AUCHAN Retail Russia is testing a complete rejection of plastic bags. The first hypermarkets, at the cash desks of which they completely refused to sell plastic packaging, were AUCHAN Tyumen and AUCHAN City Zvezdny. AUCHAN Retail Russia is launching a number of environmental initiatives aimed at the complete rejection of plastic bags in chain stores. […]
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Month: August 2019
Lanxess has created a new adhesive prepolymer
Special chemistry concern Lanxess AG has created a new prepolymer for adhesives, the company said. Isocyanate prepolymers are substances with a low free monomer content of less than 0.1 mass. % free MDI. This property allows the new product to meet more stringent regulatory requirements. The product also improves the technical characteristics of adhesives. Ronald […]
Rental and environmental tax administration
On Wednesday, August 28, a press conference on the topic “Administration of rental fees and environmental tax” was held at the press center of IA Most-Dnepr The press conference was attended by: – Yulia Kirpa, Head of the environmental tax administration and rental payments department for the management of taxes and fees from legal entities […]
Uzbekistan wants to acquire a plasma system for waste disposal
The total cost of the investment project is estimated at $ 15 million. The State Committee on Ecology and Environment of Uzbekistan has concluded an agreement with Singapore-based Alpha Global Capital (S) Pte. Ltd. on the introduction of plasma technologies for waste disposal in the republic. This was reported by the press service of the […]
Ukrainian polypropylene imports up 7% in January
According to the results of seven months of this year, the total volume of polypropylene imports to the Ukrainian market amounted to about 79 thousand tons, which is 7% more than in 2018. The increase in supplies fell solely on propylene homopolymers (PP-homo) In July, the volume of polypropylene imports to Ukraine grew to 12.2 […]
In September, the Central Department Store will sell shoes made of recycled plastic caught in the ocean
From this newfangled material the other day, Macron at the G7 Summit in Biarritz presented the participants with a watch. Judging by the prices of shoes at the Central Department Store and the level of gift – in the literal sense of the president – recycling plastic from the ocean is expensive today. At TsUM, […]
Hotels in Ukraine will be obliged to sort garbage
From October 1, equipment for separate collection of garbage during the construction of hotels will become mandatory. According to the new building standards, from October 1 of this year, separate waste sorting equipment is mandatory when designing new hotels or reconstructing old ones. As Lev Partskhaladze, Deputy Minister of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal […]
MusOboz Environmental Journal No. 108 of 08/28/2019
MusOboz Environmental Journal No. 108 of 08/28/2019 You can find a lot of useful information in it, such as investments, waste management, etc. Short press release: – Landfill near Borispol can cause air crashes: ecologist – Scientists plan to protect astronauts from radiation with polyethylene – In September, the oldest landfill in Minsk will […]
Fighting with plastic. Brands Sign Fashion Pact at G7 Summit
Adidas, Chanel, Prada, H&M – world fashion brands have signed a document to reduce the use of plastic More than 30 world brands during the G7 summit signed an environmental agreement aimed at reducing the amount of plastic used, according to Eco warrior princess. Among the signatories of the so-called Fashion Pact are Adidas, Chanel, […]
In the second half of August, the Russian market faced a shortage of natural pipe PE
High seasonal demand and long-term restrictions on the production of pipe low-pressure polyethylene (HDPE) from key manufacturers led to a lack of supply in the second half of August. Some sellers have raised prices, according to the ICIS-MRC Price Review. For a number of reasons, two Russian producers limited the production of natural pipe HDPE […]