Plastic Straws Starbucks shares progress towards packaging sustainability March 22, 2019 SEATTLE – Starbucks leadership has shared progress and plans towards. creating more sustainable packing options for its take out products. Over the next year in several markets worldwide, the company will…
Plastics Shampoo in ocean-plastic bottles March 21, 2019 CINCINNATI – Herbal Essences has teamed up with TerraCycle to create recyclable shampoo and conditioner bottles made of 25 per cent beach plastic. “Plastic floating in our oceans and rivers…
Diversion Ontario seeking comments on possible plastics ban March 12, 2019 TORONTO –The Ontario government is seeking public feedback on its “Reducing Litter and Waste in Our Communities: Discussion Paper”, which expands upon commitments in the government’s environmental action plan, “Preserving…
Plastics French company produces infinitely recyclable PET bottles March 5, 2019 Bottles made with Purified Terephthalic Acid (rPTA). Clermont-Ferrand, France – CARBIOS, a company pioneering new, bioindustrial solutions to reinvent the lifecycle of plastic and textile polymers, has produced the first…
Plastics Walmart taps private label suppliers to reduce plastics February 27, 2019 BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart is planning to reduce plastic waste by tapping its private label suppliers. The initiative, announced at Walmart’s annual supplier forum, is expected to affect over 30,000…
Plastics TOMRA talks plastics at International Recycling Congress February 25, 2019 SALZBURG, Austria – TOMRA Sorting Recycling presented at the International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC 2019), sharing the company’s specialized knowledge of materials recovery from electrical and electronic waste (WEEE). With…
Plastics Competition launched to tackle plastic waste February 14, 2019 LONDON and WASHINGTON – National Geographic and Sky Ocean Ventures have launched a global search for innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s single-use plastic problem. The…
Plastics Nestle reveals plans for plastic reduction January 24, 2019 VEVEY, Switzerland – Nestlé has announced a series of specific actions towards meeting its April 2018 commitment to make 100 per cent of its packaging recyclable or reusable…
Plastics Alliance to reduce plastic waste formed January 18, 2019 LONDON – An alliance of global companies from the plastics and consumer goods value chain has launched a new organization to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the…
Circular Economy London keeping plastic beverage kegs out of landfill January 3, 2019 First Mile recycles the waste of more than 25,000 businesses in London. LONDON, UK – Most plastic beverage kegs in the UK are not recycled and often end up in…