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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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Biffa fast tracks £1bn green investment push

Business Green

Leading waste management company announces it is well ahead of schedule to meet £1.25bn green infrastructure investment goal. The waste industry plays a critical role in shaping a better future for our communities and the environment.

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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. This incident was the catalyst for Aziz to find a solution to this all too common problem.

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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.

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Bill McDonough at 70: A look back … and ahead

GreenBiz

McDonough: When we set up the circular economy, the first version for the 12th five-year plan, which came along later, it was interpreted really as "Please recycle." And even watching the Chinese put up the green fence on our recycling, they said, "We are just going to have to say no to all of this because they are sending us the worst of it."

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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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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.