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VIDEO: Does new plastic fiver survive the wash?
2016-06-01 07:41:57| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The Bank of England will unveil the final design of its new 5 note this week. We put plastic and paper notes through the washing machine test.
Plastic fasteners offer many advantages and options
2016-05-31 21:29:46| Canadian Plastics Headlines
Plastic components offer flexibility, non-conductivity and a high strength-to-weight ratio. These benefits are available to Micro Plastics customers. The post Plastic fasteners offer many advantages and options appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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Industry Experts Speak on Paper and Plastic Recycling Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
2016-05-31 15:20:00| Waste Age
Paper and plastic recyclables make up a large portion of recycling programs, and lately those in the recycling industry have been forced to come up with new ways to handle their recyclables that arent able to be exported. read more
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A Map of Five Trillion Pieces of Plastic in the Ocean
2016-05-24 10:06:22| Waste Age
A map from New Zealandbased data visualization firm Dumpark posted at Vox shows how much plastic is floating in the ocean and where the five trillion pieces of it are clustered. read more
There are 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in our oceans. This map shows you where
2016-05-24 03:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vox: The internet abounds with articles about massive "islands" of plastic floating around in the middle of the ocean. This narrative conjures up images of trash piles congregated in certain locations, leaving the rest of the sea clear of debris. But the reality is much grimmer. A map from New Zealandbased data visualization firm Dumpark, reminds us that the ocean's plastic is not centralized, but rather is universally prevalent in tiny, confetti-like pieces. Each white dot in the map above...
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