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Plastic bag charge cuts use 80% in Scotland
2015-10-20 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The number of plastic carrier bags handed out in stores was slashed by at least 650 million in the first year of Scotlands 5p charge. New figures released on the anniversary of its introduction indicate the levy has cut usage by around 80%, equivalent to 650 million fewer bags than in previous years. The charge for single-use carriers has also raised around 6.7m for good causes in the past 12 months. Morrisons, the Co-operative, Waitrose and Boots have all reported an estimated 80% reduction...
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Four ways Asia can cut amount of plastic waste it dumps in the ocean
2015-10-19 17:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An estimated 95% of plastic in oceans is under the surface, and if current trends continue, there could be one ton of plastic in the sea for every three tons of fish. A recent study we did for Ocean Conservancy found that one of the regions that suffers most is south-east Asia. On average, only around 40% of all waste is collected in China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The good news, according to our report, is that because we know the biggest sources of plastic pollution,...
Plastic GaN HEMTs support LTE and radar applications.
2015-10-19 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Supplied in 4.5 x 6.5 mm plastic SMT packages, Models CGHV27060MP and CGHV35060MP are 50 V/60 W broadband GaN HEMTs fabricated on SiC substrate with 0.4 µm process. Model CGHV27060MP, supporting frequencies from UHF through 2.7 GHz, provides 16.5 dB gain, 70% drain efficiency, and 80 W output power at pulsed PSAT with 100 µs pulse width and 10% duty cycle. Model CGHV35060MP operates from 2.7–3.5 GHz. Tested at 3.3 GHz, device exhibits 14.5 dB gain with 67% drain efficiency.
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Is Your Plastic Product NSF Certified?
2015-10-16 12:31:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Founded in 1944, NSF International sets global public health and certification standards for food, water, consumer products and the environment. As an independent, accredited organization, the NSF's mission is to audit, educate and provide risk management for the protection of people and environment. With offices...
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These 5 Countries Account for 60% of Plastic Pollution in Oceans
2015-10-15 21:34:00| Waste Age
EcoWatch.com Roughly 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the worlds oceans every year, and according to a new study, the majority of this waste comes from just five countries: China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. read more
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