Planet vs. plastic: Three steps to solving the global plastics waste crisis
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2022
Here's how innovators at Circularity 22 are dealing with the scourge of plastic waste mismanagement
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Down plastic, up morale: How a sustainability graduate school is reducing single-use plastic
GreenBiz
JANUARY 24, 2020
Our finance department measured the “before” of our office’s single-use plastic, and implemented improvements right away. plastic Plastic Waste Standards & Certification Thinking in Systems
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The pipe dream of sustainable plastics
GreenBiz
MARCH 18, 2022
What would need to happen for plastic building products to be considered truly sustainable
The US is a plastic mismanagement leader
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
One of the world's biggest contributors to the plastic crisis has yet to pass meaningful federal regulation on plastic pollution, but a new bill may change that
Changing the path forward for plastic
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Decarbonizing plastic hinges upon revamping infrastructure, investing in novels materials and rethinking lifecycles
Adidas Launches New SS22 Tennis Collection to Reduce Plastic Waste
Green Living Guy
MAY 31, 2022
Adidas launches its SS22 Tennis Collection, a high-performance tennis apparel line featuring graphics inspired by Paris’ botanical gardens and green spaces, garments in the collection were made either in part with Parley Ocean Plastic or in part with recycled content.
The war on plastics, 2022: A change of climate
GreenBiz
JANUARY 10, 2022
The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready
Circularity 22 Day 2: Sidebar feat. Joshua Baca (American Chemistry Council Plastic Division)
GreenBiz
JUNE 2, 2022
Joshua Baca discusses extended producer responsibility and plastic packaging policy
US Plastics Pact 101
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
US Plastics Pact 101. Plastics Pact and how are its signatories advancing a circular economy for plastics? Pact will work collectively towards a common vision of a circular economy for plastics. Others in the plastics value chain are welcome to join the U.S.
Plastic to-go containers are bad, but the alternatives might not be much better
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
Single-use plastic bans are showing up across the nation. But compostable plates and forks may not solve the plastic crisis. Design & Packaging Life-Cycle Management plastic Plastic Waste
PepsiCo doubles down on reducing virgin plastic
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
The case for exploring jute as an alternative to plastic
GreenBiz
APRIL 10, 2020
Circular Economy plasticFor starters, it's a material that is readily available, biodegradable and affordable.
Can We Make Plastic More Sustainable?
Green Living Guy
MAY 6, 2022
As pollution causes a significant loss of biodiversity and humans now face a compromised aquatic-based food system, it’s time to meet a simple truth: The world has a serious plastic problem. The post Can We Make Plastic More Sustainable?
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Domo, Covestro, BASF are testing blockchain for tracing plastics
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2020
The mission: create an open data-sharing application that chemicals and plastics producers can use to inform circular production processes. Circular Economy Blockchain plastic
The haunting reality of ocean plastics
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
ocean plastic Oceans & Fisheries plastic Plastic Waste Pollution PreventionA new report highlights the lasting danger of pollution in our seas — but also the opportunity to remove and innovate with the resources that get dumped there.
Why plastics are also a climate issue
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2020
We can’t tackle one successfully without tackling the other, as many of the reasons for and solutions to the growing plastic and climate problems are the same. Circular Economy Oil & Gas Plastic Waste Recycling
A surge of new plastic production is on the way
GreenBiz
JANUARY 17, 2020
Major oil companies, facing the prospect of reduced demand for their fuels, are ramping up their plastics output. Circular Economy Climate Justice oil plastic Shell
Taming plastic waste with silica plastic blocks
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 23, 2020
In a bid to curb plastic waste pollution, India-based company Rhino Machines has invented a way of using plastic to make construction blocks. The silica plastic blocks (SPBs) are strong enough to build a house and can be useful in reducing world pollution problems
Plastic's toxic reach in Louisiana
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Tracing the destructive path of plastic in the most notoriously toxic region of America's petrochemical landscape
Preserving the Value of Our Ocean by Preventing Plastic Waste
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?
To manage plastic waste, you first have to measure it — here's how we did it for one Caribbean country
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Measuring the problem is often challenging for plastics, due to lack of data on where they come from and end up. plastic Plastic Waste
Joint US-France Legally Binding Global Plastics Treaty Addressing Lifecycle of plastic
Green Living Guy
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
Today the United States and France issued a joint statement in support of launching negotiations on a global agreement to address the full lifecycle of plastics and promote a circular economy at the upcoming 5th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA).
This year’s resolution: Fix the broken plastic material system
GreenBiz
JANUARY 15, 2020
The momentum to stop plastic pollution continues to grow, so how do we channel it into real systems change? Circular Economy Plastic Waste Recycling Waste
Achieving Plastics Circularity: Technology and Partnerships to Close the Loop
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.
Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 announced
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 23, 2022
Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2022 were announced on 23 June at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam. Building & Construction Product: SOLAR HEAT panels from recycled plastic by Montello spa & WET/Ecopixel srl.
