## NewsBits
A **new organization** has formed to advocate for plastics recycling issues in North and South Carolina. The [Carolinas Plastics Recycling Council](http://recyclonomicssc.com/therecyclingloop/manufacturing/carolinaplasticsrecyclingcouncil.aspx) is co-chaired by Tamsin Ettefagh of Envision Plastics, and Steve Zagorski of United Fiber.
A leading seller of **oxodegradable additives** expects to report a loss of more than $2 million for 2012. Publicly-traded [Symphony Environmental](http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4520756/Symphony-Environmental-sees-FY-loss-materially-over-1-point-1m.html) had revenues of $7.8 million last year, down 42 percent.
Japanese firm Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. has filed Patent Application No. 20130018115, which covers a method of **recovering polycarbonate resin from discarded optical disks**.
**A ban on plastic bags** took [effect](http://www.hawaiireporter.com/plastic-bag-prohibition-in-effect-on-hawaii-island/123) on Jan. 17 for **Hawaii County**. The ban will be phased in, with a fee charged for single-use plastic bags for the first year.
The manager for **Waste Management's** new materials recovery facility that recently opened to serve the Topeka, Kansas area has a message for the residents: **Don't put plastic bags in with your recyclables**, reports [_The Topeka Capital-Journal_](http://cjonline.com/news/2013-01-20/recycling-plant-manager-dont-put-out-plastic-bags).
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