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Will 2025 plastic packaging commitments ring hollow?

GreenBiz

In 2025, there will be media and consumer outrage around all the failed commitments related to eliminating virgin plastic packaging and increasing the use of recycled material.

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Benchmark Minerals: Battery production scrap will be the main source of recyclable material this decade

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However, in the near term, the primary source of recyclable battery material will be scrap material from battery production, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence ’s latest Recycling Report. Benchmark forecasts that scrap will account for 78% of the pool of recyclable materials in 2025.

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Recycled components and plastic-free packaging: Samsung powers up 2025 sustainability plan

Business Green

All Samsung phones are to feature recycled materials from 2025, the company has pledged as part of a new set of wide-ranging sustainability targets. Firm launches new Galaxy for the Planet sustainability platform in bid to help deliver on tech giant's environmental goals.

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Aldi pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

Business Green

Aldi has committed to halve the volume of plastic packaging it uses in the UK by 2025, a move it estimates will prevent 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging from reaching supermarket shelves. All remaining plastic packaging will be recyclable and made of recycled material "wherever possible", the company said.

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Supporting Business in the Race to Create the World’s Most Sustainable Package

GreenBiz

In recent years, we’ve seen over 450 companies pledge to dramatically slash their use or production of plastic by 2025 as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation circular economy commitments.

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Cirba Solutions helps Toyota expand battery recycling network to nationwide program

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Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. New automotive battery plant Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC) is also under construction and expected to open in 2025 with a $14-billion investment.

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Redwood Materials to supply cathode material to Panasonic’s new US battery plant

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JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials will supply remanufactured battery cathode material to Panasonic, beginning in 2025, for a new factory the Japanese battery-maker is currently building in Kansas. Soon, Redwood will also begin supplying Panasonic with copper foil produced from recycled materials.

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