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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic

Envirotec Magazine

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. ” The company says it is already in talks with major consumer brands, retailers and food packaging suppliers.

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Extra 823 million plastic bottles will be produced under proposed DRS, warns aluminium packaging recycling group

Envirotec Magazine

· Aluminium packaging recycling body urges caution to avoid unintended consequences of a DRS. · As part of research released on 5 November by Alupro, the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation, 2,000 UK adults[ii] were asked to imagine there was a 20p deposit on every can or bottle of any size, as proposed in Scotland.

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Oxis Energy’s ultralight Li-sulfur batteries are aimed at aviation

Charged

Oxfordshire-based Oxis Energy has been working on lithium-sulfur battery technology since 2004 ( Charged has reported on the company several times over the years). Oxis packages the cathode, anode, separator and electrolyte into pouch cells, which are connected both in series and in parallel to form a 20-amp-hour, 2.15-volt

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Going green dramatically benefits businesses - it should be central to their coronavirus recovery strategy

Business Green

Frugalpac, a UK-based company that makes paper-based packaging for liquids that cut carbon footprints, received £2m investment during the pandemic - a time when most other companies were struggling for finance. This is reflected by the tenfold increase in global sustainability investment to $30.7tr by April 2019 since 2004.

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Sustainable Facilities Forum 2023 Leadership Award Winners

Green Technology

Ferguson continues to implement new packaging solutions and shipping techniques within their operations by improving packaging efficiency rates resulting in reduced expenses associated with replacing and shipping products. In 2004, Jeff co-founded the Center for Cities & Schools (CC+S) at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Ask a Climate Innovator?—?Haley Marie Keith, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at MITO…

Clean Energy Trust

The trucks could haul packaged consumable goods in reusable or biodegradable packaging and we could see a truly sustainable supply chain?—?all And for our latest product made from the bio-material corn starch, we see the largest impact in recycled plastics and packaging. all by empowering a material evolution.

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Cook Islands UN Negotiator Paid $700k by Shipping Industry Lobby Group

DeSmogBlog

However, it struggled to gain enough support for a number of years, with New Zealand making a plea in 2004 for IMO members to support its application in an attempt to accelerate the process. As a non-UN member, the Cook Islands first applied to join the IMO in 1999, when the body’s executive body recommended its membership bid.