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PepsiCo Europe pledges to end use of virgin plastic for crisp packaging by 2030

Business Green

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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Collection of currently overlooked plastic waste could be a cost winner, suggests study

Envirotec Magazine

Propylene or polyethene pellets in a waste plastic recycling machine. These materials are often used to package fruit and vegetables but are also very common in industrial applications. Non-household end-use plastic waste is generated by ‘end-users’ from commercial activities (e.g., industrial activities (e.g.,

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Walkers takes bite out of plastics with £14m packaging overhaul

Business Green

Crisp brand to drive down virgin plastic use with clutch of packaging design innovations. Walkers is to invest £14m in packaging designs it claims will cut 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain each year, the crisp brand announced last week.

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Suntory targets '100 per cent sustainable' plastic packaging across Europe by 2030

Business Green

Firm behind brands such as Lucozade and Orangina aims to eradicate virgin plastic from its products by 2030, shifting instead to recycled or plant-based alternatives.

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Consumer goods giants team up to signal demand for chemically recycled plastic

Business Green

Chemically-recycled plastic could be in high demand by the end of this decade, major companies predict. A dozen of the world's largest consumer goods companies, including Mars, PepsiCo, Unilever, and Danone, have joined forces to signal that there is significant and growing demand for chemically recycled plastic from corporates across Europe.

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Gillette sharpens its sustainability efforts as consumers call for greener packaging

Business Green

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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Plastic recycling innovator Mura secures 'multi-million dollar' Dow investment

Business Green

UK-based Mura Technology announces major backing from global chemicals giant to help it develop host of innovative US and European plastic recycling facilities. We are excited to move forward with the creation of a series of financeable HydroPRS plants in Europe and the US that will accelerate a circular plastics economy," he said.