GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

US Plastics Pact 101. Plastics Pact and how are its signatories advancing a circular economy for plastics? Plastics Pact brings together businesses, government entities, NGOs, researchers, and other collaborators as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s network of Plastics Pacts around the world. Holly Secon.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

The plastics recycling member-based charity RECOUP has published its 2021 UK Household Plastics Collection Survey , which analyses the collection of plastics for recycling from Local Authorities. The 2021 Survey estimated that 584,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging was collected for recycling in 2020.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 6, 2023

Technology and recycling equipment firm TOMRA has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur, the Norwegian Producer Responsibility Organisation for recycling plastic packaging. The companies will pair up to create a plastic packaging sorting plant located in Norway. Amland, SVP TOMRA Feedstock.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20. Wed, 09/02/2020 - 00:45. 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. Plastics Pact.

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GreenBiz

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. The safety and performance of plant-based packaging materials. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 13:52.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The survey was conducted by Sapio Research, on behalf of Celebration Packaging. Our survey has found that the vast majority of consumers (80%) are not familiar with forever chemicals and the term PFAS,” says Celebration Packaging Managing Director Nick Burton.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2020

Reusable packaging in the time of COVID-19. Mon, 05/18/2020 - 01:00. Reusable packaging is faced with proving its trustworthiness alongside disposables in a world that is standing six feet apart in the grocery aisle. Disposable packages are painted as sterile, while durables are tainted with suspicion. Take the dentist.

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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. Launched in 2017, the awards have witnessed a dramatic and inspirational rise in the circular use of plastics through increased recycling and recyclability over the last the five years, said the organisers.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Despite record oil price fluctuations, circular plastic strategies prevail. Thu, 08/27/2020 - 01:45. And when crude oil prices fell into negative territory in April, the recycled plastic industry experienced a reckoning. What we’ve seen as a packaging company is it’s not really an either/or," she said. Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. Tue, 05/05/2020 - 11:33. 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.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

How BASF’s reciChain aims to improve traceability of recycled plastics. The vision for BASF’s reciChain project is to take circularity into the real world by increasing traceability of recycled plastics. The company created a plastic additive that enables the traceability. Sat, 09/12/2020 - 14:47. Deonna Anderson.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 01:30. From an unprecedented pandemic to a global economic downturn to the intensifying impacts of climate change, we can’t say we’ll miss 2020. READ THE FULL STORY: 8 electric truck and van companies to watch in 2020. . Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Morgan Stanley’s role in addressing the plastic waste problem. When Morgan Stanley decided to launch its Plastic Waste Resolution in April 2019, it had realized that plastic waste was a business issue. Wed, 09/23/2020 - 16:45. View archived videos from the conference here. Deonna Anderson.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Organisers have confirmed the full conference programme for the Plastics Recycling Show Europe Virtual Event taking place 9-11 December 2020. Fellow panellists include Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Maria Ciliberti, Vice President at Borealis. Virginijus Sinkevi?ius, CET on 10 December.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The Recycling Association has warned that waste crime will continue to happen, even if exports of plastics for recycling are banned. MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have called for the Government to ban exports of recyclable plastics by 2027 and introduce measures to reduce them before then.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The world is producing twice as much plastic waste as two decades ago, with the bulk of it ending up in landfill, incinerated or leaking into the environment, and only 9% successfully recycled, according to a new OECD report. Almost half of all plastic waste is generated in OECD countries, according to the Outlook.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 29, 2021

How e-commerce retailer Grove Collaborative will go 'plastic-free' by 2025. Plastic-free by 2025. It is our intention to hold everyone to the zero-plastic commitment," Stuart Landesberg, Grove founder and CEO, told GreenBiz during a recent conversation. "If Grove is plastic neutral. Deonna Anderson. That is just true.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Gillette plans to shave use of virgin plastics by 50% by 2030. Tue, 10/27/2020 - 02:17. Reduce absolute virgin plastic by 50 percent. Use 100 percent recyclable packaging. Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand, which allowed its customers to recycle any brand of used razor handle or blade along with its packaging. .

