Plastics - CleanTech Focus

6 ways to tackle the damage plastics are doing

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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Amazon eliminates 15 billion plastic ‘air pillows’ from delivery boxes

GreenBiz

JUNE 20, 2024

The retailer’s latest step to remove single-use plastic across its North American distribution network.

Plastics

Financing the end of plastic pollution

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

How global plastic policies could slash virgin plastic production by 30 percent by 2040

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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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

Not only that, but eFuels can also replace petroleum as a key component in the creation of chemicals and plastic solvents. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Why CDP introduced plastic reporting

GreenBiz

MAY 16, 2023

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

Plastics

‘Zero draft’ lends shape to global plastics treaty

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.

Plastics

Pact including Coca-Cola, Nestlé moves 2025 plastic reduction goals to 2030

GreenBiz

JUNE 13, 2024

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

Plastics

New technologies enable a colorful future for circularity of PET plastic

GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2024

New technologies and end markets are expanding the supply of recycled PET, expanding circularity for one of the most widely recycled plastics. Sponsored: Colored and opaque PET is a valuable recyclable material with significant benefits for brands.

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Most companies are fumbling their 2025 plastic waste targets

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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Inside Amazon’s push to switch from plastic to paper mailers

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

How much will we sacrifice for plastics?

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.

Plastics

Plastics Pollution

ExxonMobil’s $10 billion plan to boost plastics production in China

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

disregards China’s plans to increase plastics production. A new climate agreement with the U.S.

Plastics

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.

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Plastics Pollution

Failure is an option: We already know the outcome of global plastic waste negotiations

GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2024

meeting in November will likely fail to produce a binding international treaty that will reverse the growing trend of plastic pollution. Delegates at the final U.N.

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Business should take these 3 actions to bolster the global plastics treaty

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

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. Plastics Pact. Holly Secon. Of course, the U.S.

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Study pinpoints pathways to boost plastic waste recycling globally

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2023

A new study highlights potential pathways to significantly increase waste collection and plastic recycling rates globally. These countries have plastic recycling rates of up to 10 per cent. Examples of countries include Indonesia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Examples of countries include the UK, India and Turkey.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Waste

Walmart replaces plastic e-commerce envelopes with recyclable paper

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

Views on single-use plastic waste vary based on concern about health impacts, survey finds

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2024

Public opinion on single-use plastics has decreased in some countries while remaining high in others, according to a GlobeScan survey.

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Ottawa talks signal progress toward plastic treaty, but delegations must pick up pace

GreenBiz

MAY 28, 2024

With time running out to agree on a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution, delegates must hold firm on ambition and drive momentum heading into the final round of negotiations.

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Plastics Pollution

Household plastic packaging collection drops for first time, says RECOUP

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Plastic packaging use and plastic packaging collection quantities have dropped for the first time in RECOUP’s annual UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey. The UK’s overall recycling rate for plastic packaging from household and commercial sources is 52%.

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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.

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The US Plastics Pact releases design-for-circularity playbooks

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2024

The US Plastics Pact has released its Design for Circularity Playbooks , described as essential reports designed to guide the lifecycle of plastics in the US. By bringing together diverse stakeholders, the group aims to drive systemic change across the plastics value chain.

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Why it matters that New York state is suing PepsiCo over single-use plastic

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 8, 2023

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

Plastics

Where Plastic Recycling Innovation is Today

CleanTech Group

MARCH 21, 2024

Plastic production is expected to double by 2050. Similarly, plastic emissions from production and disposal are expected to double by 2060. Plastic recycling. The post Where Plastic Recycling Innovation is Today appeared first on Cleantech Group.

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Chemicals could undercut a global plastics treaty

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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Nearly half of all $1 billion-plus companies are failing the Plastics Scorecard

GreenBiz

JUNE 17, 2024

107 of 225 companies received an F grade, Amazon and Macy’s among them, as “plastic intensity” increases.

Plastics

Plastic packaging innovators spotlighted at the 2024 RECOUP Awards

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Plastic recycling charity RECOUP received a record number of entries for its annual awards, which showcase the work being done throughout the plastics value chain in re-use, recycling, and re-design. The third winner announced was for the ‘Recycled Plastic Product of the Year’ award which was presented to Morph Bricks Ltd.

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Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of plastic pollution crisis

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Burning-off plastic to retrieve copper from old cables, near Nairobi’s Mathare area (image credit: Meena Kadri , CC BY-NC-ND-2.0 A new study attempts to shine a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in what’s described as the first ever global plastics pollution inventory.

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Dissolving the plastic waste problem: Can new technology meet the challenge?

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The advanced recycling market for plastics predominantly focuses on technologies like pyrolysis and depolymerization (thermal, chemical, and enzymatic). Once dissolved, the solution is purified, and the solvent is removed, leaving behind a nearly pure plastic that can be processed back into granules for reuse in manufacturing.

