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SPE will have a role in future plastics treaty talks
Atlanta — Many in the plastics industry might not like what's coming out of the ongoing United Nations plastic treaty negotiations, but...
Jun 122 min read
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Obstructing EPA officers lands Footscray man in court
A Footscray man has been convicted, fined $1,200 and ordered to pay $2,000 in costs for obstructing officers from EPA Victoria during an...
May 232 min read
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Rapid Differentiation between Microplastic Particles Using Integrated Microwave Cytometry with 3D Electrodes
Abstract Rapid identification of microparticles in liquid is an important problem in environmental and biomedical applications such as...
Apr 2215 min read
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Litesizer DIF 500 Particle Sizer: A new era in Laser Diffraction
Anton Paar is very excited to announce the launch of Litesizer DIF 500, a laser diffraction particle size analyzer designed to deliver...
Apr 101 min read
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STUDENT AWARDS - Call for Student Papers at ANTEC® 2025
The Society of Plastic Engineers: Australia-New Zealand Section (SPE: A-NZ Section) is offering student awards worth A$3,000 for...
Nov 18, 20243 min read
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How to Break Down Polymers Using Light and Oxygen
Researchers discovered how to break down polymers effectively, without using high temperatures or pressures. The researchers from The...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
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Can Flexible Plastic Packaging Be Recycled?
The TotalRecycle MRF in Pennsylvania led a groundbreaking project that effectively sorted and repurposed flexible plastic packaging (FPP)...
Aug 28, 20242 min read
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SPE Granted Accreditation by United Nations Environment Assembly
SPE recently announced its accreditation with the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). This noteworthy distinction establishes SPE...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
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Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds
Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the...
Apr 16, 20243 min read
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SPE: A-NZ President Letter
I hope you had a wonderful break and an amazing start to this year. I would like to use this opportunity to explain SPE ANZ's plan for...
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Farewell ERNST WIRTZ
Vale ERNST WIRTZ With the recent sudden passing of Plastic Pioneer long-time member ERNST WIRTZ, a Celebration of his Life is being held,...
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Sidel’s new bottle base design helps enable production of all-rPET bottles for carbonated soft drink
New StarLITE R bottle said to offer wider processing window of recycled PET for blow molders Blow molding machinery maker Sidel has...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
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Plastics and Circular Economy conference attendees cast their votes for Australia’s future
Conference attendees vote to stay the course and not shirk from ambitious circularity targets for plastics. There is broad support for...
Oct 29, 20234 min read
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Lego drops plan to make its bricks from recycled PET bottles
Lego has found it’s not easy being green. The Danish toymaker spent years testing PET resin made from recycled bottles as a potential...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
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Oct 13, 20230 min read
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Outcomes from Plastics and the Circular Economy Conference 2023
Australia and EU are two jurisdictions with potential to achieve full plastics circularity The recently completed 2023 Plastics and...
Oct 13, 20234 min read
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