Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2025

Microplastics (plastic particles under 5mm) are a widespread environmental pollutant, with more than 120trillion estimated to have accumulated in the global ocean. Upon entering the environment, microplastics are rapidly colonized by diverse microbial communities, forming what is known as the Plastisphere.

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Plastics Microplastics Pollution Waste 179

GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2023

CDP expands disclosure platform to include plastic reporting, setting up the plastic credit market for more legitimacy.

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Plastics 390

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Now, a US group has shown that the use of an additive in black plastics can allow sunlight or white LEDs to break down black and colored polystyrene waste into reusable materials. An emerging strategy for plastic recycling involves using light to help break down plastic into chemically useful materials that can be recycled into new products.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 130

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2025

of plastic materials produced globally in 2022 were manufactured from recycled materials. Plastic production has increased from two million tonnes per year in 1950 to 400 million tonnes per year in 2022 and is projected to reach 800 million tonnes per year by 2050. sent for sorting and potential recycling 36.2% sent to landfill.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 13, 2024

Plastics Pact, according to the group. The absence of federal standards is hindering the progress of the U.S.

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Plastics 431

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The world is off track to tackle plastic pollution. Here's what business must do now, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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Plastics Waste Waste Pollution 435

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NGOs are cautiously optimistic about the draft document for a global plastics treaty, which will be used during the third set of negotiations scheduled for mid-November.

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Plastics 426

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

A new project in Germany demonstrates an innovative method for turning plastic packaging waste into high-quality 3D-printed products Of the 5.6 million metric tons of plastic packaging that ends up in household waste in Germany every year, after being used just once, less than a third of it can be recycled. million by 2023.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycled materials 130

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The state alleges PepsiCo misled the public about the damage caused by single-use plastics.

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Plastics 468

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The food and beverage company is bringing all of its water, agriculture and new plastic commitments under an umbrella plan called pep+.

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Plastics Agriculture 407

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Paper, plastic or neither? Amidst their hopeful tone, the panelists underscored that the road to plastic-free shopping will be long and complex. Inside the collaboration to reinvent the shopping bag. Tali Zuckerman. Wed, 09/02/2020 - 01:45. These issues aren’t one-time, short-term solutions," Boone put simply. How much time? "Now,

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Plastics Retail Innovation Education 538

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Cancer Alley, an 85-mile stretch along the Mississippi River in Louisiana, is home to over 200 plastic and petrochemical plants — and some of the most polluted air in the U.S.

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Plastics Pollution 408

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2025

The winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe – this year in their 8th run -were announced on 2 April at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Speaking at the awards ceremony, Karen Laird,Editor in Chief of Sustainable Plastics and jury chair of the Awards said, We congratulate all finalists.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Europe 147

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 18, 2025

Plastic recycling charity RECOUP said its inaugural summit on 30 April in Leeds was a resounding success. The panel called for smarter packaging design, investment into system resilience, and the need to make recycled plastics commercially viable.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 147

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Sponsored: The Global Plastics Treaty must include a financing plan that supports the countries most impacted by plastic pollution and least equipped to deal with it.

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Plastics Pollution 347

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A new report highlights 15 policies that could drive a major decrease in plastic use around the world — but will governments adopt them as part of a new global plastics treaty?

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Plastics Policy Government 338

GreenBiz

MARCH 11, 2024

Amazon has cut more than 37,150 metric tons of plastic packaging since 2015, but still uses twice that amount annually.

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Plastics Packaging 396

TechXplore

JANUARY 21, 2025

Plastics have shaped our modern world and changed the way we live. But in the 1970s, scientists accidentally discovered that some plastics can also conduct electricity. For decades, they have been primarily used in electronics for their excellent insulating properties.

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Plastics Energy Energy Electricity 322

TechXplore

JANUARY 3, 2025

A team of chemical engineers at Deakin University, working with colleagues from the University of Western Australia, the University of Sydney and Monash University, all in Australia, has found that a type of plastic crystal can be used as a refrigerant, possibly replacing the greenhouse gas currently used in most refrigerators.

