Business Green
APRIL 7, 2022
Consumer goods giants continue to face growing scrutiny over their reliance on plastics in their packaging, with fresh research published yesterday having found microplastics in products manufactured by almost 90 per cent of the top-selling cosmetics brands.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 23, 2023
European legislative bodies have mobilized themselves en masse since March 2022, which is when several proposals aimed at product sustainability saw the light of day, most notably a circular economy business model. Traceability systems are to be in place to enable tracking all procedures leading from raw materials to the finished product.
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Grist
JANUARY 31, 2022
The nanoparticles are smaller and more toxic than microplastics, which have already been found across the globe, but the impact of both on people’s health is unknown. People are known to inadvertently eat and breathe microplastics and another recent study found that the particles cause damage to human cells.
Grist
MARCH 22, 2024
They were recently found in samples of plastic food packaging from around the world, and a study published last month linked them to 20 percent the United States’ preterm births. According to one 2022 study , more than 1,000 chemicals — including many EDCs — commonly used in packaging like takeout containers can migrate into food.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 13, 2022
The survey showed over a third of smokers (34%) believe it takes less than a year for a cigarette butt to decompose but the truth is it doesn’t ever decompose and can take up to 10 years to start breaking down into microplastics. Environment Bill, would require the tobacco industry to pay the full disposal costs of tobacco waste products.
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.
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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