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'The world is moving on': Coca-Cola's Therese Noorlander on plastic, packaging, and youth activism

Business Green

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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Flat-lining: Policy review highlights England's mixed progress on waste reduction

Business Green

The assessment, published last week, reveals that the volume of waste produced in England remained largely the same in the five years since the government introduced its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme policy, with overall waste in England at the close of 2017 "at similar levels" to those five years earlier.

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Why is England's progress on waste reduction flat-lining?

Business Green

The assessment, published last week, reveals that the volume of waste produced in England remained largely the same in the five years since the government introduced its 2013 Waste Prevention Programme policy, with overall waste in England at the close of 2017 "at similar levels" to those five years earlier.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

H&M seeks by 2030 to become fully circular, eliminating waste and adopting sustainable and recycled materials , and has partnered with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2018. Most of Mattel’s paper-based packaging is Forest Stewardship Council-certified. The toymaker seeks to cut normalized carbon emissions in half by 2028.

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'Opportunity to reset': How MPs are urging the Treasury to use tax policy to drive green recovery

Business Green

The EAC also reiterates calls for an overhaul and extension for the troubled Green Homes Grant programme , following weeks of negative headlines arising from administrative problems with the scheme and confirmation from the government last week that it is withdrawing over £1bn from the initial budget of the stimulus package.

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How to Handle the Waste We Produce

Unsustainable

According to Chapter 15 of the in 2017 published book Sustainable Asia , Sustainable Societies and Municipal Solid Waste in Southeast Asia by C. disposal fees) instead of on re-use and recycling of materials. million tons), 67 million tons were recycled and 27 million tons composted. million tons per year.

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The plastics crisis: Are we investing in the right solutions?

Business Green

Analysis by the Container Recycling Institute suggests that over a billion people will live in jurisdictions with a DRS in place by 2030 - up from 300 million in 2017. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation , this represents an opportunity worth $10bn if 20 per cent of single-use plastics are replaced with refillable alternatives.