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Corporates failing to uphold plastic reduction commitments
…address global plastic pollution through collective goals. The study evaluated plastic use efficiency of the companies by measuring grams of plastic per unit of revenue in real dollars. The findings…
Financial institutions push for Plastics Treaty to include corporate disclosure mandate
…a world where action on plastic pollution and waste is business as usual. However, voluntary action alone is not enough. “With plastic consumption increasing and greenhouse gas emissions from plastic…
UK finally consults on plastic wet wipe ban
The Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) opened a six-week consultation on the ban on Saturday (16 October), noting the contribution of plastic-based wet wipes to microplastic…
UK Government and industry launch nation’s biggest flexible plastic packaging recycling pilot for homes
…Ocado. The aim of the Fund is to create collection and recycling systems for flexible plastics in the UK. Few councils currently collect these plastics at kerbside, as they are…
Lidl GB to incorporate Prevented Ocean Plastic into water bottles
…Plastic investigation 1.3 billion plastic bottles are used each day across the globe. As brands move to improve the circularity of water bottles and reduce plastic usage, efforts are still…
Heinz partners with Tesco on soft plastics recycling drive
…soft and flexible plastics at ten stores in 2020, during which customers returned more than ten times the expected amount of plastic. Plastics collected by Tesco are washed and sorted…
Creating a circular economy is vital to deal with our plastic and food waste challenges
…plastic pollution through the global plastics treaty – and we need to seize this huge opportunity. The detail of the treaty must now be agreed, and the transition to a…
Kraft Heinz sets 2030 target to reduce virgin plastic use
…Bake removed its plastic “shaker” bag from its signature packaging, eliminating 900,000 pounds of plastic waste annually. In 2022, Heinz launched an eco-friendly multipack paperboard sleeve to replace plastic shrink-wrap…
New single-use plastics bans come into force in England
…down on harmful plastic waste. It will protect the environment and help to cut litter – stopping plastic pollution dirtying our streets and threatening our wildlife. “This builds on world-leading…
Aldi turns to AI to track flexible plastics recycling
…to enhance data collection on the journey of the collected plastics through the recycling system. Greenback’s system digitally tracks how much plastic is collected and of what kind. It also…
Plastic treaty: World leaders agree terms of international agreement to curb pollution at UN summit
…OECD revealed that global plastic production doubled between 2000 and 2019, with the growth of plastic volumes outpacing economic growth. Within the same timeframe, recycling rates stagnated and the flow…
Lidl launches laundry refills as Walkers goes plastic-free for large crisp multipacks
…earlier this year revealed that most people still find low-plastic and no-plastic products more expensive than their equivalents housed in single-use plastic. Two-thirds of participants said the supermarkets and brands…
‘Dangerous complacency’: Big businesses accused of underestimating plastics-related risks
…2022, the UN revealed last week. Related news: 43% of plastics manufactured this year will end up as pollution Related feature: How can businesses prepare for the UN’s plastic treaty?…
Iceland Foods adds flexible plastic recycling bins to more than 140 UK stores
…PepsiCo and Mondelez International recently launched a collaborative initiative to increase investments in flexible plastic packaging and lobby for policies that support the scaling of recycling infrastructure. “Tackling unnecessary plastic…
Amazon joins US consortium to research energy efficient chemical processes for plastics waste
…hopes its materials scientists to collaborate through the consortium to develop technologies and materials that enable the full lifecycle of plastics to become net-zero carbon. “Plastics are extremely versatile materials,…
A circular economy for plastics is a crucial step towards a circular world
…resources like wood, stone and ivory, plastic’s good intentions have morphed into a behemoth. While some advantages remain—plastic-wrapped foods last longer, for example, while the material’s lightweight character can help…
Elemis eyes plastic-free sachets as ‘world’s first’ wrapper-free snack bars launch
…plastics space. Eligible companies including those focused on plastic reduction and reuse, as well as new recycling systems including chemical recycling. Digital tools that could improve the plastic value chain’s…
Tesco trials take-back and recycling for plastic toys
…Burger King ending plastic toy distribution in the UK and other markets. Remove, reduce, reuse, recycle Back in August 2019, Tesco updated its plastics packaging strategy, outlining a framework based…
PepsiCo to eliminate virgin plastics from crisp packets by 2030
…forms part of PepsiCo’s Making Bags Better initiative that focuses on improving the recyclability of flexible plastics across Europe. The new bags will use more plastics that PepsiCo believes are…
‘Plastic-washing’: innocent Drinks TV advert banned in the UK over greenwashing concerns
…environment. Plastics Rebellion claims that innocent Drinks, which is wholly owned by the Coca-Cola Company, manufactures 32,000 plastic bottles each hour. The Coca-Cola Company as a whole has been named…
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