Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

z International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever announce plans to finance and launch £1m Flexible Plastic Fund. Manufacturers, retailers and recyclers urged to join the collaboration. Fund designed to drive progress towards household collection of flexible plastic for recycling.

Retail 147

Retail Plastics Recycling Recycling 147

Business Green

OCTOBER 5, 2022

UK-based Mura Technology announces major backing from global chemicals giant to help it develop host of innovative US and European plastic recycling facilities. A spokesperson for Mura Technology said Dow's latest backing announced today amounted to a "multi-million-dollar" investment, but would not disclose the precise sum.

Plastics 68

Plastics Recycling Recycling Innovation 68

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

With less than a year to go until the Plastic Packaging Tax is introduced in the UK, a study by Veolia appears to show that 83% of businesses asked were NOT aware of the tax. The Plastic Packaging Tax is Government policy aiming to directly increase plastic recycling in the UK and cut carbon emissions.

Packaging 130

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 130

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 6, 2024

Last week at the New York State Capitol, more than 300 advocates joined lawmakers for a rally to urge the passage of a landmark waste reduction bill that proponents say is the best piece of legislation in the country aimed at lessening plastic trash. Thankfully they have not succeeded so far.”

Plastics 93

Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 93

Business Green

JULY 24, 2022

Firms behind major recycling plant on Teesside announce major expansion of partnership. Advanced plastic recycling firm Mura and leading chemicals giant Dow have announced they plan to work together to construct multiple large-scale recycling facilities in the US and Europe.

Plastics 82

Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 82

Business Green

MAY 30, 2022

The manufacturer of soft drinks including Lucozade and Ribena is planning to use 100 per cent recycled plastic in the production of its 500ml bottles in Great Britain and Ireland by the end of the year, but it has also sent a warning to the industry that it faces ongoing shortages of recycled PET (rPET).

Plastics 79

Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 79

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Essex-based waste management and recycling solutions provider, Green Recycling, has achieved its goal of becoming the UK’s first picker-less C&I MRF with the help of a sensor-based sorting system able to identify the weight and quantity of plastics, one of a number of features enabled by AI.

Recycling 263

Recycling Recycling Plastics Waste 263

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 31, 2020

Sorting technologies manufacturer TOMRA Recycling considers the limitations of existing sorting methods and explores the issues facing European scrap metal processors and aluminium producers investing in equipment to sort their own scrap material.

Recycling 130

Recycling Recycling Plastics Europe 130

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging, from CEFLEX (a consortium of European firms working on flexible packaging recycling) and its stakeholders, appears to demonstrate the viability of high value applications for recycled polymers from a mechanical recycling process.

Packaging 130

Packaging Recycling Recycling Plastics 130

Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Plastics recycling, especially for mixed and contaminated plastics, remains a major pollution concern. When Ian Bishop and Ron Presswood first brought their idea for a recycling process that would create carbon and hydrogen to a professor at a Tier One University, they were told it was scientifically impossible.

Recycling 104

Recycling Recycling Hydrogen Carbon-neutral 104

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Simpler Recycling initiative brings clarity on what kinds of waste will be collected and how often (image credit: Peter_Fleming / Shutterstock.com). The Simpler Recycling initiative – previously known as Consistent Collection – was generally welcomed by waste and environmental observers.

Waste 163

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 163

GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

percent gets recycled and used again. Creating a circular economy for textiles means shifting to recycled and recyclable materials in order to reduce the amount of land, water and fossil fuels used to produce new clothes. We would need 1.5 Earths to sustainably support our current resource use. Reduce emissions.

Plastics 505

Plastics Fossil fuels Recycled materials Recycling 505

Business Green

JUNE 8, 2021

Beer brand said it now recovers more plastic from the environment than it produces, as Waitrose announces expansion of its refillable food range. The milestone comes after the firm commissioned climate solutions provider South Pole to run an extensive audit of the plastic usage of its products and distribution logistics processes.

Plastics 90

Plastics Packaging Pollution Recycling 90

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Overseas Development Institute warns fossil fuel emissions from plastic will rise three-fold by 2050 unless current trends are addressed. Phasing out the use of plastic in a number of industries could help the world curb demand for fossil fuels and more effectively confront the climate crisis, researchers have today advised.

Plastics 101

Plastics Fossil fuels Recycling Recycling 101

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. Restoration.

Fashion 130

Fashion Recycling Recycling Waste 130

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

However, the gold produced from this process is part of a molecular compound and so cannot be re-used again for electronics without investing a lot more energy to obtain the gold metal. The teams are working to extend this approach to the recovery and re-use of the palladium content of end-of-life automotive catalytic converters.

Sustainability 235

Sustainability Recycling Recycling Waste 235

GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2021

The plastic waste problem gets plenty of attention, and for good reason: If we continue mismanaging this material as usual, there could be 7.7 Just as stunning: Plastic isn't the fastest growing waste stream the world needs to deal with. . percent of electronics are collected, refurbished or recycled worldwide. Heather Clancy.

Waste 545

Waste Waste Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 545

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Viridor has chosen the very latest in sensor-based sorting technology from TOMRA Recycling for two of its polymer recycling plants. Meanwhile, a new AUTOSORT® FLAKE unit has been installed at Viridor’s Skelmersdale polymer recycling and reprocessing facility in Lancashire, boosting throughput and elevating the purity of PET flakes.

Technology 246

Technology Recycling Recycling Demand 246

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.

