Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry. 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.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Tue, 05/05/2020 - 11:33. Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent brand first introduced in January 2019 its "Eco-Box," which has been compared to a wine box because of its design made from paperboard with a tap for dispensing, in an effort to reduce the plastic in its packaging.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Despite record oil price fluctuations, circular plastic strategies prevail. Thu, 08/27/2020 - 01:45. And when crude oil prices fell into negative territory in April, the recycled plastic industry experienced a reckoning. What we’ve seen as a packaging company is it’s not really an either/or," she said.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Equal Recycling Access. communities and industry partners collaborate to ensure access to recycling? While most Americans would agree that recycling is important, access to recycling bins, store drop-off options and other facilities can vary greatly depending on your location. Thu, 09/10/2020 - 19:36. How can U.S.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Gillette plans to shave use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 02:17. P&G Corporate, Gillette's parent company, doesn't release numbers about how much waste is reused, recycled or incinerated across its brands. Reduce absolute virgin plastic by 50 percent. Use 100 percent recyclable packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 01:00. Also, we helped design clothes with natural and monofibers that are recyclable. Our recycling partnerships are local here in the U.S. Holly Secon. and help to keep our clothes out of landfills.". Infinity Goods.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. Immo Sander, Head of Packaging Development, Werner & Mertz. Karl Edsjö, Director Environmental & European Affairs at Electrolux.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. Wed, 06/17/2020 - 02:00. More precautions have meant more PPE, which usually has come in contact with biological matter that causes management challenges for recycling facilities. The packaging conundrum. Heather Clancy. In the U.S.,

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. Researchers from a dozen universities around the world found that, for every 1 percent increase in the amount of plastic a company uses, there is an associated 1 percent increase in its contribution to global plastic litter.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Tesco has launched a new system that allows its customers to buy a wide range of food, drink, household and beauty products in reusable and durable packaging. Customers wishing to opt for reusable packaging simply visit the Loop fixture in the store and add the products they want into their trolley as a part of their shop.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

How should diverse corporate stakeholders —such as brands and packaging producers — help shape the U.S. policy landscape around plastics, recycling and solid waste management? The steady growth of public attention around plastics and packaging has led to a revitalized policy focus in the U.S. Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

How should diverse corporate stakeholders — such as brands and packaging producers — help shape the U.S. policy landscape around plastics, recycling and solid waste management? The steady growth of public attention around plastics and packaging has led to a revitalized policy focus in the U.S. Dylan de Thomas, TRP.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Tue, 09/22/2020 - 01:00. I hope you’ve downloaded our latest free report, "Engaging Middle America in Recycling Solutions.". We also wanted to understand what could keep them engaged once they understood that they need to do things better or differently to ensure everything they chuck in the bin actually gets recycled.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

Retailer targets bread bags, crisp packets, cling film, and food pouches with aim to recycle 1,000 tonnes of soft plastics a year. The firm said it aimed to enable customers to return all their previously unrecycled soft plastic, regardless of where they purchased it.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. It's time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain. 7 tips for companies developing reusable packaging. Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Heather Clancy.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Supermarket claims to have met its pledge to remove one billion pieces of plastic, working with suppliers to remove unnecessary and excessive packaging of products. Our work to remove, reduce, reuse and recycle will continue into 2021. There is no place for unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging in our business.".

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There are no 'silver bullet' solutions to plastics. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:30. Bacardi is calling its initiative "a silver bullet in the fight against plastic pollution.". It’s also worth noting that plastic makes up less than 1 percent of Bacardi’s packaging.) Plastic Waste. Lauren Phipps. Circular Economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

A new study will examine the feasibility of advancing fully circular value chains in Nigeria, to help close the loop on plastics waste. The work is being undertaken by an ongoing partnership between chemicals firm Dow and Empower, a Norwegian circular platform company which uses blockchain technology to track plastics waste.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis. Last year, Lidl's total plastic packaging footprint stood at just over 60,000 tonnes, the figures show. Our message is clear.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The graph below shows the amount of packaging placed on the UK market reported by registered packaging producers since the early days of the packaging waste regulation. Figure 1: Packaging placed on the market. The government has decided to keep packaging waste recycling targets for 2023 at the same level as 2022.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

