Plastics-to-fuel resources introduced at Plasticity Forum

The Washington-based American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Ocean Recovery Alliance, with offices in Los Angeles and Hong Kong, have introduced two new tools aimed at helping communities evaluate their potential to adopt plastics-to-fuel technologies. The ACC says a growing number of experts believe that harnessing more nonrecycled plastics to create fuels and manufacturing feedstocks … Read more…

Waste-to-energy plant will turn plastic bags into synthetic fuel in Nicaragua’s capital

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MANAGUA, September 30th, 2015 (EFE) The Managua city government has approved W2E Eco Energy Investment Nicaragua S.A.’s proposal to build a waste-to-energy plant at the La Chureca landfill, on the shores of Lake Xolotlan, that will turn plastic bags into synthetic fuel. The city council granted a 30-year operating permit to the company, which plans … Read more…

50 TPD PLASTICS TO DIESEL PLANT PRODUCES FIRST BATCH IN AUSTRALIA

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A commercial scale facility that converts waste plastics to fuel has been successfully commissioned in Australia. The AUS$4 million Berkeley Vale project in New South Wales (NSW) has started producing “road ready” fuels from 50 tonnes per day (tpd) of non-recyclable household plastics. Constructed by Integrated Green Energy (IGE) with Foyson Resources behind the project, … Read more…

Inventor’s converter turns plastic into fuel

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An autistic inventor who discovered how to convert plastic waste into fuel oil — without ever having studied chemistry — is having trouble selling his idea to Mexican authorities. The special catalytic converter was created by former language teacher Gerardo Nungaray Benítez and has attracted international awards. The Zacatecas native is now trying to get … Read more…

Non-Recycled Plastics: A New Energy Resource

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Over the past few decades, recycling programs have expanded both in terms of communities served and what items can be recycled. Yet, despite progress, approaches to integrated waste management have only begun to evolve. “While production and consumption are still dominated by a linear model, where goods are manufactured from raw materials, sold, used and … Read more…

The impact of plastic on the environment and Malaysia’s waste management system — Lim Kok Boon

AUGUST 21 — The Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA) has long highlighted that littering harms the environment, and that plastic and other waste should be separated for recycling where possible and properly disposed where not. Plastic bags have among the smallest carbon footprints, requiring 90 per cent less energy to recycle and constituting 80 per … Read more…

Plastics Recycling Show Europe to launch later this year

Europe’s first pan-European exhibition and conference solely dedicated to plastics recycling, the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, is set for Nov. 25 and 26 in Belgium.

The show, organized Plastics News Europe and PRW with Crain Communications Inc. will take place at the Tour & Taxis Venue in Brussels. PNE and PRW are sister publications of Plastics News and the three magazines are owned by Detroit-based Crain Communications.

Industry body Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) is strongly supporting the exhibition and is organizing the conference in conjunction with Plastics Recycling Show event organizers Crain Communications. The event is organized in association with Polymer Comply Europe and is also supported by EPRO, the European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery Organizations. Other industry bodies supporting the event include European Plastics Converters, Petcore Europe, Recovinyl, Plastics Europe, Federplast, FEBEM-FEGE and Vinyl Plus.

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