Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

A map showing the receiving destinations of plastic waste from England for recycling. Material to non-OECD countries More than 26% was sent to non-OECD or developing countries. As such, this material exported for recycling would likely have otherwise gone to landfill or incineration.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

In terms of industrial impacts on the environment, one of the biggest culprits is the packaging material and accessories that tag along with products. There is a constant search for the best packaging options. Before we get into explaining the best sustainable packaging options, we need to know what is sustainable packaging?

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2022

A three-year £10 million large-scale demonstrator project focused on the capture, recovery and recycling of plastic packaging currently lost to landfill and incineration is being led by resource recovery expert Fiberight. Flexible plastics waste sorted by the process.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show that 83% of businesses asked were NOT aware of the tax. The Plastic Packaging Tax is Government policy aiming to directly increase plastic recycling in the UK and cut carbon emissions.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. Food companies have a dual responsibility when it comes to waste reduction aspirations: optimizing their operations to minimize food waste while reducing the amount of other materials — especially the waste associated with packaging — sent to landfill.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

One of the biggest culprits when it comes to an industry’s impact is packaging materials and accessories. This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. AIR PILLOWS MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Rocket Industrial helps organizations reduce waste with their innovative packaging solutions. ? of landfill garbage is packaging material of some kind, meaning waste reduction demands a global shift to avoid throwaway solutions, and supporting this shift is the packaging distribution company Rocket Industrial.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. One of its ambitions is to deliver “packages made entirely from renewable and/or recycled materials that are fully recyclable,” according to the company site.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Chair, Cllr Clyde Loakes, pointed out that the requirements do not include strategies to reduce consumption, tackle the contamination of recycling or address the issue of recyclable materials going to waste. All packaging should be made from sustainable materials that can easily be recycled.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

For example, the energy needed to keep website servers running, the materials used for packaging, and the fuel for shipping products all impact your carbon footprint as an online business. 1 – Use eco-friendly packaging Consumers are more aware of the damage that packaging has on the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

King County estimates that 70 percent, over 600,000 tons per year, of recyclable material exists in the county’s waste stream despite robust curbside recycling programs. In addition to recapturing paper fibre, other recyclable materials like metals and plastics are reclaimed for new beneficial uses.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

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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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Coca-Cola Company has today unveiled a new reusable packaging target, announcing that it is aiming for at last a quarter of all beverages sold across its portfolio of brands to be sold in refillable and returnable bottles or refillable containers by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2023

Adhesive residue left on recyclable materials, such as glass and cardboard, can be a challenge to recycle. Sticky residue causes problems in the recycling industry, ranging from low-quality products, blocked water systems and damaged recycling machinery. Adhesive being dissolved from labels.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2019

German industrial and consumer products manufacturer Henkel announced on 17 October that it has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic for the first time, working in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Thanks to chemical recycling, fossil resources can be replaced with recycled material made from plastic waste.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

· Aluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS. · Two thirds of shoppers will switch from buying infinitely recyclable cans to plastic bottles. · One in five people will lose their deposit as they continue recycling at home.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

Defra confirmed that from the start of the month producers of household packaging in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland must collect information on the amount and type of packaging they supply during 2023. Packaging materials that are not recycled back into new packaging harm our natural environment," he said.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In an effort to help reduce food packaging waste, non-alcoholic spirit company Seedlip is introducing a Mycelium Gift Pack wrapped in biodegradable mushroom packaging. Mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, creates a durable and sustainable packaging alternative for the upcoming holiday season. Seedlip Images via Seedlip.

