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UPM Raflatac achieves ISO 14001 certification for Malaysia labelstock plant

Details: Published on Tuesday, 18 December 2012 08:38; Written by Staff Reporter

MALAYSIA - UPM Raflatac has received certification to the ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System for its Malaysia labelstock manufacturing facility.

Thai plastic recycling industry struggles against regulations

Details: Published on Monday, 26 November 2012 08:41; Written by Staff Reporter

THAILAND – The Thai recycling industry is being held back by local regulations that prohibit the use of recycled material in food packaging, says the Thailand Institute of Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment.

Majority of Chinese against excessive packaging

Details: Published on Wednesday, 07 November 2012 08:21; Written by Staff Reporter

CHINA – About 97.5% of respondents to a recent poll in China believe that excessive packaging is a serious packaging for consumers.

Novelis opens Asia's largest beverage can recycling plant

Details: Published on Monday, 29 October 2012 20:07; Written by Staff Reporter

Bales-of-crushed-aluminum-cans-at-Novelis-recycling-plant SOUTH KOREA - Novelis has announced the opening of Asia’s largest aluminium beverage can recycling centre, at its facility in Yeongju, South Korea, as part of a multi-year, $400 million expansion of Novelis' operations in Korea.

Disney stops sourcing paper from APP and APRIL

Details: Published on Tuesday, 16 October 2012 08:41; Written by Staff Reporter

GLOBAL – Disney has pledged to eliminate the use of paper connected to the destruction of endangered forests and animals from its operations and licensees, effectively ceasing sourcing from Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings (APRIL).

China’s plastic bag ban saves more than 4.8 tonnes of oil

Details: Published on Monday, 17 September 2012 08:08; Written by Staff Reporter

CHINA - China’s ban on ultra thin plastic shopping bags has saved more than 800,000 tonnes of plastic or the equivalent of 4.8 million tonnes of oil in the four years since it was introduced in 2008.