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The Economics of Recycling
Posted on February 17th, 2017 by Chris Walker in Chemical Manufacturing Excellence
Last time we briefly looked at the European Commission’s (EC) recently published roadmap for its Strategy on Plastics under the Circular Economy Initiative. One of the key problems the EC is looking to tackle is the low rate of recycling and reuse of plastics. Continue reading “The Economics of Recycling” »
The Plastic Problem
Posted on January 18th, 2016 by Chris Walker in Chemical R&D
The environmental impact of manufacturing processes we implement and the materials we choose are often important factors in design and development projects. But the effect that any product we create has on the environment doesn’t stop when it comes off the Continue reading “The Plastic Problem” »
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