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A plastic film recycling company that opened the first facility of its kind in Minnesota last year has not paid any rent so far in 2024, according to a lawsuit filed this week. Myplas USA owes ...
In December, machinery hummed and a dozen employees sorted through plastic bags and films bound for a new life as Myplas celebrated the grand opening of its $30 million recycling center in Rogers.
It is the world's first and largest PLA facility and it supplies NatureWorks' Ingeo biopolymer. The Blair facility slated to increase its Ingeo nameplate capacity to 150,000 metric tons in the first quarter of 2013. [2] In 2007 Cargill, the parent company, entered into a joint venture with Japan's Teijin, which acquired a 50% stake in NatureWorks.
As of 2006, Minnesota is the only U.S. state with such a mandate. 20% ethanol (E20) will be mandated in 2013. [25] Minnesota has the highest number of fuel stations offering E85 fuel, with 300 statewide. [26] A 2% biodiesel blend has also been required in diesel fuel since 2005.
The ARPBA has actively lobbied against bag fees and bans in numerous states, including Massachusetts, [4] New Jersey, [5] and Virginia. [6] Prior to the passage of California legislation banning plastic shopping bags, the ARPBA gathered a petition with over 800,000 signatures, spending over $3 million in an unsuccessful attempt to block the ban.
Founded in 1937, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. was a professional society representing individuals in the plastics industry. In 2010, the organization began doing business as SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, before changing its name [1] to the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS). [2]
The logo for the International Association of Plastics Distributors. The International Association of Plastics Distributors (or IAPD) is a trade association representing plastics distributors and manufacturers of engineering materials and semi-finished stock shapes, such as sheet, rod, tube, film, resin, pipe, valves and fittings.
In 2018, the MPCA created the East Metro Unit to help address the PFAS released during the 3M contamination of Minnesota groundwater in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. [2] The agency planned to test the entire 650-mile length (1,050 km) of the Mississippi River within the state for the first time in 2024. [3]