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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. million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale. “If we’re to stem the tide of plastic pollution, we have to stop the amount of virgin plastic which is being produced.

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Are businesses ready for the plastic packaging tax?

Envirotec Magazine

Sitting alongside the Government’s Resources and Waste Strategy, in 2018 the Treasury first announced the tax on plastics and in April 2022 the Plastic Packaging Tax will be introduced in the UK. Helen Bird, Strategic Technical Manager – Plastics, WRAP. However, challenges remain.

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Is carbon offsetting enough?

Envirotec Magazine

However, the polymers only significantly weaken upon the third or fourth time recycling, at which point they are then disposed of. Despite the hesitancy, there is still a demand for recycled polymers such as rPET from some engineers. tonnes of CO2 per tonne of steel produced, which means that recycling materials is not enough.

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

Green Business Bureau

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. Whether that’s by recycling materials used, substituting products, or minimizing labor. In 2018, the U.S.A.

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Vegan, natural soaps include limited-edition art prints by female artists

AGreenLiving

Her idea for the Berlin-based company came to life in 2018, after she made the concrete decision to live and create in alignment with her values. Art Bar soaps are packed in recyclable or recycled materials to support the climate and replace plastic packaging.

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AI-powered recycling startup raises £1.65m to solve material sorting gap

Envirotec Magazine

Governments are increasing pressure to reduce reliance on single-use materials and increase recycled content. However, the waste industry is struggling to meet this demand because of the complexity behind sorting recycled materials such as plastic, compounding a missed $133 billion opportunity.

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Why government action is vital to help Volvo Cars become part of the solution to climate change

Business Green

However, as our CEO, Håkan Samuelsson, said at the time, we believe that this strategy is the right one, not least as consumer demand for electric vehicles will only increase. Even now, this sales ambition is a pretty bold statement from an established automotive manufacturer. million tonnes annually from 2025.