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The Environmental Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Use recyclable materials when possible. Using recyclable materials is an obvious starting point, admittedly, but one that needs highlighting. As the world continually shifts towards protecting the environment, more opportunities are present for the use of recyclable materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By ending the ambiguity around what can and can’t be recycled across the country, the initiative does seem like a huge advance. Valpak’s Steve Gough said it also means packaging brands and retailers will be better able to communicate with consumers on recycling, via labelling and direct messaging. “It

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 31, 2022

While it can take up to 6 weeks for customers to receive their purchase, this slow fashion method of production ensures product quality, preserves the world’s virgin materials and is a major cost-saver for fashion brands.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Extending the length of recycling contracts to at least 10 years would create stable long-term revenues for recyclers, stimulating significant investment in infrastructure across the UK, driving the industry towards Net Zero and increasing jobs. Currently the UK recycles 51% of its plastic waste, 1.17 An estimated c.1.3[i]

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2021

million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity for recycling ethylene-based plastics by 66 per cent. Mercers, which is based in Bolton, transforms plastic packaging waste into 100 per cent recycled damp-proof membrane. Thanks to an injection of £6.1

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Coming into force on April 1st 2022, the tax increases costs for packaging companies who fail to use recycled materials by 20 to 40 percent. “If we’re to stem the tide of plastic pollution, we have to stop the amount of virgin plastic which is being produced.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2020

If you decide to gift the Bamboo Compression Socks to the desk jockey, road warrior or respected elder, know the company responsibly packages shipments with recyclable paper. Bamboo Compression Socks offer support via natural and recycled materials. All opinions on the products and company are the author’s own.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Here’s how Tetra Pak plans to improve circularity of its packaging If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. Our packages offer a lower carbon footprint when compared to other alternatives.”

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

That’s because the beauty industry generates up to 120 billion units of plastics packaging per year contributing to the loss of 18 million acres of forest annually. MINIMIZING PACKAGING WASTE. Assessing packaging may be the most obvious place to start. Beauty is an industry that gets a bad rap when it comes to sustainability.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Having been crowned the most polluting brand in the world for two years running by the Break Free from Plastic campaign in its global audit of plastic waste, the firm also last year revealed it produces three million tonnes of plastic packaging a year, or the equivalent of 200,000 bottles a minute.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Other contestants in the same category included: • Klockner Pentaplast’s kp Zapora® technology, created with a vision to satisfy market demand for more sustainable packaging in mono PET. PLASTIX AS with CIRCULAR ROPES, a product made from 97- 98 % recycled content to make the next generation ropes.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

The successful application means the plastic recycling facility will be operational in Summer 2022 at Peel NRE’s 54-hectare strategic energy and resource hub, Protos, near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Some manufacturers have gone further, pledging to include up to 50% recycled material in their packaging under the UK Plastics Pact.

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Greenability Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

When you recycle disposable razors, blade cartridge units and razor plastic packaging, TerraCycle will help build a playground from recycled materials for a military medical center. It will be awarded to a local Fisher House Foundation location for military children. The challenge deadline is August 31.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

Reduce your packaging. According to a Reuters special report, with the increase of home delivery, online shopping, and takeaway food delivery since the pandemic started, we’ve generated more waste from plastic packaging than ever before. Use this as your opportunity to make your packaging more eco-friendly.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

Separated recyclable materials at a facility in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The study said the introduction of mandatory MWS would also help to ensure that plastic and paper packaging recycling targets for 2030 will be consistently met, and contribute between 2.9

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

He was also a Committee Member on Defra’s Advisory Committee on Packaging. Joseph Doherty of Re-Gen Waste welcomes the consultation on the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN). The primary purpose of the Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) should be to provide evidence of recycling and monitor progress towards meeting targets.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2020

grant from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has been awarded to three firms for an ambitious chemical recycling project that aims to make hard-to-recycle plastic packaging recyclable. UKRI funding for this ground-breaking joint project helps speed up the development of chemical recycling.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As part of the program, the home furnishings company, widely known for its flat-pack packaging and ready-to-assemble furniture, will be taking back a range of IKEA products: bookcases and shelf units; small tables; chairs and stools without upholstery; and chests of drawers. "I But getting there is a long journey.".

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Supporting Business in the Race to Create the World’s Most Sustainable Package Fossil-based plastic production is still growing exponentially. Only 9% of all plastic is recycled and it can take hundreds of years to degrade. Recycling is critical, but the world cannot rely on that alone.

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