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This acquisition could help make sustainable packaging the normĀ 

GreenBiz

This acquisition could help make sustainable packaging the norm . Petersburg, Florida, a manufacturing giant is strategizing on design, development and packaging services for the likes of Apple, Cisco Systems and HP Inc. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 01/29/2021 - 00:30. Across the U.S. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Are businesses ready for the plastic packaging tax?

Envirotec Magazine

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. However, challenges remain.

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Rocket Industrial: A Packaging Distribution Company Tackling Our Global Waste Crisis

Green Business Bureau

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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The future is climate-friendly software

GreenBiz

Theyā€™re also essential to our ever-connected world, and their energy demands are huge and expected to grow. In 2018, research suggests data centers were responsible for about the same amount of carbon emissions as aviation. Between 2010 and 2018, computing output jumped sixfold ā€” but energy consumption rose only 6 percent.

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Start-up provides digital platform for plastic recyclate trading

Envirotec Magazine

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. Brands and converters can specify their procurement needs in order to secure materials and give important signals to the recycling industry where exactly demand is heading and what quantities are needed.

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Jamaica reaches 75% smart meter coverage

Smart Energy International

Under a 2018 agreement, Itron was contracted to extend the existing Gen 5 network to support the full 670,000 smart meter deployment, while the smart meters were being provided by Aclara. Other parishes on this eastern side of the island, including Portland and southern sections of Kingston and St. Have you read?

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5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021

GreenBiz

5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. Thatā€™s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. Meg Wilcox. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 01:15. Weā€™re booming." .

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