Business Green

APRIL 13, 2022

Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo among firms to set out united vision for how nascent chemical recycling industry can be delivered in a way that is sustainable and green. Our focus must be to reduce dependency on plastics and improve packaging design, curbing the use of problematic materials and excess packaging," he said. "Our

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Retailer says old leggings can be reused or broken down to create insulation and new clothes. Sweaty Betty has launched a new recycling service for old leggings, allowing customers to return used sportswear for recycling or re-use.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 22, 2020

” The socks incorporate recycled and natural materials into an eco-fiber blend made up of 50% bamboo, 25% recycled polyester, 10% recycled nylon and 15% spandex. They retail for $29.99 Bamboo Compression Socks offer support via natural and recycled materials. with two color options.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2023

Defra confirmed that from the start of the month producers of household packaging in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland must collect information on the amount and type of packaging they supply during 2023. Packaging materials that are not recycled back into new packaging harm our natural environment," he said.

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Business Green

MARCH 1, 2022

Climate-aware and eco-friendly clothing, homeware, and personal care products form part of major new product line from the tech and retail giant. The new line of products - initially launching today for customers in the US, Canada, and Europe - is being given its own brand store on the online retail giant's website, the company said.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With Our Responsible Journey, Samsonite strives to lead the lifestyle bag and travel luggage industry across key sustainability indicators, including the use of recycled materials in its products and packaging and achieving carbon neutrality across its owned and operated facilities. Goals that are specific, yet ambitious.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This summer, Google opened its first retail storefront in New York City. Carpet made from recycled materials and energy-efficient lighting illuminate the focus on eco-friendly interior design. Google’s first retail location earns LEED Platinum certification. See the rest here:Â .

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2021

Supermarket claims to have met its pledge to remove one billion pieces of plastic, working with suppliers to remove unnecessary and excessive packaging of products. Our work to remove, reduce, reuse and recycle will continue into 2021. There is no place for unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging in our business.".

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Investment will allow supermarket chain to meet its aim of recycling as much plastic as it puts out to market by 2025, according to update. It said it was also exploring ways to use the recycled material from the site for store fixtures and fittings.

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AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Supporting Business in the Race to Create the World’s Most Sustainable Package Fossil-based plastic production is still growing exponentially. Only 9% of all plastic is recycled and it can take hundreds of years to degrade. Recycling is critical, but the world cannot rely on that alone.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. Then the pandemic hit, and the market changed — characterized by higher demand for single-use packages and bags, and lower availability of recycled materials. Recycling takes center stage.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

Moving beyond 100% recyclable goals. Numerous companies have set 100 percent recyclable, reusable or compostable packaging goals such as Colgate-Palmolive and Kellogg. Virtually all these companies, though, are not tracking whether their packaging is actually recycled and what new products their packaging becomes.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

The global retail giant is beefing up its take-back service to mark Black Friday, but its sweeping sustainability plans extend far beyond recycling and re-use. If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organisations. "We Black Friday is upon us.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 1, 2021

Reduce Waste and Recycle. Further, hotel waste consists largely of common recyclable materials – aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, plastic bottles and landscape waste – all materials that could be processed into a new useful material.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 17, 2020

” But meat companies that raise animals such as poultry, pigs, cattle and other livestock for protein also must take into account something else few widget, gadget or electronics makers need to worry about — how to manage water and materials contaminated by organic, biological waste. In the U.S., It has 35 of them.)

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

To celebrate the inauguration of Green Pea, Italy’s first dedicated green retail park, Cristina Celestina of Pianca recently presented Calatea Green, a chair that follows a circular economy model. The chair’s padding is now made of recycled PET fabric, sourced from water bottles, that is both recyclable and compostable.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

Conventional food production of the modern day, along with packaging and distribution, has been tied to environmental, societal and financial burdens in different parts of the world. Food miles, the distance food is transported, and eco-friendly food packaging materials are also important variables of the sustainable food equation.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As part of the program, the home furnishings company, widely known for its flat-pack packaging and ready-to-assemble furniture, will be taking back a range of IKEA products: bookcases and shelf units; small tables; chairs and stools without upholstery; and chests of drawers.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. and globally by 2040. It’s also investing in professional mentorship for minorities and backing communities through $6.5

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Watch packaging When it comes to gifting, watch out for extra packaging, especially plastic foam and molded, unrecyclable plastic. Consider buying items in bulk, as long as they have less packaging and won’t go to waste. Look for companies that ship using recyclable materials, too.