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Comment: New UK tax on plastic packaging seems to be working

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. The UK Plastic Packaging tax places a £200 per tonne levy on plastic packaging with less than 30% recycled content. million tonnes of plastic packaging waste.

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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?

Plastics

Plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 25, 2023

A University of Leicester academic has led a study which appears to find that plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave. The research led the team to establish a novel branch of sedimentology which looks at the interactions between plastic particles and sediment. “We

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Plastics Pollution

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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Solvent Dissolution, Next Gen Advanced Plastic Recycling

CleanTech Group

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The State of Plastic Recycling Plastic production is expected to double by 2050. Similarly, plastic-related emissions are expected to double by 2060. The post Solvent Dissolution, Next Gen Advanced Plastic Recycling appeared first on Cleantech Group. Sustainable.

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750,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging goes uncaptured

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Plastic resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP estimates that 750,000 tonnes of post-consumer plastic packaging is not currently collected for recycling, in its new UK Household Plastic Packaging Collection Survey report. Tom continues: “What is now important, is it is not allowed to stagnate.

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120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity, RECOUP, has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK report, finding a significant quantity of plastics going unrecycled.

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Hidden Fossil Fuels: Plastic Production Drives Climate Change

NRDC onEarth

APRIL 23, 2024

Study shows that plastic production could be nearly one third of the global carbon budget and emits four times more greenhouse gases than the airline industry.

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World needs ambitious target of 0% new plastic waste by 2040

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution. Plastic production and subsequent pollution are key drivers of climate change, the focus of discussion at COP27 in Egypt this week.

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Managing the future of plastic: key recommendations for Government

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Experts have collaborated on a series of recommendations which calls on Government to take the initiative on finding solutions to the plastics problem. Speaking at the launch, Baroness Meacher said: “Plastics are an important resource that we cannot simply dispense with, but we must address the effects of plastic pollution.

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The Plastics Industry’s Latest Deception: “Mass Balance”

NRDC onEarth

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Mass balance “recycled” plastic credit schemes are misleading.

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£400m to be invested in UK plastic recycling facilities

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Bertie Stephens, group CEO of Clean Planet Energy , said: “Clean Planet Energy’s mission is to remove over one million tonnes of non-recyclable plastic waste from our environment, every year. Clean Planet Energy’s ecoPlant is intended to process non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle waste plastics that would otherwise be sent to landfill.

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Plastic recycling does work says recycling industry group

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 13, 2022

The Recycling Association’s chief executive Simon Ellin has warned that the people behind the Big Plastic Count (an event co-organised by Greenpeace) were “irresponsible” for recent comments saying plastic recycling doesn’t work and for sowing seeds of doubt in the public mind. This is irresponsible by them.

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6 ways to tackle the damage plastics are doing

Amazon eliminates 15 billion plastic ‘air pillows’ from delivery boxes

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Why CDP introduced plastic reporting

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Pact including Coca-Cola, Nestlé moves 2025 plastic reduction goals to 2030

New technologies enable a colorful future for circularity of PET plastic

Most companies are fumbling their 2025 plastic waste targets

Inside Amazon’s push to switch from plastic to paper mailers

How much will we sacrifice for plastics?

ExxonMobil’s $10 billion plan to boost plastics production in China

The US is a plastic mismanagement leader

Failure is an option: We already know the outcome of global plastic waste negotiations

Business should take these 3 actions to bolster the global plastics treaty

The U.S. Plastics Pact launches new initiative to redesign the plastics value chain at Circularity 20

Study pinpoints pathways to boost plastic waste recycling globally

Walmart replaces plastic e-commerce envelopes with recyclable paper

Views on single-use plastic waste vary based on concern about health impacts, survey finds

Ottawa talks signal progress toward plastic treaty, but delegations must pick up pace

Household plastic packaging collection drops for first time, says RECOUP

Taming plastic waste with silica plastic blocks

The US Plastics Pact releases design-for-circularity playbooks

Why it matters that New York state is suing PepsiCo over single-use plastic

Where Plastic Recycling Innovation is Today

Chemicals could undercut a global plastics treaty

Nearly half of all $1 billion-plus companies are failing the Plastics Scorecard

Plastic packaging innovators spotlighted at the 2024 RECOUP Awards

Uncollected waste and open burning leading causes of plastic pollution crisis

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Comment: New UK tax on plastic packaging seems to be working

The war on plastics, 2022: A change of climate

Plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment

Planet vs. plastic: Three steps to solving the global plastics waste crisis

Solvent Dissolution, Next Gen Advanced Plastic Recycling

750,000 tonnes of household plastic packaging goes uncaptured

120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling from UK HWRCs

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World needs ambitious target of 0% new plastic waste by 2040

Managing the future of plastic: key recommendations for Government

The Plastics Industry’s Latest Deception: “Mass Balance”

£400m to be invested in UK plastic recycling facilities

Plastic recycling does work says recycling industry group

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