Project to create recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots will help put 22 tonnes of plastic back into the circular economy. Fully recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots will soon hit shelves as part of a pioneering trial by the food giant and supermarket Tesco designed to make it easier to process previously hard to recycling plastics.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

When dealing with the life cycle of plastic, hundreds of solutions await, from alternative bioplastics that might be able to degrade themselves through the magic of fungus, to complex chemical recycling that can break plastics down to become other petroleum products or to be rebuilt good as new.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

UK chemicals firm INEOS announces it has made progress incorporating recycled plastics into more challenging applications, as Coca-Cola launches two new recycled plastics commitments in Europe. Saica are experts in recycling post-consumer plastic film.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

Today we celebrate Global Recycling Day, March 18th. But it is also a significant moment for us at Dow, as a plastics manufacturer, to reflect on what recycling means for us and our future. We need to radically redesign how we make plastic. It is a day for the world to come together and put the planet first.

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Business Green

JANUARY 30, 2023

Over 6,500 Maldon households are now able to take part in the Flexible Plastics Fund's (FPF) 'FlexCollect' trial, makes flexible plastic a part of the normal fortnightly recycling collections for the town.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

New ban on single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and some types of polystyrene cups and food containers to come into effect from October . billion items of single-use cutlery - most of which are plastic - and 721 million single-use plates per year, but only 10 per cent are recycled.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

More than half of consumers told researchers that recyclable packaging is among the most important factors when deciding to buy a bathroom product. Razor giant Gillette has sharpened its approach to sustainability with the launch of new product packaging that uses fully recyclable packaging. million water bottles.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2020

Both Evian and Volvic also set to become 'carbon neutral' in the UK in 2020, claims the French food and drinks giant. The move would push up the recycled plastic content across the entire UK Evian range to 70 per cent, the firm said.

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2022

A three-year pilot to understand how to incorporate flexible plastics - used in the packaging of many consumer goods into household recycling services has been launched this week by an industry-led consortium, ahead of the government's goal to introduce consistent nationwide recycling collections across the UK from 2027.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2023

Separated recyclable materials at a facility in Ostrava, Czech Republic. MWS is an effective method for ensuring that energy-intensive materials are not lost to landfill and energy recovery but can instead be recycled, said the study, which was carried out by Eunomia Research and Consulting and published by Reloop and Zero Waste Europe.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The Coca-Cola Company has today unveiled a new reusable packaging target, announcing that it is aiming for at last a quarter of all beverages sold across its portfolio of brands to be sold in refillable and returnable bottles or refillable containers by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

This Global Recycling Day (18 March), Robert Lockyer, CEO and founder of Delta Global, a sustainable packaging solutions provider for luxury fashion brands, discusses some of the ways in which he believes the industry is making great headway in terms of recyclability, as well as where more can still be done. Product innovations.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

Tue, 08/18/2020 - 02:00. The beauty industry has a plastic waste problem. which recently announced its 10-year Vision 2030 sustainability plan, is prioritizing initiatives including habitat protection and reimagining its packaging. We know the packaging in beauty is a challenge," said Dave Kimball, president of Ulta Beauty.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Coca-Cola's sustainability director for Europe Therese Noordlander talks to BusinessGreen about the drinks giant's mission to drive down emissions and ramp up its recycling efforts. As the world's largest drinks producer, the Coca-Cola Company's decarbonisation and sustainability efforts have to be supersized.

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Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

But national recycling rate remains well short of 50 per cent goal, as sluggish progress that dominated the past decade continues. But Camilla Zerr, plastic campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said today's statistics showed the government was "failing to get to grips with the waste crisis". per cent during the 2019 calendar year.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

How BASF’s reciChain aims to improve traceability of recycled plastics The vision for BASF’s reciChain project is to take circularity into the real world by increasing traceability of recycled plastics. The company created a plastic additive that enables the traceability.

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