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. The seven winners are: • Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product: Sustainable modular headliner for vehicle interiors and downstream recycling solutions by Grupo Antolin.

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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 China, Mexico and Australia.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

This acquisition could help make sustainable packaging the norm . Now, the two companies are combining forces to scale paper packaging made from recycled cardboard boxes and newspaper. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 01/29/2021 - 00:30. Across the U.S. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 17, 2023

Plastics Pact and Walmart announced the winners of the first Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award, showing exciting innovations in the areas of recyclability, compostability, refill and reuse. At VERGE 2022, the U.S.

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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. percent of America’s plastic waste is actually recycled. Sara Kingman.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Supercritical water can be a solvent for all organic materials including plastics. Its gas-like penetration power makes it a superior medium to decompose mixtures of complex waste plastics into value-added materials, which are feedstock for manufacturing new plastics. Above the critical point of 374.5

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Over 900 Tesco stores now have collection points for plastic recycling. A new partnership between Tesco and packaging manufacturer Berry Global is now recycling soft plastic collected from customers at Tesco stores. For more information on Berry bpi’s sustainability initiatives, please visit [link].

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers. At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. We named eight of the biggest players in the space so sustainability professionals know what and who to watch out for.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A pilot plant on the University of Bath campus is said to be able to recycle up to 60% of plastic lab waste, to make back into new lab consumables. Currently, less than 1% of this waste is being recycled. Water usage is also minimised through recycling, further reducing the environmental impact.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Consumers around the globe are craving more sustainable products, and brands are struggling to figure out how to deliver on their recycled content goals. Chemical recycling, also known as advanced or molecular recycling, will be a crucial part of the solution set for brands to meet plastics and packaging goals.

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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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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00. Shockingly, 2.2

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Engaging Middle America in recycling solutions. At Circularity 2020, I’m talking about how to engage people in recycling, and the two ideas are linked together. We were just as worried about plastics in the ocean and climate change in early March as we were last summer, but that concern plummeted in May. . Suzanne Shelton.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2020

A seemingly world-first collaboration is bringing recycled and reusable PPE visors to UK health workers and NGOs in the Dominican Republic. Unlike existing single-use varieties, these visors, produced using Parley Ocean Plastic®, are designed to be completely reusable, providing indefinite protection.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 1, 2021

Walgreens Boots Alliance exec talks plastic, packaging and COVID-19. With all of that in mind, how do you set your sustainability goals, and how these entities work together, if they do at all, to achieve your goals? Anderson: I wanted to talk through some of WBA’s sustainability ambitions. Deonna Anderson.

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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

MARCH 26, 2021

· New HydroPRS process creates raw ingredients for “infinitely recyclable new products” · World-first commercial-scale plant starts construction in Teesside, UK, backed by global partners and UK Government. tonnes of plastic packaging – the second highest per capita in the world.[iv] iii] The UK alone produces 2.4m

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GreenBiz

JULY 24, 2020

Closed Loop Partners teams with Walmart, CVS, Target to take on the plastic bag. Single-use plastic shopping bags are a real problem. Fewer than 10 percent of those are recycled — often winding up in landfills and waterways because many recyclers don’t accept them. Deonna Anderson. Fri, 07/24/2020 - 01:15.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 27, 2020

Despite record oil price fluctuations, circular plastic strategies prevail. And when crude oil prices fell into negative territory in April, the recycled plastic industry experienced a reckoning. Jesse Klein. Thu, 08/27/2020 - 01:45. So far, most big companies seem to be standing by their pledges.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 1, 2020

Is sustainability undergoing a pandemic pause? If you were to believe the mainstream business media, there would be no question whatsoever that the twin crises of a pandemic and a recession have pretty much put the kibosh on sustainable business activity. The reality is that corporate sustainability is alive and well.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Recycling efforts by north London’s two million residents will not be significantly boosted by the new Simpler Recycling proposals, the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) has warned. Cllr Loakes said: “The Government should be making a herculean effort to ensure that producers minimise packaging that needs recycling or disposal.

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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. Recycling is critical, but the world cannot rely on that alone. Topics include: .

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GreenBiz

MARCH 15, 2021

A Circular Economy for Plastics: How Companies are Moving from Strategy to Action. As plastic waste continues to threaten the globe, companies are making ambitious commitments and joining with partners to do their part. Common challenges companies face in combating plastic waste, and how to overcome them. taylor flores.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In 2021, I’ll be watching CPG and food and beverage companies, which have been scrutinized for one-off pilots and an overall failure to move quickly enough towards commitments to make all packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. It’s (still) all about plastic. While source reduction continues to be the No. Subscribe here.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 26, 2020

Where there's hope for speeding up business action on plastics. 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. Only five years ago, few corporate leaders had plastic pollution on their official radar.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

Plastics resource efficiency and recycling charity RECOUP is expanding its service provision by introducing a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA ) service and its own state-of-the-art laboratory to support its recognised RecyClass certification service and facilities.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

From design to recycling, opportunities abound to make solar more circular. Like any industry, the solar industry has unique machinery and equipment; specifically, its photovoltaic (PV) cells have silicon, metal, glass and plastic components that are melded together in order to create a functioning solar panel. Myisha Majumder.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Nearly half of all businesses (46%) across the UK have ‘recycling food waste’ at the top of their priorities to reduce their organisation’s carbon footprint, according to new research. The 10 main business priorities to reduce carbon footprint: Recycling food waste (46%). Reducing use of plastic (35%).

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Climate action NGO WRAP published annual updates of its voluntary agreements for the food, plastics and textiles sectors on 1 December. WRAP launched its first voluntary agreement in 2005 and has since expanded its programme to address food and drink, plastic pollution, and fashion and textiles.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 31, 2020

A circular economy is urgently required for the shift to a more sustainable planet. Our main focus is to make sure they're able to become a sustainable business model, and one that can be supported into the future of how things will be done," she said. . Also, we helped design clothes with natural and monofibers that are recyclable.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Equal Recycling Access. communities and industry partners collaborate to ensure access to recycling? While most Americans would agree that recycling is important, access to recycling bins, store drop-off options and other facilities can vary greatly depending on your location. How can U.S. Holly Secon.

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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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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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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

When I cover solutions to the plastic waste crisis, I typically focus on infrastructure development and bringing recycling systems to scale, standardizing materials, inventing new ones and designing out unnecessary single-use items, and rethinking business models and supply chains. 4 tips for changing consumer behavior. Lauren Phipps.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 10, 2023

Now, imagine a world where houses are built quickly, yet affordable and even sustainable. Building a house is time-consuming, requires a large number of raw materials and labor and is not environmentally friendly. This may sound surreal, but it is actually happening — thanks to 3D printing technology.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Leading sustainability for a meal kit company, I am acutely aware of our weak points and an advocate for the benefits. Let me be the first say that as an industry, there is ongoing work to do to make meal kits the most sustainable food option. As head of sustainability at HelloFresh US, it is my charge to advance this standard.

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