Business Green

JANUARY 22, 2021

In addition to its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by the end of 2022, Seedlip has announced it aim to become a B Corporation by the end of this year, a mission that will require the company to demonstrate high standards of social and environmental performance across its supply chain, input materials, and charitable activities.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

The government's proposals for a sweeping new plastics tax were placed under renewed scrutiny last week, with companies working to develop sustainable packaging alternatives warning that the tax risked penalising their efforts to stem the rising tide of plastic pollution.

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Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as promising as chemical recycling and next-generation plastics may sound, experts also say some of the most realistic solutions to plastic pollution involve eliminating it from packaging as much as possible. Should packaging all be the same color of plastic to avoid dye-based contamination in recycling processes?

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Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Forty-five per cent of Americans want to be viewed as eco-friendly consumers, according to the results in September of an unpublished 2022 Eco Pulse study from Shelton Group. "In Degradable / Biodegradable. Will the product and its package break down completely and 'return to nature' within a year? Made with renewable materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Other recommendations included: Harnessing tax systems to promote sustainable decisions and create a ‘demand’ pull for sustainable options.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By 2022, the EU had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 34% compared to 1990 levels, with an increase in GDP of 54%. Decarbonizing packaging Since the 1950s, the world has produced over 9 billion tons (bt) of plastics. Of these plastics, around 36% are used in packaging. In 2022 that grew to €426 million.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biodegradable vs compostable: Addressing the confusion. Biodegradable vs compostable: Which material would you choose ? For instance, investments in bioplastic manufacturing have increased by 42% between 2021 and 2022, reaching $500 million. As such, this Green Business Bureau article defines biodegradable and compostable.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

H]ome composting is not at present a viable, effective, or environmentally beneficial waste processing method for compostable or biodegradable plastics in the U.K.,” People are largely enthusiastic about buying compostable and biodegradable plastics, the study found, although there is much confusion over these products’ labeling.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2021

As you plan for events of the new year, Blue Sky’s got you covered with a 2022 planner that’s not only comprehensive in its format, but environmentally-friendly too. Each planner is artistically designed with soy-based inks that avoid harsh chemicals and can be safely biodegraded without harm to the soil. This planner is much more.

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2021

We want to help our customers live their lives with less plastic," said Natasha Cook, packaging manager at Morrisons. Morrisons has committed to halving its own-brand primary plastic packaging by 2025 and claims to have removed 9,000 tonnes of unnecessary or problematic plastic over the last 12 months alone.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 17, 2022

In 2022, 48% of all new coffee products carried an ethical or environmental claim – which is close to double the number from almost a decade ago (2012). A sustainable coffee shop needs to take accountability for their plastic waste, by reducing packaging and seeking alternative materials. for a greener product.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 15, 2021

According to the government, the plan will be aimed at banning single-use plastics on beaches, ending expanded polystyrene packaging and introducing microplastic filters for washing machines. Perhaps the most surprising aspect of the plan is that the government intends to bring biodegradable plastic to an end.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In other packaging news, packaging provider Stora Enso and leading European takeaway salad bar company today announced the introduction of renewable formed fiber lids to replace single-use plastics in take-away packaging. Tetra Pak has also been independently verified as a better sustainable packaging option.

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The average price of fossil fuel energy – oil, natural gas, and coal – has increased since 1976 , with a very recent surge in gasoline prices hitting record highs in 2022. On top of this, 54% of consumers want schemes to remove plastic and packaging from the products they buy. ” – Target CEO Brian Cornell.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 28, 2021

Use eco-friendly packaging. They are constantly seeking ways to expand as a sustainable brand and are developing a line to be released in Summer 2022 made completely from recycled yarn. Use biodegradable, nontoxic detergent that will not pollute the waterways. Hold trainings on ways to reduce mistakes and fabric waste.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

The company also snagged a partnership with Shopify, which has agreed to purchase all the negative emissions produced from Planetary Hydrogen’s pilot plant, set to come online in 2022. As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks. Myisha Majumder.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Fundamentals of Circular Packaging (Workshop): An increase in consumer awareness, corporate engagement and regulatory action has led more companies to set ambitious goals to reduce and reimagine their use of plastics and packaging.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

The company also snagged a partnership with Shopify, which has agreed to purchase all the negative emissions produced from Planetary Hydrogen’s pilot plant, set to come online in 2022. As COVID came to dominate 2020, she helped donate more than 600,000 meals and 100,000 pounds of packaging to food banks.

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