Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 8, 2021

PET plastic bottles collected at a recycling plant. Specialist PET (polyethylene terephthalate) recycler Enviroo has had its planning application approved for its first plastic recycling facility in the UK. million tonnes of plastic waste created in the UK annually. This technology is able to re-use 100% of the PET it takes in.

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Business Green

JANUARY 24, 2022

Company announces goal to ensure Walkers, Doritos, and Lay's crisps use recycled or renewable plastic packaging by end of the decade. PepsiCo Europe has today announced a new ambition to replace all virgin plastics used in its crisp and chip bags with 100 per cent recycled or renewable plastic by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

There is a bottleneck in the UK’s recycling infrastructure for plastic recycling, according to the latest report from plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP. The 2022 UK Plastic Packaging Sorting & Reprocessing Infrastructure report found a shortfall in the required capacity at reprocessing facilities.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2021

UK-based cereals company is set to reach 100 per cent recyclable packaging well ahead of 2025 deadline. The parent company behind Weetabix has announced that 99 per cent of its packaging will be widely recyclable by next summer, while it works towards reaching a 100 per cent target ahead of the 2025 deadline proposed by the UK Plastics Pact.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

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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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Avonmouth plant, which officially opens on 3rd March 2022, will be the UK’s largest multi-polymer facility. The infeed material at Avonmouth comprises UK-sourced post-consumer packaging. Viridor has also chosen to invest in a new AUTOSORT® FLAKE unit at its 10,000tpa Skelmersdale polymer recycling and reprocessing facility.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2021

From packaging to supply chains to recycling behaviours - staying environmentally ethical can, at times, feel like a full-time endeavour. Investment into sustainable materials and circular supply chains plays well with future-facing consumers.

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Avonmouth facility capable of processing 80,000 tonnes of plastic every year while generating electricity from 320,000 tonnes of waste. Co-locating two such facilities in the same building marks a UK-first, and will help to drive up the amount of plastics recycled at the plant, according to the waste and recycling firm.

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Climate Tech VC

JANUARY 5, 2024

We've been meticulously tracking climate tech investment, deal by deal, since the term ‘climate tech’ emerged. In 2023, a challenging macro environment marked by higher interest rates and a cautious private investment market raised the hurdles for deployment.

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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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Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. In a 2022 paper published in Nature Scientific Reports , Ciniro Costa, Jr.,

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Experts have collaborated on a series of recommendations which calls on Government to take the initiative on finding solutions to the plastics problem. Speaking at the launch, Baroness Meacher said: “Plastics are an important resource that we cannot simply dispense with, but we must address the effects of plastic pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The survey was conducted by Sapio Research, on behalf of Celebration Packaging. Our survey has found that the vast majority of consumers (80%) are not familiar with forever chemicals and the term PFAS,” says Celebration Packaging Managing Director Nick Burton.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

Mura Technology, a UK-based technology firm, has announced that construction has started on the world’s first commercial-scale plant to use its ground-breaking “hydrothermal” process, which is said to be able to recycle all forms of plastic waste and could provide the raw ingredients for a sustainable circular plastic economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

We need consumers to bring vapes and batteries back to designated return points so they can be safely treated and recycled to preserve the valuable lithium and plastic for new items. To increase this, we need to build a stronger policy and legislation position to encourage eco design and new recycling investment – and fast.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The extension will see $6 million more invested through 2026, initially in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Guatemala. A big focus of the Sustainable from the Start program is reducing GHG emissions, sure, but also things like discouraging the use of non-recyclable packaging, because that's really important.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

The maker of KitchenAid, Maytag, and Brastemp products announced earlier this week it would reduce its direct emissions to net zero by switching its global plants and buildings to renewable energy, investing in energy efficiency improvements, and purchasing carbon offsets.

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Andrew Winston

JANUARY 5, 2022

Here are the 6 big themes I drew from the last year, and 6 things to look out for in 2022]. I’ve tried here to touch on big themes and stories from 2021 that seem more lasting, and offer some thoughts on what to look out for in 2022. trillion to invest in climate action (clean technologies) and sustainable development (e.g.,

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

Research agency unveils winners of sustainable packaging competition, which it says aim to 'alter the UK's relationship with plastic'. A flurry of green packaging innovations and plastic waste management projects have won a share of £30m from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

An ecological alternative to plastic? Also known for its medical applications, bioplastic is also ideal for, e.g., the manufacture of various compostable packaging applications and 3D-printing filaments. The pilot plant will be built during 2021-2022. The pilot plant project is FF-Future’s first major investment.

