recycling centers that redeem bottles. The bill, signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on March 8, restores, through the end of June, funding to pay those fees. March 10, 2010

Calif. report may encourage single-use bag bans

SAN FRANCISCO (March 9, 4:10 p.m. ET) -- A coalition of California cities is hoping that its new, detailed analysis of existing studies that examine the environmental impact of reusable and single-use carryout bags will be the weapon that cities throughout the state need to enact bans on plastic bags and place fees on all other single-use carryout bags, including paper and biodegradable bags. March 9, 2010

Reusable Packaging group backs product stewardship

ARLINGTON, VA. (March 5, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- The Reusable Packaging Association is officially supporting product stewardship, also known as extended producer responsibility, the group said. March 5, 2010

Two certification standards aim to curb waste exports

SEATTLE (March 5, 10:30 a.m. ET) -- Two competing certification standards are hoping to prevent the export of electronic waste to third-world countries, where it is sometimes processed using unsafe and environmentally hazardous methods. March 5, 2010

US studies runaway complaints in 'repaired' Toyotas

WASHINGTON (March 4, 3:30 p.m. ET) -- U.S. regulators are investigating 10 recent cases in which owners of recalled Toyota vehicles say they brought their cars in for repair and yet still experienced unintended acceleration. March 4, 2010

Processors lobby European Union for support

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (March 4, 1:15 p.m. ET) -- EuPC, the Brussels-based trade body for plastics processors, has urged European Union legislators to “get policy on plastics right; otherwise there will be widespread damaging effects on user and supply industries.”
March 4, 2010

More communities consider polystyrene packaging bans

SEASIDE, CALIF. (Feb. 26, 11:40 a.m. ET) -- A number of initiatives underway in California could extend the growing number of communities there that have bans on polystyrene takeout packaging. Earlier this month, Seaside became the 31st city in California to ban PS takeout packaging. Other communities considering bans include Monterey County, Calif. and Chicago February 26, 2010

EPA delays plan to regulate greenhouse gases

WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 10:15 a.m. ET) -- Facing a quartet of lawsuits and mounting concerns from a group of Senate Democrats, the Environmental Protection Agency has pushed back until 2011 its ambitious timetable to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources and create a de facto climate change policy. The agenda had originally planned to put it plan into place at the end of March. February 24, 2010

Nantucket mines landfill to deal with shrinking space

NANTUCKET, MASS. (Feb. 22, 3:45 p.m. ET) -- Twenty years ago, Nantucket’s civic leaders were faced with a problem: The island was in danger of being swallowed by its own trash. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection had the town operating under an administrative consent order because the town, which had been landfilling everything for decades, had seven years worth of space left in the unlined cell. February 22, 2010

JM Eagle alleges kickback scheme in PVC pipe whistle-blower suit

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 19, 12:25 p.m. ET) -- JM Eagle is fighting back against a whistle-blower lawsuit that alleges the company knowingly made substandard PVC water and sewer pipe. In a Feb. 18 news conference, JM Eagle’s lawyers said none of the governmental bodies that have joined the suit had complained about leaking pipe. The lawyers also released a sworn statement from a pipe buyer who said the whistle-blower, John Hendrix, offered him a kickback deal. February 19, 2010

Study says BPA does not impact brain development

ARLINGTON, VA. (Feb. 19, 12:15 p.m. ET) -- An industry-funded study has found that there is no evidence of any adverse impact on brain or neurological development in rats whose mothers were exposed to dietary doses of bisphenol A during their pregnancy. February 19, 2010

Lawsuits challenge EPA greenhouse gas stance

WASHINGTON (Feb. 17, 2:40 p.m. ET) -- Four separate lawsuits have been filed in federal court challenging the endangerment finding of the Environmental Protection Agency, which would give the agency the right to regulate greenhouse gases on stationary sources, such as manufacturing plants and power plants. How Congress or EPA ultimately decides to regulate greenhouse gases could impact the price and availability of both feedstocks and fuel for chemical and plastic companies. February 17, 2010

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