Inhance faces EPA, environmental group lawsuits
by Plastics News | January 13, 2023
Packaging barrier maker Inhance Technologies LLC is facing questions about the safety of its fluorination coating process for high density polyethylene containers, including an investigation and lawsuit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read the PEER Story… ...
Lawmakers, groups call for faster phaseout of plastics in national parks
by Plastics News | August 30, 2022
In June the federal government announced plans to phase out a wide range of single-use plastic products on Department of Interior lands by 2032. But lawmakers and three environmental groups are calling on President Joe Biden’s administration to move faster with plastic bottles in ...
Kickstart: Cutting back on fossil fuel-based plastic in dinosaur models
by Plastics News | June 29, 2021
“Should national parks sell plastic water bottles? Environmental stewardship or nanny state. The change in the White House has some groups pushing to reinstate the ban on the sale of disposable water bottles in national parks. Now, environmental groups led by Public Employees for ...