Packaging 69

Packaging Plastics Europe Recycling 69

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

Mark Priestman, Managing Director of Non-Ferrous at EMR (formerly European Metal Recycling) writes. As the recycling industry innovates to embrace its role as a key player in the UK’s journey towards a more sustainable society, new challenges continue to emerge. The impact on EMR’s operations is – in some ways – profound.

Pollution 130

Pollution Organic Plastics Recycling 130

The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Illustration by Sisi Kim for The Verge Smarter tech and new recycling techniques might just mean our EVs get even greener. Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. The solution, or part of it, might come from recycling. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on.

Lithium 96

Lithium Batteries Recycling Recycling 96

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

This hard-to-reach 20% of emissions resides within sectors including agriculture, plastics, cement, and waste. ” He said significant investment is needed in R&D. To reach Net Zero, intersections between plastics, proteins and plants, three seemingly unconnected systems, may hold the key.

Plastics 130

Plastics Agriculture Recycling Recycling 130

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

But CEO Mark Schneider took pains to position this investment as one that will be "earnings-neutral.". Nestlé will discuss its climate-related progress and investments on an ongoing basis, with the long-term view in mind. Our actions will boost demand," Schneider said during the briefing. "We Media Source. Courtesy of.

Agriculture 487

Agriculture Carbon-neutral Investment Soil 487

Charged

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Battery recycling specialist Li-Cycle will invest over $175 million dollars in a lithium-ion battery recycling “Hub” at Eastman Business Park in upstate New York. steel and plastics). Li-Cycle plans to begin construction on the Hub facility in 2021. Source: NY State Governor’s Office.

Recycling 103

Recycling Recycling Batteries Lithium 103

Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

The flow of plastic into the environment must be stopped before it’s too late, and a legally-binding global UN treaty backed by business is key to making this happen, writes Unilever's Richard Slater. Consumer goods companies - including Unilever - are big users of plastic. The problem is actually getting worse.

Plastics 36

Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 36

GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the industry's inception, meal kits have made strides towards reducing the overall amount of packaging, tracking what is used to the item level and exploring more sustainable and recyclable packaging. our teams have continued to minimize overall packaging and plastic. In the U.S.,

Packaging 545

Packaging Waste Waste Retail 545

Business Green

AUGUST 16, 2022

Restaurant chain estimates new cPET food packaging will save 330 tonnes of plastic from its supply chain annually. The new packaging is to be made from recyclable material known as cPET, which Wagamama claims it is among the first major restaurant chains to use as a basis for its soup and noodle bowls.

Recycling 36

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 36

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. Plastics pollution and climate change are two of the world's foremost environmental and economic concerns, and the global oil and gas industry are a major contributor to both.

Plastics 54

Plastics Carbon-negative Demand Carbon 54

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Oil and gas industry's bets on petrochemicals growth look increasingly dicey as world turns away from plastics, Carbon Tracker warns. Plastics pollution and climate change are two of the world's foremost environmental and economic concerns, and the global oil and gas industry are a major contributor to both.

Plastics 51

Plastics Carbon-negative Demand Carbon 51

GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, its analysis found that using electrified drying for the recycled paper industry could avoid 16 million metric tons of carbon dioxide by 2050. Lower-temperature applications are the best fit for electrification, as two-thirds of industrial heat demand is below 300 degrees Celsius. Manufacturing. Sponsored Article.

Building Energy Monitoring 473

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 473

Business Green

JANUARY 27, 2020

SC Johnson is partnering with the Milwaukee Brewers for its latest plastic-busting initative. Consumer goods giant SC Johnson is partnering with Milwaukee Brewers in its latest bid to develop a circular economy for the plastic used in its products, the Wisconsin-based firm announced yesterday.

Plastics 41

Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 41

Business Green

APRIL 1, 2022

The question now is whether the government is investing enough to help more of these households avoid future gas price spikes and will they prioritise this in the forthcoming energy security strategy.". "There are seven million homes that are interested in making the switch and could do so easily with insulation already in place.

Plastics 77

Plastics Policy Packaging Government 77

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

· New HydroPRS process creates raw ingredients for “infinitely recyclable new products” · World-first commercial-scale plant starts construction in Teesside, UK, backed by global partners and UK Government. tonnes of plastic packaging – the second highest per capita in the world.[iv] iii] The UK alone produces 2.4m

Plastics 219

Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 219

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 30, 2021

They cover a range of technologies, including carbon capture and storage, alternative chemistries, recycling, hydrogen and biomass, among others. And finally, Rebecca breaks down how we might create demand for low-carbon industrial materials. But as Rebecca argues, we may be looking through the wrong end of the telescope.

Plastics 130

Plastics Recycling Recycling Hydrogen 130

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Recycling firm Paper Round has announced the commissioning of a new sorting line at its facility in Essex for the Vegware compostable catering disposables it collects in London, Brighton and Sussex. These contaminants will be removed from the compostable stream and recovered for recycling using existing MRF processing.

Recycling 130

Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 130

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.

Packaging 56

Packaging Plastics Recycling Recycling 56

AGreenLiving

MARCH 15, 2021

A Circular Economy for Plastics: How Companies are Moving from Strategy to Action Date/Time: April 1, 2021 (1-2PM ET / 10-11AM PT) As plastic waste continues to threaten the globe, companies are making ambitious commitments and joining with partners to do their part.

Plastics 36

Plastics North America Waste Waste 36