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How can governments turn the tide of plastic pollution post-pandemic?

Business Green

As economies emerge from Covid-19, it is crucial governments set their sights on rapid action to curb plastic pollution worldwide, a new UNEP and WRI report implores. By July 2018, at least 127 countries had adopted some form of legislation regulating plastics, it adds.

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Global resolution could transform the investment case for circular plastics

Business Green

The wheels are in motion for a global treaty on plastic pollution – what should financial institutions be doing to seize the opportunity from the changes that will come? asks Kristin Hughes, director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum. per cent in 2002, when the project started, to 56 per cent in 2018.

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Fashion's latest trend? Why H&M, other big brands are investing in garment recycling

Business Green

These skyrocketing emissions are compounded by the fact that the fashion industry has dramatically low rates of recycling, which creates a dependence on virgin materials. The mechanical recycling processes of which Cline speaks degrade fiber quality, resulting in lower-value end uses or the need to mix recycled fibers with virgin ones.

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Freshorize – Flying Towards Sustainability

Green Business Bureau

Freshorize was founded in 2002 by self-made-entrepreneur Aziz Patel. Along the way, they transitioned from plastic PVC bottles to PET bottles , and they offer refillable bottles for reducing waste. Initiatives underway include the use of recycled plastic for their PET bottles and the release of a plant-based soap, currently in testing.

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Biffa fast tracks £1bn green investment push

Business Green

As such the Group has doubled its plastics recycling capacity this year to more than 120,000 tonnes at its facilities in the north east, and bolstered its position in the surplus waste reduction sector through the acquisition of Company Shop Group and further acquisitions to expand its low carbon collections service.

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How Shell Is Selling the Petrochemical Buildout as ‘Sustainable’

DeSmogBlog

This reporting was made possible in part due to a media briefing sponsored by Beyond Plastics, Inclusive Louisiana, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and The Descendants Project, which included local meals in Louisiana. Shell agreed to fund their relocation in 2002 — but Hawkins’ family was one of the few who decided to stay. Shell Norco.

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Eco-Friendly Cameras: Best Options For Purchasing And Renting New And Used Equipment

Green Business Bureau

To minimize environmental impact and landfill waste, sustainable camera manufacturers incorporate recycled content into their products – precious metal compounds and plastics sourced from discarded CDs, water bottles, personal computers, etc. is an American technology company founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman. GoPro, Inc.