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Plastics
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Competition launched to tackle plastic waste
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 Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge, a one-year competition, will focus on three strategic ways…
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Nestle reveals plans for plastic reduction
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 by 2025, with a particular focus on avoiding plastic-waste. “Our broader vision…
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Alliance to reduce plastic waste formed
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 environment, especially in the ocean. The cross-value chain Alliance to End…
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London keeping plastic beverage kegs out of landfill
LONDON, UK – Most plastic beverage kegs in the UK are not recycled and often end up in landfill. To overcome this problem, First Mile has teamed up with KeyKeg and OneCircle to create a circular program which recycles plastic…
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Sodexo commits to single-use plastics reduction
BURLINGTON, Ont. – Sodexo, a food services and facilities management company has implemented a North American single use plastics reduction plan that will eliminate single use plastic bags and stirrers by 2019, polystyrene foam items such as cups, lids and…
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Nestlé signs on to plastics charter
VEVEY, Switzerland – Nestlé has signed The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. The Global Commitment is an initiative of The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and UN Environment. It aims to rethink the future of plastics by applying the principles of circular…
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Sustainability movement is disrupting the plastics industry
The growing global plastics sustainability movement is one of the biggest potential disruptors for the plastics industry and is putting future plastics resin demand and billions of dollars of industry investments at risk
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The plastic waste crisis is an opportunity for the U.S. to get serious about recycling at home
Today’s unprecedented level of public concern is an opportunity to innovate
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Consumer Good Forum endorses New Plastics Economy
PARIS – The Board of Directors of The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has called for the consumer goods industry to play a leading role in eliminating plastic waste on land and sea and endorses the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy vision. The statement…
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Netherlands endorses ocean Plastics Charter
OTTAWA – The Netherlands has endorsed the Canada-led Ocean Plastics Charter. A key outcome of the G7 Summit in June, the Ocean Plastics Charter was initially adopted by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the European Union. The…
