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.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

A new investigation by NPR and PBS Frontline reveals that for decades, executives in the oil and plastic industries invested millions of U.S. dollars into misleading the public about the recycling of plastics. As a good citizen, you sort your trash, thinking that the plastic will be recycled to reduce pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Climate action NGO WRAP published annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors on 1 December. WRAP launched its first voluntary agreement in 2005 and has since expanded its programme to address food and drink, plastic pollution, and fashion and textiles.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A state-of-the-art facility to allow the recycling of flexible plastics is to open in Glenrothes, Fife. The company behind the project, Yes Recycling, writes: As an experienced recycler, we specialise in hard-to-recycle plastics, including banknotes, hard hats, printed packaging film, and post-industrial and construction waste streams.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy. Waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies represent a critical advancement in this journey, offering innovative methods to convert waste into valuable energy resources.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There are no 'silver bullet' solutions to plastics. Bacardi is calling its initiative "a silver bullet in the fight against plastic pollution.". It’s also worth noting that plastic makes up less than 1 percent of Bacardi’s packaging.) Plastic Waste. Lauren Phipps. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:30. Circular Economy. Biomaterials.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The company's global sustainability director addresses her passion for social innovation, her philosophy for investments and what makes for successful collaboration.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2021

360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. A group from the University of Pittsburgh explains, and offers a view on why the world must transform plastic use from linear to circular. In 1950, 2 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced globally. Where did it all go?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Research into compostable plastics, waste management systems and 'hard-to-recycle' plastics among 10 projects to secure support from UKRI. UKRI estimates annual global production of plastic now exceeds 300 million tonnes, a figure which is expected to triple by 2050.

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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.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

z International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever announce plans to finance and launch £1m Flexible Plastic Fund. Fund designed to drive progress towards household collection of flexible plastic for recycling. The Fund will guarantee a minimum value of £100 per tonne of recycled product to incentivise recyclers to process flexible plastic.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Research into compostable plastics, waste management systems, and 'hard-to-recycle' plastics among 10 projects to secure support from government-backed agency. UKRI estimates annual global production of plastic now exceeds 300 million tonnes, a figure which is expected to triple by 2050.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Stemming the Tide: Investment, Infrastructure and Innovation in Ocean Plastics How can investment, infrastructure and innovation help solve ocean plastics? Speakers Dave Ford, Ocean Plastics Leadership Network Ellen Jackowski, HP Dune Ives, Lonely Whale Holly Secon Wed, 09/16/2020 – 01:06 Featured Off.

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Business Green

APRIL 21, 2022

The wheels are in motion for a global treaty on plastic pollution – what should financial institutions be doing to seize the opportunity from the changes that will come? asks Kristin Hughes, director of the Global Plastic Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Here at Axion, we are proud of our female employees who are innovative, proactive and committed to their work. Judith Clayman joined in 2003 as Axion’s first employee responsible for the project management of a novel recycling project dealing with brominated flame retardants in plastics.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

For example, shifting towards recycled materials would alleviate the need to produce virgin plastics and synthetic fibers, which would significantly reduce fossil fuel use and associated emissions. The world produces around 300 million tons of plastic waste every year, nearly equivalent to the weight of the entire human population.

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Business Green

JUNE 27, 2021

Consortium featuring L’Oréal, Nestlé Waters, PepsiCo, and Suntory Beverage & Food Europe tout major plastic recycling breakthrough. As such, plastic can usually only be recycled a finite number of times, and it is estimated only around nine per cent of all plastic ever made has ever been fully recycled.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Government research body announces fresh support for plastics recycling facilities alongside £65m of industry investment. The £20m investment today has been made available through the government's Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2024

The firm – “the UK’s largest fridge recycler” – says it has built the facility using the latest technology and innovative processes, including robotic separation systems. Sustainable materials expert EMR has opened a fridge recycling plant at EMR Darlaston, Walsall.

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EDF + Business

JULY 11, 2023

In April of last year, the IPCC estimated that we need to invest $48 trillion between 2020-2050 to reach net zero. Although the private sector’s willingness to act on climate has never been stronger, there nevertheless remains a sizable innovation gap in realizing the corporate commitments aligned with the Paris Agreement.

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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.

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Business Green

MAY 18, 2020

Company inks memorandum of understanding with Plastic Energy to explore feasibility of new facility capable of processing previously unrecyclable plastic film. The plan would see a new Plastic Energy chemical recycling plant co-located with one of Viridor's waste-to-energy plants.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

More than 200 ingredients are used to make Michelin's tyres, with natural rubber making up the main component, alongside synthetic rubber, metal, fibres, and tyre strengthening materials such as carbon black, silica and plasticizers. Moreover, the sector faces a well-documented recycling challenge for end of life tyres.

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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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Business Green

MAY 12, 2022

Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Lombard Odier join forces to provide innovators with capital investment. A fund aimed at raising $500m to support the development of a circular economy for plastic has been launched by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM).

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

But it is also a significant moment for us at Dow, as a plastics manufacturer, to reflect on what recycling means for us and our future. At Dow, as a leading materials company, we know we have a responsibility to take this challenge seriously and take urgent action - to become carbon neutral and stop plastic going to waste.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

I also have observed firsthand how technology-driven innovation is disrupting the traditional grocery supply chain, opening new doors to reducing food waste and helping the world to think differently about how we source food. At HelloFresh, we established a three-pronged packaging commitment: avoid, reduce and innovate. In the U.S.,

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

Year-long research project led by Systemiq asserts window for action is fast closing, but concludes shift towards net zero plastics system is affordable and achievable. Yoni Shiran, program director and partner at Systemiq, said a new, more climate and planet-friendly plastics system was "within reach but will require bold action".

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

We have called on industry leaders to guide this solutions-based forum and panel on how innovation can move us away from landfill dependency and decrease the impacts on our environment. Tom leads Brightmark’s plastic feedstock supply efforts in North America. How do we get back on track? Theodosia Fehsenfeld.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The supermarket’s managing director calls for other supermarkets to slash their plastic footprints following UN report. Iceland Foods has announced it will offset its plastic footprint as it works towards becoming plastic-free across its own label packaging.

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Business Green

MARCH 30, 2022

E-commerce giant announces that it has stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags in its own distribution network in the UK. The company said it has successfully switched single-use plastic bags to recyclable paper delivery bags and cardboard envelopes in the UK for orders shipped from Amazon's Fulfilment Centres.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 21, 2021

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. One challenge which EMR faces is how it handles a series of non-biodegradable chemicals found in some plastics which are categorised as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 25, 2021

Unfortunately, as the economic effects of COVID-19 cause government debts to rise sharply, there is now much less public money available for activities like climate protection or ecosystem restoration — this should sharpen our appetite for innovation. How then to make the shift to a net-zero, nature-positive economy within the decade?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Investment in a range of renewable energy technologies by an electrical actuator supplier based near Bristol is reaping returns through reduced energy costs and meeting sustainability goals, saving over 236 tons of CO 2 and generating more than 420 MWh of energy. But our commitment doesn’t end there.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is a historic Black Swan event that offers a Green Swan of opportunities to harvest innovation from 50 years of converging exponential technologies. Government must provide the regulatory support to amplify transformative innovation from the intersections of converging exponential technologies.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 30, 2021

One of the projects, AACEAM Ambiental, collects plastics from the Amazon rivers and other natural areas, and sorts and recycles it. AACEAM operates in 5 municipalities around Manaus, Brazil, mainly using ferries, and processes some 600 tons of plastics per month. All aboard with AACEAM Ambiental.

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