Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Retailers need to make the switch from plastic shopping bags to eco-friendly alternatives. Plastic bags are not biodegradable and can last over a 1000 years. Plastic bags are so lightweight that they can travel long distances through the wind and water. Customers demand non-plastic alternatives.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

New figures from packaging company DS Smith appear to reveal the alarming amount of plastic waste that ends up in UK paper and cardboard recycling streams. It is important that the right materials end up at the right recycling facility. million black bin bags.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

A new report calls for urgent industry action to define the appropriate quality specifications for mechanical recyclates. Currently, the plastics industry is not yet able to reach its recycling targets due to insufficient volumes of recycled plastic that meet the required quality for key packaging applications.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Retailer serves up 'first fully recyclable coffee cup on the high street' with launch of fully paper and plastic-free fibre cup and lid at 20 sites

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

Retailer targets bread bags, crisp packets, cling film, and food pouches with aim to recycle 1,000 tonnes of soft plastics a year. The firm said it aimed to enable customers to return all their previously unrecycled soft plastic, regardless of where they purchased it.

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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. A 2015 study by the UK waste and recycling advisory body Wrap estimated that of the 7.3 tonnes was actually edible.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Shops that sell large volumes of batteries have to provide a battery recycling collection. The Scottish government-funded circular economy advisory group Zero Waste Scotland is reminding Scots that they should recycle batteries separately to other household waste after a new survey revealed a quarter of people dispose of them incorrectly.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

The escalation of COVID-19 across the globe has hampered recycling efforts in Europe and North America. It’s also not great news for waste management and recycling, with recycling centers closing in most cities across the world, which has led to service disruptions for consumers. What do we do with household waste and recycling?

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As passenger numbers slowly increase and with 60% of station retailers now open, those travelling by train or visiting the stations can make use of the bright orange bins to recycle any paper coffee cups purchased during their journey.

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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. Just last month, 175 national governments agreed to draw up a legally-binding global treaty to combat plastic waste and pollution by 2024.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

New aluminium packaging means pods are now fully recyclable and will help to save over 10 million pieces of plastic each year. Sainsbury's has announced it is ditching the plastic from its home brand coffee pod range and switching to aluminium pods so customers can recycle using standard recycling services.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2021

Mars, Unilever, Pepsi Co and Nestle among those backing £1m Flexible Plastic Fund. Industry figures estimate that just six per cent of UK flexible plastics - otherwise known as ‘soft plastics' or plastic bags and wrapping - was recycled in 2019, despite the material representing 22 per cent of all consumer plastic packaging.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

Responding to the announcement, the Recycling Association chief executive Paul Sanderson suggested this time should be used to consider whether DRS is required at all. Moore said he believed “including glass in any UK DRS will create undue complexity for the drinks industry and it increases storage and handling costs for retailers”.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The new packaging labels introduced by the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) organisation. Easier to understand recycling labelling has been welcomed by The Recycling Association. When combined with the OPRL labelling, this will lead to much higher quality recycling.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

The move makes it the only UK juice or smoothie brand using 100 per cent recycled plastic packaging, manufacturer PepsiCo claims. The new bottle was rolled out across UK stores through August, the firm said, claiming it makes Naked the only juice or smoothie brand currently using 100 per cent recycled plastic. "We

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

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. Partnering with consumers to secure recycling behavior change . Topics include: .

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The potential yearly cost of collecting and recycling these vapes – according to the same research – now stands at £200 million which currently isn’t being paid for by vape producers, importers and retailers. It also explored the preferred recycling solutions for vapes.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

UK biotech company Toraphene says it is preparing to unveil the world’s first truly biodegradable, compostable and commercially viable alternative to plastic packaging. And so it is being presented as the first commercially viable alternative to plastics. Such plastics make up 23 percent of marine waste.

