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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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 148

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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Packaging Sustainability Biodegradable Plastics 133

Business Green

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The fully biodegradable and compostable packaging innovation has been developed in Edinburgh with support from Innovate UK and Sky Ocean Ventures. It said the new packaging would be used for a range of household products including sanitiser, hand soap and washing-up liquid.

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Biodegradable Packaging Plastics Microplastics 78

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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Packaging Retail Innovation Sustainability 78

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2022

million to six UK based innovators to work with international partners to tackle plastic related issues in India, Chile, South Africa and Kenya. The International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition is a game-changing fund to drive forward international innovation in key regions across the world.

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Plastics Africa Recycling Recycling 263

Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2020

The government's proposals for a sweeping new plastics tax were placed under renewed scrutiny last week, with companies working to develop sustainable packaging alternatives warning that the tax risked penalising their efforts to stem the rising tide of plastic pollution.

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Plastics Packaging Biodegradable Recycling 99

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. But, if we focus solely on packaging waste, we ignore the fact that it’s only part of the story.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 228

Business Green

JULY 25, 2021

Brands have a powerful field of influence on sustainability, and digital packaging innovation offers a chance to lead by example, according to Jose 'Pepe' Gorbea from HP Graphic Arts. The packaging problem. But packaging is necessary. Digital at the forefront of delivering sustainable innovation.

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Packaging Waste Waste Sustainability 83

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The latest culprit: Bacardi unveiled a bioplastic bottle that can biodegrade in compost systems, freshwater and oceans in 18 months. With limited global composting infrastructure, the likelihood that a theoretically biodegradable bottle will be composted in practice is low. Respectfully, I’m calling it B.S. . Featured Column.

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Plastics Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 164

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 24, 2022

One of the biggest culprits when it comes to an industry’s impact is packaging materials and accessories. This has led to a wave of innovative new eco-friendly alternatives from environmentally damaging packaging materials. BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING PEANUTS. Similar U.S. They are also less expensive.

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Packaging Biodegradable Plastics Recycling 78

Business Green

APRIL 21, 2020

Wild claims that its new deodorant line, which comes in a range of scents including coconut, rose, mint, and orange, is the first to be both 100 per cent compostable and biodegradable. It is time for natural and sustainable products to break out of the niche stereotypes of plain rustic packaging and sterile copy," Ward added. "We

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Biodegradable Packaging Recycling Recycling 77

GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Unilever and even Tupperware have signed on with governments and NGOs to do away with "unnecessary" plastics and innovate so that other plastics will be reused, recycled or composted; and kept out of natural systems. Chief innovation officers. For innovation chiefs, Choi sees the benefit as fairly intuitive.

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Plastics Waste Waste Recycling 311

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Investment in robust evidence on the human and environmental harms caused by plastics Establishment of a national sustainable plastics innovation research centre to drive innovation and encourage long-term, ambitious thinking.

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Plastics Government Recycling Recycling 147

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 10, 2024

The new paper packet was developed in partnership with Evopak, a manufacturer of sustainable paper based flexible packaging. It uses an innovative polymer, Hydropol, instead of conventional plastic. Consumers can dispose of the new crisp packet in their normal kerbside recycling collection along with their other paper recyclable items.

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Packaging 147

Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Synthetic fabrics such as polyester – which accounted for 52% of global fiber production in 2018 – take hundreds of years to biodegrade. Natural fibers take very little time to biodegrade relative to their synthetic counterparts, making them the more environmentally friendly textile choice.

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Fashion Sustainability Biodegradable Packaging 148

Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Further, purchasing from a supplier who offers products with eco-friendly packaging or no packaging at all reduces your waste stream. Innovation. Procuring sustainably means evaluating your current products and practices in an innovative way. Source locally from credible and certified businesses.

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Policy Biodegradable Health Sustainability 167

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

Our glue is ethically sourced, has end-of-life biodegradability and has properties suited to replacing traditional formaldehyde adhesives,” says Callum Smith, one of the founders of the firm behind it, BindEthics , and also a student at the University of Birmingham. The new adhesive is claimed to be sustainable and non-toxic.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 130

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 26, 2019

The company had already made some key product decisions around greening and sustainability as evidenced by their 100% Recyclable, BPA-Free, and Non-Toxic bottles, and packaging made from 100% recycled paper. But they knew this wasn’t the end of the road.

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Recycling Recycling Health Biodegradable 141

Business Green

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Projects have included compost made from waste coffee in Glasgow and work in London to develop edible and biodegradeable packaging for liquids. The partnership will continue to build confidence within the business community surrounding circular business models, with a network of advice, ideas and support available on both ends.

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Biodegradable Waste Waste Packaging 99

Business Green

MAY 14, 2021

The declaration tucks into the Exponential Roadmap Initiative , which appeals to "innovators, transformers and disrupters" aligning their business with the Paris Agreement aspiration of limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 VMware has long viewed sustainability as core to its long-term innovation strategy.

