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CDP vows to tackle plastic pollution by expanding environmental disclosure system
…said plastic was a relevant issue and a third (32.5%) did not have plastic-related targets. Meanwhile, 81% of responding capital markets and supply chain members said that the information requested…
UN Global Plastic Treaty : Are we edging closer to a cliff edge?
…plastics”, “eradicate all but verifiably essential single-use plastic items”, “mandate proper testing of all chemicals in plastics”, and “prohibit ‘the toxic chemical recycling’ of plastic”. The Global Plastics Treaty is…
Plastic Bank coalition prevents two billion bottles from ending up in oceans
…enable the collection of ocean-bound plastic waste from beaches, riverbanks, and neighbourhoods, to reach the landmark amount. By integrating Social Plastic back into their manufacturing supply chain, Plastic Bank’s partners…
Almost half the global population living in regions where plastic waste exceeds capacity to manage it
…to use before introducing new plastic in a geography, and to advocate for an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty.” The research warns that the global average consumption of plastic per person…
Alliance to End Plastic Waste members accused of ‘sophisticated greenwashing’
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste was founded in 2019 and states that its aim is to develop the infrastructure and innovation needed to end plastic waste. It also focuses…
Defra meets with businesses to help shape global treaty on plastics pollution
…treaty on plastic pollution. In partnership with the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network, Defra met with stakeholders including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Coca Cola, Nestle, H&M and Greenpeace. More meetings will be held…
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: Corporate plastic recycling and reuse targets ‘unlikely to be met’
…or recycled plastics in new products and innovating to ensure 100% of plastic packaging can be reused, recycled, or composted by 2025. Government signatories to the Global Commitment now represent…
Report: Global plastic consumption won’t peak this century without ‘bold’ intervention
…three-quarters of the samples contained plastics. Supporting Common Seas’ work is chef Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, who said: “Sadly, it’s now a certainty that most of us have micro-plastic and nano-plastic…
Companies signed up to WWF’s ReSource Plastic initiative actually increased plastic production last year
…companies participating in ReSource: Plastic are reducing their plastics intensity – i.e. their tonnage has declined relative to net sales. McDonald’s and Starbucks both saw increases in their plastics intensity….
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo among big businesses urging UN to create new treaty on plastic pollution
…improving downstream solutions for tackling plastic solutions, including recycling, would also set targets for reducing plastic production in the first instance. Such targets should apply to virgin plastics only, the…
Four ways to reduce plastic packaging
The “war against plastic” (as UN Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen has dubbed it) is one of the biggest challenges the world faces. Plastic takes hundreds of years to…
European plastics giants unveil sustainability roadmap with little mention of reduction and reuse
…produce plastics are fossil-based. Plastics Europe believes this proportion could be brought down to 35% in 2050. In 2050, it sees mechanically and chemically recycled plastics accounting for almost half…
Plastic Overshoot Day: 43% of plastics manufactured this year will end up as pollution
…Canada and the US will not reach their plastic overshoot days until winter, given that they have extensive waste management systems. The nations which consume the most plastic are not…
Boots to end the sale of plastic-based wet wipes
…stopped stocking own-brand plastic-based wet wipes and baby wipes around two years ago and, after asking suppliers to shift to plastic-free alternatives or risk being delisted, removed branded plastic-based wipes…
FMCG giants jointly launch initiative to scale flexible plastics recycling
…currently have access to flexible plastic recycling at kerbside. Flexible plastics have, historically, been more challenging to recycle than rigid plastics. They are challenging to process using existing mechanical recycling…
Global survey reveals ‘overwhelming support’ for new UN treaty to end plastic pollution
…in plastic production, especially for single-use applications, will need to be included. Some nations and businesses had been calling for the end-of-life collection and processing of plastics to be the…
From single-use bans to new taxes: How should businesses prepare for the UN’s Plastic Treaty?
…year on the inclusion of all parts of the plastic life-cycle. In other words, plastic production will also need to decrease at the source. The Paris meeting in June ended…
Is plastic pollution a blind spot in corporate sustainability disclosures?
…on plastics urgently by making plastics disclosure mandatory.” Furthermore, CDP is urging all companies that disclose information, with nearly 23,000 participating in 2023, to provide reports on plastics through CDP….
ClientEarth set to take Danone to court over its plastics footprint
…results delivered so far. ClientEarth is arguing that, as a major plastic packaging producer and distributor, Danone should be obliged under this law to include measures on plastics pollution across…
Businesses and NGOs convene to advocate for ambitious plastic pollution treaty
…the plastic life-cycle, thus leading to a decrease in virgin plastic production as well as improvements to waste management and recycling. Organisations participating in the new coalition see the global…
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