Including composting recycling diverted 64 million tons of material away from landfills and incinerators in 1999 up from 34 million tons in 1990.

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Recent news on interests concerning plastics & bags

Sept. 26th, 2006 - When It Comes to Paper or Plastic, Earthwise Opts for Reusable

Last year, Stanley Joffe's passion for long-distance running led him down a road less traveled, at least for the 20-year veteran of Downtown's garment industry. More?

March 10th, 2006 - GPEC 2006: The Glamour of Film

Scrap plastic film has doubled in value, creating new opportunities for recyclers of the material...More?

May 23rd 2006 - Australia saves three billion plastic bags from circulation

The Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell, has praised supermarket shoppers and operators for cutting three billion plastic bags from circulation...More?

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Interesting articles on litter challenges and possible solutions

"Its Not My Bag Baby" National Resource Defense Council, Summer 2003 GO~>

"Plastics You Could Eat" Firstscience.com, January 15th, 2003 GO~>

"Plastic Planet" The Guardian, October 17th, 2002 GO~>

"The Status of Degradable Plastics For Composting"  BioCycle, 2002 GO~>

"Green Consumers: Myth or Reality?" Organic Consumers Assn, July 2000 GO~>