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I will be in Illinois on Tuesday attending Elevance’s renewable chemistry round table as well as the opening of their new Bolingbrook facility. The round table panelists include Robert Grubbs of the...

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Financial folks turn to trash

Several ex-Wall Street bankers turned their financial wizardry into creating green shoes for a good cause, according to this Reuters report. After being laid off because of the Wall Street collapse,...

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Plastic recycler produces oil

Oregon-based plastic recycler Agri-Plas claims to be the first company in the US to convert unrecyclable agricultural plastics — dirty agricultural film, greenhouse cover, mixed nursery and jug...

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Sears to sell Teijin’s eco suits

At Teijin’s press conferencein New York yesterday, the Japanese chemical company announced that bigUS retailer Sears has partnered with them and will start selling on May15 (in 500 stores) a washable...

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KC recycles tissues, launch natural diaper

US consumer products company Kimberly-Clark (K-C) launched early this month its line of Scott Naturals composed of bath tissue, towels, napkins and flushable wipes that contain a blend of recycled and...

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Philly rejects plastic bag tax

It looks like I’m having a field week with plastics… The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Progressive Bag Affiliates said today that Philadelphia’s City Council rejected on May 14 the proposed...

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Cash for Clunkers bill: Is it green?

Finally, I was able to read more about the new Cash for Clunkers bill now to be officially called Car Allowance Rebate System (C.A.R.S) by July 22, which was passed by the US Congress last week and...

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UK plastic debate launched

The UK’s plastic industry just launched its Plastics 2020 Challenge campaign inviting environmental groups, consumers, government agencies, and plastic manufacturers and processors themselves to have...

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Recycled plastic for the army

The beauties might get their bioplastic (see last post on Miss USA) but the brawns are commending the use of recycled plastic in their military bridges. According to an email from Axion International,...

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Apologies for the people whose emails I have not yet responded to. Our office is officially in chaos this week with the move to another floor and I’m currently working on my article about zero energy...

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