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Business Green

MARCH 12, 2020

Roadbuilding bonanza - A major £27bn investment in roadbuilding between 2020 and 2025 was announced, in what Sunak dubbed "the largest ever investment in England's strategic roads". The government may argue new roads are needed for the planned all-electric UK fleet, but green groups were still furious at the move.

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Business Green

MARCH 11, 2020

Central to the new plans was a commitment to "increase taxes on pollution", which will see the government raise the Climate Change Levy (CCL) on gas for businesses in a bid to encourage investments in energy efficiency and green heat technologies.

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Business Green

JULY 5, 2021

Schemes that do not meet adhere to reporting on the threats posed to their investments in line with the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations can expect to be levied a minimum mandatory fine of at least £2,500, but potentially rising to as high as £50,000 for corporate bodies, TPR indicated yesterday.

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2023

Industry Voice: Dow's sustainability director Jihane Ball argues the case for a flexible and ambitious UN treaty to tackle plastic pollution worldwide I've worked across many roles over the last 17 years with the materials science company Dow. What is the global plastic pollution treaty and why is it important?

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Climate Tech VC

JUNE 30, 2023

Investors spent a lot of money in 2021 and 2022. In fact, late-stage and growth investments in climate tech saw a greater dropoff than the market as a whole, potentially exacerbated by the relative capital-intensity of the physical asset climate tech businesses. Quarterly investment totals dropped to $6.6B

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Business Green

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Some 70 per cent of SMBs in the EU are willing to become more environmentally-friendly, according to 2022 research by Ipsos Public Affairs, commissioned by Meta. Others have invested in green shipping: The co-founder of Glasgow-based gourmet honey brand BeeHype, Stela Aleksieva, uses paper packaging over cheaper bubble wrap. "We

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Europe Sustainability Africa Plastics 36

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In 2022, we expect more utilities will likely get onboard and firm up commitments and strategies. As more eco-invested consumers choose green power, it increases the demand for renewable energy sources. To influence a sustainable supply chain, Cisco has intentionally changed its approach.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5

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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 Will the product and its package break down completely and 'return to nature' within a year? If not, the FTC says to leave this term off the package.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Plastic waste in particular is a huge source of concern across the continent. This issue will move further into the spotlight over the coming weeks, as world leaders gather in Nairobi to develop a legally binding agreement on plastic pollution. We believe that accelerating plastic circularity will be a key part of the solution.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

McDonald’s is at the forefront of a campaign against new laws to reduce packaging waste in the EU, in what has been described by some insiders as the largest-scale lobbying effort they have ever witnessed in the European Parliament. The call follows mounting pressure from industry over the past year.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2023

Activists fighting deforestation in Indonesia have spoken out against calls from the packaging and fast food industry for paper-based packaging to be recognised as sustainable in EU law. The European Commission launched its Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations in November 2022.

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Business Green

APRIL 23, 2020

The UN and the COP26 co-hosts were to the fore today , lending their voices to the growing chorus demanding governments deliver explicitly green recovery packages. Fisher-Price embraces bio-based plastic toys. Google details greener data centre breakthrough. Our materials goal is just the beginning.

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Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

CEO insists climate crisis demands more ambitious targets, as he earmarks £1bn of investment to help the supermarket help hit net zero 10 years ahead of the government target. Driving down the remaining 60 per cent of emissions will come down to how well Sainsbury's collaborates and invests in emerging technologies.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2021

Dow's Marco ten Bruggencate provides a glimpse into its new partnership with Mura Technology though which it is developing a new advanced recycling solution for plastics. Only nine per cent of plastic ever made has been recycled globally, and almost 80 per cent of plastic ends up in landfill or our environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

Packaging innovation could pave the way to making reuse the everyday choice of consumers in UK supermarkets, according to a report released on 16 June. Lack of consumer readiness is often cited as the reason for low investment in circular systems at scale. Consumers are unwilling to compromise on price.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

A new partnership between UK Recycling Technologies and leading polystyrene manufacturer is set to see the difficult to dispose plastic made recyclable. The move is part of a wider crackdown on plastic waste that is set to see manufacturers face new taxes for plastic materials that do not feature a minimum level of recycled material.

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