Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 30, 2022

The Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project, a collaboration of over 180 European companies, associations and organisations, believes these schemes are well positioned to be a key enabler and coordinator of the circular economy.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten. Approximately 1.3

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 19, 2022

In a speech at a 12 April event organised by Letsrecycle.com and the Environmental Services Association, Sir James expressed his personal view that all waste exports should be ended. The idea that the legitimate export market provides a cover for waste crime is wrong. These are secondary commodities for recycling, not waste.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 24, 2020

The rise (and rise) of sustainability-linked finance. One silver lining of this horrific moment is the rise of loans, bonds and other financial instruments linked to sustainability outcomes. In this sense, "sustainability" is broadly defined to include environmental issues as well as social ones. Joel Makower.

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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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FuelCellsWorks

MAY 13, 2024

NEXTCHEM’s MyRechemical will provide its proprietary Circular Methanol™ trademark, to its partner in Waste-to-Methanol technology -Johnson Matthey- for the joint commercialization of the Circular Methanol™ technology package Milan–NEXTCHEM S.p.A. Sustainable.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

PragmatIC says its technology could allow a low-cost inlay (tag) to be incorporated in packaging, allowing consumers to access information about product usage, food storage, cooking instructions and local recycling. But, if we focus solely on packaging waste, we ignore the fact that it’s only part of the story.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Increasing limitations on sludge disposal is pushing industrial companies to rethink onsite wastewater treatment processes, says Simon Kimber, director of packaged plant supplier WPL & Atana. A screw press. This means efficient dewatering to reduce sludge volumes has never been more vital.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Toxic chemicals are used in food packaging and many are linked to health effects , like cancer or infertility. They can also pollute our soil, air and waterways, hurting more than just the person eating from the packaging. . This is where the Understanding Packaging Scorecard ( UP Scorecard for short) comes in.

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Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2021

Food giant announces roll out of new recyclable paperboard multipack sleeves as part of £25m investment in sustainable packaging innovations. The packaging is now available across Heinz Soups and will be launching across all Heinz canned products in the UK in Autumn 2021, the company confirmed. "It

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

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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Green Business Bureau

JULY 7, 2021

Introduction to Sustainable Photography. It is time to get serious about sustainability in the photography industry. Nearly 8 in 10 respondents indicate sustainability is important for them. Nearly 8 in 10 respondents indicate sustainability is important for them. Sustainable Photography Initiatives.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Kraft Heinz sustainability chief reflects on 'interdependence'. Food company Kraft Heinz has been relatively quiet about its corporate sustainability strategy in the five years since it was formed through the merger of food giants Kraft and Heinz — stepping out in early 2018 to provide an update. Heather Clancy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

The idea of only using sustainable packaging – eliminating waste, low carbon footprint, recyclable or compostable - seems easy enough, yet the reality for many businesses is more complex and dependent on the industry they work in. Yet plastic packaging is ubiquitous because it is useful, not to say crucial in many applications.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The top 25 most sustainable fleets. Progressive cities, many in Europe, are building zones in downtown centers that are banning fossil-fuel vehicles and incentivizing zero-emission models. Netherlands-based LeasePlan is a large fleet management company that mostly operates in Europe but also has a solid presence in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Ukrainian firm S.Lab picked up the 2023 Green Alley Award for a sustainable alternative to expandeed polystyrene packaging (image credit: Green Alley Awards). By Jan Patrick Schulz, CEO of Landbell and initiator of Europe’s largest Circular Economy Prize, the Green Alley Award.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

PepsiCo CSO on embedding sustainability into 'day-to-day business'. Even though the foundation is a separate entity, there is a close link between its mission and the company’s sustainability goals, according to senior executives. I've got history in sustainability, but I'm a business guy. Heather Clancy.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 16, 2022

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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Business Green

AUGUST 31, 2022

At the same time, it has never been more important for the food and beverage industry to be more sustainable and more resilient. Reducing waste throughout the value chain. Waste and loss is still one of the challenges prevalent in the food and beverage industry. Sustainable materials. Innovation in food production.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The unprecedented quantity of Extended Producer Responsibility legislation that has been greenlighted so far this year – across Europe – no doubt signals a new level of environmental awareness on a governmental, rather than merely social level. Green Deal legislation has proven most adaptable to the times.

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Business Green

JUNE 22, 2022

Beer giant's partnership with the Paper Bottle Company and Avantium leads to Europe-wide trial of new Fibre Bottle. The outer shell of the bottle, produced by the packaging manufacturer The Paper Bottle Company (Paboco), consists of sustainably-sourced wood fibre and is also bio-based.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels. However, the picture is more encouraging once the findings are measured in the context of the growth of the economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2021

A newly constructed, fully automated mixed waste sorting plant in Stavanger, Norway – a region that showcased an “exemplary model of the Holistic Resource Systems framework”, according to the study. Now is the time for real action to ensure societies stop wasting resources with all the related negative consequences.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

Packaged dry ice. The two companies plan to extend their agreement to any future AD/biogas plants that Iona may develop in the UK, continental Europe and North America. 100% biogenic green CO₂ from farm wastes and crops, using renewable electricity, provides a low energy green alternative. A dry-ice conveyor.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. Key speakers include: Mattia Pellegrini, Head of Unit: Waste Management and Secondary Materials, DG ENV, at the European Commission.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

Despite positive steps towards a sustainable COVID-19 recovery from a few leading nations, the world has so far fallen short of matching aspirations to build back better," said Brian O'Callahan, lead researcher at the Oxford University Economic Recovery project. percent is likely to increase net air pollution. trillion of the $4.6

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

This will in turn increase the supply of recycled plastic enabling industry to become more ‘circular’ and meet the forthcoming UK plastic packaging tax obligations. This will motivate investment in much needed jobs and infrastructure to make flexible plastic recycling a financially sustainable system in the UK.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

The volume of waste produced in England has remained largely the same for the past five years, presenting fresh questions as to how government, businesses, and households can successfully curb waste levels. However, the picture is more encouraging once the findings are measured in the context of the growth of the economy.

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Business Green

JULY 29, 2022

That's part of the vision for the base-case and upside-case scenarios laid out in a recent report on textile recycling in Europe from the consulting giant McKinsey. It's clear that the fashion industry, which is highly resource-intensive and waste-generating, is not at the point where eliminating all textile waste is a viable option.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Customers can now choose from more than 40,000 items among Amazon's vast product range that have been certified as sustainable. Climate Pledge Friendly is a simple way for our customers to discover more sustainable products that help preserve the natural world," said Doug Gurr, Amazon UK's country manager.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

Online retail giant Amazon has taken another step towards curbing plastic waste across its operations, today announcing that it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags and envelopes in its UK distribution network.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

VIBES is a partnership between the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), The Scottish Government, Energy Saving Trust, Highland & Islands Enterprise, Scottish Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Scottish Water, Zero Waste Scotland and NatureScot. It has also reused waste materials to landscape and create community spaces.

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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. The rise of resale.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The investment brings Macquarie's investments in the energy, waste, solar PV and onshore and offshore wind sectors to more than £1.5bn, according to the firm. MIDIS was also one of the largest institutional lenders in that financing package, investing on behalf of pension fund and insurance clients from the UK, Europe, and Asia.

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

per cent of the stimulus money is being spent on either reducing greenhouse gas emissions in energy, transport, industry, agriculture, and waste sectors, or enhancing nature and biodiversity, yet $4.8tr is being pumped directly into environmentally-intensive parts of the economy, the report concludes. Only around 10.6

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