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Plastics Energy Energy 345

GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

Plastics Pact and Walmart announced the winners of the first Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award, showing exciting innovations in the areas of recyclability, compostability, refill and reuse. At VERGE 2022, the U.S.

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Plastics Innovation Packaging Recycling 362

GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2023

Can plastics achieve par with climate and biodiversity as critical issues worthy of a global treaty? We’re about to find out.

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Plastics Waste Waste Biodiversity 367

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Advanced recycling methods have the potential to vastly increase the amount of plastic that gets recycled into feedstock and new products.

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Plastics Technology Recycling Recycling 339

GreenBiz

JUNE 14, 2024

Emissions from plastic are on the verge of exceeding those from cars — yet companies often don’t include plastic in their net-zero strategies. At Circularity 24, a panel of experts gave advice on how to reduce corporate dependency on plastic waste.

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Plastics Waste Waste 297

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Sustainable and fibre-based packaging solutions firm DS Smith is replacing plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard in collaboration with Denmark’s largest industrial producer of shellfish and seafood, Vilsund Blue A/S. Bent Svenningsen, Production Manager, Vilsund Blue A./S

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Seafood Plastics Packaging Sustainability 147

GreenBiz

MARCH 20, 2024

The switch eliminated more than 2,000 tons of plastic during the retailer’s last fiscal year.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling 346

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Gillette plans to shave use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030. Reduce absolute virgin plastic by 50 percent. The plastics are cleaned and turned into pellets to be recycled into new products like picnic tables and park benches and the metal materials are smelted and converted into alloys. . Deonna Anderson.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 425

GreenBiz

MAY 10, 2024

Fresh from the treaty talks in Ottawa, two new reports outline a path forward in the fight against plastic pollution.

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Plastics Pollution 362

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

These remote-control devices raise the profile about the growing problem of plastics in the lakes that provide one-fifth of the world's freshwater.

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Plastics 361

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2022

It will impose new sustainability requirements on all businesses manufacturing single-use packaging or plastic single-use service ware.

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Plastics Law Packaging Sustainability 344

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 1, 2025

One of Polytag’s Plastic Detection Units (PDUs) in use at an MRF. A major breakthrough for the recycling industry is claimed with the successful detection of 100% of UV-tagged single-use plastic bottles entering one of Europes busiest Materials Recycling Facilities (MRF) in France.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 130

GreenBiz

JUNE 30, 2023

Proponents of pyrolysis — including oil and gas companies — contend it will reduce plastic pollution. But critics say it will only perpetuate a dependence on fossil fuels.

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Plastics Fossil fuels Recycling Recycling 346

GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2022

Plastic, while bad for the environment, is an important tool in the fight against food waste. How do we balance those pros and cons?

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Plastics Waste Waste 349

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A mortar made from recycled plastic and silica aerogel that improves insulation and reduces plastic waste has been developed by Newcastle University researchers. The team hopes this new building material could reduce heating and cooling bills while being environmentally friendly.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste 302

GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2022

This panel will highlight the challenges and opportunities for the GreenBiz community to engage in the fight against plastic pollution and further the circular economy. What does it take to build global projects through partnerships with investors, businesses and nonprofits?

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Plastics Waste Waste Pollution 346

GreenBiz

APRIL 10, 2020

For starters, it's a material that is readily available, biodegradable and affordable.

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Biodegradable Plastics 544

GreenBiz

MARCH 10, 2023

In 2025, there will be media and consumer outrage around all the failed commitments related to eliminating virgin plastic packaging and increasing the use of recycled material.

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Packaging Plastics Recycled materials Recycling 315

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Plastics are complex materials. A recent study has identified more than 10,000 chemical substances that may have been used in plastic production, resulting in plastics that may contain a wide range of chemical substances. Chemical diversity as a problem to solve plastic pollution.

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