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KPN tests new sustainable fibre cabling system with less plastic
2020-08-20 11:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Dutch operator KPN announced plans to start in September start a trial of fibre-optic network made from 90 percent recycled plastic. Only 10 percent would be made from new plastic, to manufacture the duct for the cable. The innovation is developed in collaboration with Allinq, Van Gelder Telecom, Prysmian Group and VolkerWessels Telecom. The trial is taking place in Buitenpost (Friesland) and Nijmegen Dukenburg. If results are positive, the innovation will be used for more fibre construction projects at KPN.
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Athens Plastic Recycling Plant Fire is Difficult to Extinguish
2020-08-19 09:00:00| Waste Age
North of Athens there was fire at a plastics recycling plant, which sent large cloud of toxic thick smoke in the air. More than 49 firefights and two helicopters fought the blaze, but it was difficult to extinguish. The fire led to the closure of the
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Heineken joins move away from plastic with cardboard toppers in UK
2020-08-18 15:26:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Heineken has fulfilled a pledge to replace plastic rings on multipacks in the UK as the company joins other global brewers in unveiling cardboard toppers.
Simple process transforms PET plastic into a nanomaterial for supercapacitors
2020-08-14 11:55:32| Green Car Congress
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California Initiative to Fight Plastic Pollution Submits Petitions to Qualify for Statewide Ballot
2020-08-12 09:00:00| Waste Age
California Supporters of an initiative to reduce plastic waste today submitted more than 870,000 voter signatures to qualify the Plastics Free California initiative for the ballot significantly more than the 623,212 signatures requ
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