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Tesco has launched a new system that allows its customers to buy a wide range of food, drink, household and beauty products in reusable and durable packaging. Customers wishing to opt for reusable packaging simply visit the Loop fixture in the store and add the products they want into their trolley as a part of their shop.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

Mura Technology, a UK-based technology firm, has announced that construction has started on the world’s first commercial-scale plant to use its ground-breaking “hydrothermal” process, which is said to be able to recycle all forms of plastic waste and could provide the raw ingredients for a sustainable circular plastic economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 24, 2022

Hamburg-based start-up cirplus has entered into the UK market in a bid to digitalise the plastic and recycling industry. Coming into force on April 1st 2022, the tax increases costs for packaging companies who fail to use recycled materials by 20 to 40 percent. million tons of recycled plastics listed for sale.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 01:00. Infinity Goods has partnerships with local Colorado producers, which have agreed to reuse their packaging through the platform, fostering a local, waste-free circular economy. Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. Wed, 08/26/2020 - 02:01. Its landmark report, "The New Plastics Economy," sounded the alarm in 2016 that if "business as usual" continues, by 2025 the ocean may hold more plastic than fish by weight. Plastics Pact by EMF, The Recycling Partnership and WWF.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. Wed, 06/17/2020 - 02:00. Another vivid example: plastic that has been used to wrap meat, which cannot be sent to traditional facilities without first being decontaminated. The packaging conundrum. Heather Clancy.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

Environmental arguments are continuing to be made both for and against the inclusion of compostable plastics in the government's planned plastics tax.

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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. There is no place for unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging in our business.". Our work to remove, reduce, reuse and recycle will continue into 2021.

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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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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails. Fri, 09/04/2020 - 02:00. It's time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain. 7 tips for companies developing reusable packaging. Safety and performance in recycled plastics. Heather Clancy.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) will now run as a virtual event from 9 to 11 December 2020. The PRSE Virtual conference will examine the latest developments in plastics recycling and practical solutions for the circular and sustainable use of plastics, dealing with plastic waste and better design for recycling.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There are no 'silver bullet' solutions to plastics. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 01:30. 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. Circular Economy.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The demand for recycled plastics has skyrocketed — so much so that brands and packaging producers are experiencing limited supply. Hear perspectives from stakeholders across the value chain — from plastic producers and brands to recyclers and investors. Mon, 09/14/2020 - 10:39. Holly Secon.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

How should diverse corporate stakeholders — such as brands and packaging producers — help shape the U.S. policy landscape around plastics, recycling and solid waste management? The steady growth of public attention around plastics and packaging has led to a revitalized policy focus in the U.S. packaging policy landscape.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

What is the current state of bioplastics, and what role should they play in a sustainable packaging future? In the scramble to swap single-use plastics for sustainable alternatives, some companies are turning to bioplastic as a seemingly effective replacement. Do bioplastics count as plastic? Thu, 09/10/2020 - 19:27.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2021

What’s described as the UK’s first mobile pallet stability test lab promises to save thousands of tonnes of plastic stretch film every year, cut costs and reduce product waste in transit, says the firm behind it. Developed by Lindum Packaging, the test lab will provide on-site real-time pallet stability testing.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

How should diverse corporate stakeholders —such as brands and packaging producers — help shape the U.S. policy landscape around plastics, recycling and solid waste management? The steady growth of public attention around plastics and packaging has led to a revitalized policy focus in the U.S. packaging policy landscape.

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Grist

APRIL 24, 2024

The more plastic a company makes, the more pollution it creates. Researchers from a dozen universities around the world found that, for every 1 percent increase in the amount of plastic a company uses, there is an associated 1 percent increase in its contribution to global plastic litter.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The forthcoming Plastics Recycling Show Europe includes a free-to-attend conference taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 25 and 26 March 2020. Immo Sander, Head of Packaging Development, Werner & Mertz. Karl Edsjö, Director Environmental & European Affairs at Electrolux.

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