Are Bio-Based Plastics the Answer to the Plastic Crisis?
CleanTech Group
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
As our global addiction to plastic worsens, bio-based plastics offer an alternative solution. While 85% of plastics can be substituted with bio-based plastics, Cleantech Events Cleantech Insights Plastic Recycling Plastics Policy Recycling & Waste Resources & Environment
The Plastics Recycling Puzzle: Can Chemistry Close the Loop?
CleanTech Group
JULY 2, 2020
Challenges associated with plastics across their lifecycle have become increasingly apparent in recent years. Materials & Chemicals Materials and Chemicals Plastic Recycling Recycling & Waste Resources & Environment chemical recycling circular plastics plastic waste Plastics
Nestle, Danone, Unilever and PepsiCo agree on plastic chemical recycling principles
GreenBiz
APRIL 15, 2022
Consumer goods giants set a united vision for how the plastic chemical recycling industry
How China and the U.S. can innovate on plastic waste
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Circular Economy Plastic Waste RecyclingThe world's two biggest producers and consumers of stuff stand to play a pivotal role in creating a circular economy, but they'll both have to get out of their own way.
Different Uses of Recycled HDPE Plastic
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 5, 2020
In the United States, HDPE is a commonly used plastic. This plastic is sturdy, so it can resist bursting and tearing. Also, it’s an easy-to-recycle plastic polymer in which recycling companies collect and process HDPE products. For Plastic Lumber and Furniture.
Hundreds of companies crack down on plastic from fast fashion to supermarkets and beyond
GreenBiz
MARCH 6, 2020
The initial headline-grabbing pledges to phase out single use plastic may have become old news, but the new normal is seeing hundreds of companies quietly advance their plastic reduction strategies. Circular Economy packaging Plastic Waste
From Ambition to Accountability: How to (Actually) Solve the Plastics Waste Crisis
GreenBiz
MAY 26, 2022
By now, we all know the scale of the problem: Up to 13 million tons of plastic leaks into the ocean every year; this is equivalent to dumping one garbage truck full of plastic waste into the ocean every minute; without intervention, we’ll have more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050.
An idea for solving the plastics crisis
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
An idea for solving the plastics crisis. A major problem with behavior-change programs in the waste industry is that they rely on consumers being taught to feel the guilt of plastic in the ocean, and the harm to turtles and whales. Plastic.
Rethinking food packaging can dent the plastic pollution crisis
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Although the global economy is increasingly wrapped in plastic, companies of all sizes are dramatically reducing their use of it. Circular Economy Food & Agriculture Plastic Waste Pollution Prevention
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper team up for recycled plastics drive
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Circular Economy ocean plastic plastic Plastic Waste Recycling Waste ManagementThe collaboration spearheaded by WWF will focus on boosting recycling infrastructure and public awareness campaigns in the U.S.
Going plastic neutral: Footprints, credits and offsets
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Going plastic neutral: Footprints, credits and offsets. What does it mean for companies to go "plastic neutral" and what will it take to scale, track and standardize effective plastic-offsetting infrastructure? But what about going “plastic neutral”?
How Vape Waste Generates Single-Use Plastics?
Green Living Guy
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The post How Vape Waste Generates Single-Use Plastics? Eco Friendly Products Environment plastic pollution sustainability Waste Plastic pollution single-use vape vape products wasteVaping is doing very well as a fun activity.
The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
The Wild West of plastic credits and offsets. There’s a new kid on the block of sustainability claims being made by businesses: "plastic neutrality." Thanks to the rise in plastics pledges, an emerging and undefined market for plastic offsets is just beginning to take shape.
A peek into HP's investment in reducing ocean-bound plastic in Haiti
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Circular Economy Corporate Social Responsibility ocean plastic Plastic Waste Waste ManagementThe partnership has created another income source for Haitians and potentially a lower carbon footprint for HP.
The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. recycling system had been a mess for far longer — seeing as the country never fully developed the infrastructure to recycle anywhere near the amount of plastic waste it produces.
Where does your waste plastic go? This guide can help businesses develop the details
GreenBiz
MARCH 25, 2020
The Plastic Leak Project, created by Quantis in partnership with 35 organizations, takes a science-based approach to understanding plastic pollution in order to help companies reduce their waste flows. Circular Economy Plastic Waste
Greenpeace to Pursue Lawsuit Against Walmart for Misleading Plastics Recyclability Claims
Green Living Guy
MAY 3, 2022
Walmart is labeling private label throwaway plastic products and packaging as “recyclable” without any substantiation to support that claim. Washington, DC, May 2, 2022 Greenpeace on Friday submitted its opposition to the motion filed by Walmart to dismiss its lawsuit.
Innovative Alternatives to Plastic For a Plastic-Free Planet
The Environmental Blog
MARCH 2, 2020
Plastic production has considerably increased since the early 1950s, researchers estimate that 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since then which is the equivalent to the weight of more than 800,000 Eiffel Towers.
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