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Innovation Carbon Biotechnology Recycled materials 80

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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Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 45

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Using innovative approaches to old problems, ecopreneurs are looking for ways to capitalize on the environmental problems that our world faces. Consumers need new options for less wasteful and less pollutive products, packaging, transportation, and energy. Biodegradable, Reusable, and Eco-friendly Consumer Products.

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Startups Waste Waste Soil 148

Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

GSK Consumer Healthcare has set a goal of producing one billion fully-recyclable toothpaste tubes by 2025, today announcing plans to launch the innovative packaging across a number of its leading dental brands including Sensodyne and Aquafresh. For Sensodyne and Aquafresh, GSKCH has also launched plastic-free packaging.

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Recycling Recycling Biodegradable Plastics 63

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2022

A 2020 research project led by the Centre for Innovation Management Research (CIMR) at the Birkbeck University of London, investigated the behavior of large-capital companies with respect to Environmental, Social, and Governance ( ESG ). Marketers should not present a product or package as compostable if it’s not. Compostable Claims.

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Sustainability Packaging Recycling Recycling 147

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 28, 2022

Notpla is a packaging solutions company. They’re redesigning the very idea of what packaging is and how it functions. As a result, the innovative products rolling off the line at the company are plant based and waste free. Because it’s plant based and all natural, it’s completely biodegradable.

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Packaging Plastics Biodegradable Recycling 36

Business Green

JULY 27, 2022

Unilever has unveiled its "most sustainable laundry capsule yet", which it claims uses zero plastic packaging and can also help consumers cut down on energy and emissions when using their washing machines. The new proprietary formulation and child-proof cardboard packaging is the work of so many people.

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Plastics Biodegradable Energy Energy 61

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Explore ideas that will take into consideration effective packaging, smart servicing and records of past events. She is passionate about finding innovative methods to solving solid waste pollution with a focus on plastic and textile waste. A solution is to include the goal to reduce food waste while planning the food menu.

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Waste Waste Methane Recycling 167

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

You need to remove the plastic tape from the packaging True With more and more of us defaulting to buying online rather than on the high street, much more packaging is moving through the system. The producer will have made a financial contribution towards the recovery and recycling of packaging in Europe.

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 162

AFN Sustainable Protein

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The producer of biodegradable packaging from plant fibers was part of the 2021 cohort of the Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator. The accelerator co-funded by Ecolab and Cargill supports startups innovating in food safety, waste management, farm productivity, and the general food supply chain.

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Investment Startups Africa Climate change 92

Business Green

JULY 16, 2021

Meanwhile, work is continuing to try and deliver a more consistent framework for household waste and recycling collections across the UK in a bid to drive up recycling rates, and plans for five new state-of-the-art circular economy research and innovation centres across England were recently announced. Overall, the UK generated 222.2

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Recycling Recycling Waste Waste 87

Greentown Labs

MAY 7, 2024

Progress during the program: Caravel Bio worked closely with Shell’s carbon capture and innovation teams to explore how its technology can lower carbon-capture costs for Shell and its customers. “The Go Make 2023 program was incredibly transformational for our company,” says Caravel Bio’s CEO Emily Weinberg.

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Startups Carbon Technology Blockchain 115

Sustainability Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This Ted Talk could change the way you think and what you wear Fashion designer Suzanne Lee talks about how “biofabrication” or using bacteria and fungi to grow materials such as fabric, furniture, construction materials and packaging will revolutionize manufacturing. The concept is simple: Harnessing life to create products.

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Biodegradable Fashion Packaging Waste 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Carlsberg, which got into the project more than four years ago, already has shown off two prototypes for beer bottles, while Absolut is preparing a pilot of its first-generation package, for its Absolut Mixt "cooler" product line, in an undeclared market this spring. Some early versions are in the hands of consumers.). Credit: Paboco.

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Recycling Recycling Packaging Biodegradable 70

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. 3) Purchasing products that are EPA approved and USDA choice certified 4) Using only non-toxic substances such as water, biodegradable soap and steam.

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Sustainability North America Plastics Carbon-negative 147

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2022

These plastic bags aren’t biodegradable, meaning they reside in the environment and take up to 1000 years to break down. Paper bags Paper bags are 100% biodegradable meaning they can be used for composting. Cotton bags Cotton bags are both biodegradable and reusable, and are made from natural and renewable sources.

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Retail Plastics Sustainability Biodegradable 78

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Unlike the 98 percent of toothbrushes that are not biodegradable, the Tooth replacement heads will break down. The bristles are made from Nylon 4; both products are 100 percent biodegradable. Because the company is sustainably focused, your shipment will arrive in eco-friendly packaging. Shipments are expected for April 2020.

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Biodegradable Recycling Recycling Plastics 28

Grist

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But as promising as chemical recycling and next-generation plastics may sound, experts also say some of the most realistic solutions to plastic pollution involve eliminating it from packaging as much as possible. Should packaging all be the same color of plastic to avoid dye-based contamination in recycling processes?

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Recycling Recycling Plastics Recycled materials 106