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Chicago to approve partial ban on plastic bags

2014-04-28 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway

The Health and Environment Committee of Chicago City Council has given preliminary approval for a ban on single-use plastic bags in chain stores.

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Harris bags $133m US Navy broadband satellite terminal contract

2014-04-23 01:00:00| Naval Technology

Harris has won a $133m contract from the US Navy to supply shipboard satellite communications terminals, which will give crews access to high-bandwidth voice and data communications.

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European Parliament backs clamp down on plastic bags

2014-04-18 13:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Blue and Green: The European Parliament has backed draft rules that would see EU countries forced to reduce the use of the most common and most polluting plastic bags. MEPs argue that plastic carrier bag litter is a major environmental problem that is known to pollute bodies of water and impact on eco-systems. If approved, member states would have to reduce their use of plastic bags by 50% by 2017 and by 80% by 2019. In 2010, every EU citizen is estimated to have used 198 plastic carrier bags, of which 90% were...

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LifeCycle selects Cardia to develop compostable bin bags

2014-04-17 01:00:00| Packaging Gateway

LifeCycle Products has selected Australian renewable packaging products manufacturer Cardia Bioplastics to deliver $65,000 worth of compostable bag and waste management products for the company.

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