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-- Plastics --   In a an article published back in October via: Plastics News ( www.plasticsnews.com ), it was reported that Canada’s top five grocery chains have announced that they will require suppliers to shift to PET for clamshell thermoformed packaging in a move designed to simplify the product stream and increase recycling.    “ Right now, there are 5.8 billion pounds of [thermoformed] packaging going into landfills in North America each year. Our goal is to facilitate the recycling of that material ,” said Guy McGuffin, VP of sustainable packaging for Wal-Mart Canada.    “ The idea is to move away from materials that are not easily recycled and into materials that are more easily recycled. If we work together, we believe we can recover that 5.8 billion pounds, which would be a fantastic result .”   Pushing for PET and eliminating, as much as possible, “look-alike” plastics which complicate recovery (and discourage both ...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains ." ~ Helen Douglas -- Positive Eco-News -- According to the Association of Post-consumer Plastic Recyclers record high bale prices clearly indicate that recycled plastic materials remains a hot commodity.  This national trade association represents companies who acquire, reprocess and sell the output of more than 90% of the post-consumer plastic processing capacity in North America.  Founded in 1992, its membership includes independent recycling companies of all sizes, processing numerous resins. Their site -   www.plasticsrecycling.org   - tells us that there are more than 1800 North American businesses involved in recycling plastics and they rely heavily on household curbside plastic container recycling... onc...

 -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Today's episode will be focusing on greening businesses, conscious marketing and eco-fun :) Come join us live, where I'll have a chat room open for live listeners only - or drop by and access the archived show at your convenience... via the hyper-linked show title (below) or via the right-hand side-bar on this blog, where you can find a short list of recently aired episodes on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Today's episode: Positive Eco-News  -- Brummet's in the Media --  Check out my article on waste reduction in the world of literacy - titled: Extend the Life of Books & Magazines article over at Lucia Hua's : iLive, iLaugh, iLove Books blog - http://leecheeeee813.blogspot.com -- Positive News -- I was reading the May/June 2010 issue of the Recycling Product News magazine and stumbled on some recycling information about plastics that I thought you  might be interested in.  The European Plastics ...