2nd April 2020
Use of Plastic – What is it good for?
The use of plastic in our everyday lives is an integral one. Sometimes it’s easy…
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26th March 2020
Hazardous Waste and Heavy Metals – Worry for Recyclers
There are lots of problems in WEEE recycling, especially when dealing with hazardous waste and…
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18th March 2020
UPDATE FROM TEAM IMPACT
UPDATE FROM TEAM IMPACT Due to the recent circumstances, we are all undergoing changes to how…
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18th March 2020
ICP-OES: Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy
What is an ICP-OES? ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectroscopy) is an analytical…
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16th March 2020
GCMS: Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GCMS) are two technologies, used together to find out what components…
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13th March 2020
The Plastic Tax will lead to less recyclable single use packaging
Yesterday the UK government announced the much-awaited Plastic Tax is to come into effect in…
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11th March 2020
Single Use Plastic Ban: Halting the Problem?
In a recent article, we spoke about whether or not the right course of action…
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5th March 2020
Consumers Still Want Plastic Bottles
According to a recent article by the BBC, Coca Cola’s head of sustainability has made…
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26th February 2020
Bio-Based and Fossil-Based Plastics
There has been a lot of confusion as to whether or not bio-based plastics will…
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24th February 2020
Heavy Metals Analysis via ICP-OES
Fertilisers from Industrial Composting: Heavy Metals Analysis via ICP-OES Paper-based products used mainly in packaging, books/newspaper,…
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