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Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2023

Is that shampoo bottle as easily 'recyclable' as the label claims? Specifically, it highlighted "concerning practices" such as the use of "vague and broad eco-statements, for example packaging or marketing a product as 'sustainable' or 'better for the environment' with no evidence". And what even is 'carbon negative' beer?

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 28, 2021

With this in mind, sustainable shoe brand Ccilu has developed a line of waterproof boots, called XpreSole Panto, made with recycled coffee grounds and other eco-friendly materials. The material is then turned into fabric used in the lining and insole of the boots. Especially when it comes to something personal like shoes.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

With Our Responsible Journey, Samsonite strives to lead the lifestyle bag and travel luggage industry across key sustainability indicators, including the use of recycled materials in its products and packaging and achieving carbon neutrality across its owned and operated facilities.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The EU has unveiled sweeping new plans that could crack down on everything from mini shampoo bottles and disposable coffee cups to excess packaging and virgin plastics. It warns that without action the EU would see a further 19 per cent increase in packaging waste by 2030, including a 46 per cent increase in plastic packaging waste.

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EDF + Business

JULY 25, 2019

By Tom Neltner This is the fourth in a series evaluating the challenges in single-use food packaging waste. Recently, we recommended a series of steps that companies can take to address EDF’s top-ten list of chemicals of concern in the food supply, including setting new packaging specifications, verifying compliance, and tracking progress.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 23, 2021

Now the company is introducing a shoe collection that uses recycled plastic bottles as a main ingredient. What you can’t see with the trendy yet casual footwear is that the upper portion of each shoe is made from material developed by recycling plastic. New Blowfish Malibu shoe collection uses recycled plastic bottles.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 15, 2020

A 20/20 view of sustainable packaging Cheryl Baldwin Mon, 06/15/2020 – 00:00 This article is sponsored by Pure Strategies. Sustainable packaging is a keystone issue for corporate sustainability. When we look ahead, are we on the path to a circular and sustainable system for packaging?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

As a signatory to the British Retail Consortium's Climate Action Roadmap, the company has already committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2040, and by 2021 it aims to complete the mapping of its entire carbon footprint, enabling it to then embark on setting science-based emissions reduction targets.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2021

The vice-president of sustainability at CCEP, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world, spills the details on how the firm intends to achieve net zero packaging, manufacturing, shipping, and ingredients within 20 years. The policy is based on evidence of what works to drive up recycling rates.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Fashion retail giant says share of clothes including sustainable or recycled materials has almost doubled to 45 per cent. Forty per cent of all cotton clothing units sold by Primark now contain cotton that is recycled, organic or sourced through the PSCP programme, up from 27 per cent a year ago.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2020

Firstly, the report calls for all non-recyclable black plastic to be banned as soon as is feasibly possible. Black plastic ends up in landfill or incinerated because near infra-red recycling assortment technology is unable to detect the carbon black pigments found in the majority of conventional black plastic packaging.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

With humble beginnings as a small business selling to Vancouver’s dock workers in 1918, Watson Gloves is now Canada’s largest manufacturer and distributor of gloves to the industrial and retail market. The brand prioritizes using organic, renewable, and recycled materials whenever possible.

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Business Green

MAY 29, 2020

A jolt in this direction came overnight as COVID-19 drove people indoors, forcing many to rethink how they reduce, reuse or recycle items they took for granted only weeks earlier. Millions of consumers are putting off retail purchases and looking at the stuff in their closets and cabinets and desktops in a very different way.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 19, 2020

As such, this online retailer offers home and personal care items for a zero-waste lifestyle. Related: “FORGO” plastic packaging with powder to liquid hand wash The company’s mission is to “make eco-friendly products the go-to for every household. Both product and shipping packaging is sustainable, too. Live Sustainably.”

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 8, 2019

First, by the year 2025, Unilever will halve the bulk of its non-recycled plastic packaging waste. Secondly, the company will accelerate its recycling endeavors by focusing more on collecting and processing waste plastic rather than selling single-use virgin plastics.

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