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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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Business Green

AUGUST 1, 2022

Number of single-use plastic bags supplied by supermarkets has fallen 97 per cent since the 2015 introduction of the plastic bag charge tax. The charge was last year increased to 10p per plastic bag and extended to all UK retailers. There is much more to do to tackle the problem of plastic waste.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Procter & Gamble's Tide laundry detergent brand first introduced in January 2019 its "Eco-Box," which has been compared to a wine box because of its design made from paperboard with a tap for dispensing, in an effort to reduce the plastic in its packaging. All paper, no plastic.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The Simpler Recycling initiative brings clarity on what kinds of waste will be collected and how often (image credit: Peter_Fleming / Shutterstock.com). The Simpler Recycling initiative – previously known as Consistent Collection – was generally welcomed by waste and environmental observers.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

Project to create recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots will help put 22 tonnes of plastic back into the circular economy. Fully recyclable Heinz Beanz Snap Pots will soon hit shelves as part of a pioneering trial by the food giant and supermarket Tesco designed to make it easier to process previously hard to recycling plastics.

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Sustainability Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2021

As we enjoy our new gifts, it’s sobering to think of packaging waste such as plastic mailers and bubble wrap adding to landfill or ending up in oceans. This is a concern not only for the oceans and the creatures that live there, but increasingly for human health as we consume plastic in the foods we eat. and Canada are sending 11.5

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

A partnership between food waste disposal firm Swancote Energy and recycling equipment manufacturer TOMRA Recycling marks the first UK application of optical sorting technology in an anaerobic digestion facility. In 2021, the firm invested in an AUTOSORT® unit from TOMRA Recycling at its AD facility in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Also, we helped design clothes with natural and monofibers that are recyclable. Our recycling partnerships are local here in the U.S. Salubata is a Nigerian startup that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste. Salubata is a Nigerian startup that creates modular shoes from recycled plastic waste.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Plastic will be extracted from tens of thousands of used fridges every year for use in ventilation fans, company said. Online electricals retailer AO has announced it will recycle plastic from old fridges for use in energy saving ventilation products, as part of a new effort to cut down on waste and establish a more circular business model.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

New ban on single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks, and some types of polystyrene cups and food containers to come into effect from October . billion items of single-use cutlery - most of which are plastic - and 721 million single-use plates per year, but only 10 per cent are recycled.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Retail shoppers do not see the packaging waste at each step of the supply chain before food arrives on shelves — many steps meal kits skip altogether as a streamlined direct-to-consumer model. our teams have continued to minimize overall packaging and plastic. Consider the grocery shopper and meal-kit customer who cook the same recipe.

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2022

tonnes of plastic from ending up in landfill over the next year, according to organic baby food retailer Little Freddie. tonnes of plastic. The announcement comes at a time when the amount of plastic waste ending up in landfill is reaching a critical level. Packaging could save 2.5

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Business Green

MARCH 23, 2021

Supermarket says it is time to tackle 'unnecessary plastic' that routinely accompanies children's magazines. Skye, from Gwynedd, launched her petition after becoming fed up with being sent "cheap plastic rubbish" with her favourite magazine. The carbon footprint is big and you are putting it straight in the bin to pollute the planet.".

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Business Green

MAY 19, 2022

A three-year pilot to understand how to incorporate flexible plastics - used in the packaging of many consumer goods into household recycling services has been launched this week by an industry-led consortium, ahead of the government's goal to introduce consistent nationwide recycling collections across the UK from 2027.

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Business Green

MAY 10, 2021

Tesco has announced it will scrap soft plastic rings and shrink wrap packaging from all beers and ciders in its UK stores, claiming the move makes it the first major retailer to end the sale of the hard to recycle plastics. WWF commended Tesco for the move and urged other retailers and brands to now follow suit.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Iceland managing director Richard Walker calls on government to make plastic packaging tonnage disclosure mandatory in order to tackle plastic pollution crisis. Last year, Lidl's total plastic packaging footprint stood at just over 60,000 tonnes, the figures show. Our message is clear.

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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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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. Product innovations.

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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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