May 2013

the european plastics industry has appreciated the green paper on plastics waste of eu commission, describing it as a method for joint action among different key players to realize the aim of zero plastics to landfill by the year 2020. the plasticseurope organization declared its backing substitute solutions to the landfilling of plastics waste and to sustaining plastics in the globular economy for as long as possible.

the american chemistry council acc declared the winners for innovation in plastics recycling awards of this year. three companies sony electronics inc., kw plastics, and safeplay systems were honored. this year, the awards are being given to the winners for developing innovative products andor processes by using postconsumer recycled plastics. kw plastics was given an award for its revolutionary approaches to recycle postconsumer polypropylene packaging.

exciting new improvements in recycling machinery now allow many types of plastic packaging to be recycled in canada. the packaging is recycled or again manufactured into helpful new products like office supplies, outdoor furniture, drainage pipes, picture frames, back into packaging, fleece clothing and plastic lumber that is used for railings, boardwalks, and decking. a completely new green economy is rising that is able of giving employment to thousands of canadians coast to coast in remanufacturing and recycling.

for the first time ever, giant supermarkets in britain will reserve an easter egg that shows images of jesus on the packaging. independent cathedrals and retailers will also offer &39the real easter egg&39. the money raised through selling these eggs will go to two charities. however, until now, most of the supermarkets were uncertain if the faith egg should be offered as part of their range. in september 2010, the campaign to introduce the real easter egg to a bigger market began by the bishop of manchester.

however, this date is just a cautious estimate. in other words, it means, a lot of stillsafetoeat food is thrown away. it would be beneficial if smart packaging could &lsquotest&rsquo if the contents are still safe to eat, reducing the food waste drastically. scientists at universit&aacute di catania, eindhoven university of technology, cealiten and stmicroelectronics have developed a circuit which makes this possible. this circuit is nothing but a plastic analog&ndashdigital converter.

according to a fda drug safety communication, sandoz pharmaceuticals is recalling 10 lots of its generic ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel tablets, which were being sold as introvale after a consumer reported about the product packaging flaw. every threemonth introvale card is supposed to carry seven white placebo tablets in the 13th and final row and peachcolour 84 active tablets in 12 sevendose rows. in those mispackaged cards, mistakenly, instead of the &quotweek 13&quot row, the white placebo tablets were kept in the &quotweek 9&quot row of the blister card.