Coca-Cola European Partners invests in recycled PET innovator
The investment from Coca-Cola European Partners is part of its commitment to eliminate virgin oil-based PET from its…
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UK needs a recycling system for soft flexible plastic packaging, says charity
14 Jul 20To improve the flexible plastic packaging recycling system, UK circular economy charity WRAP says the material needs strong…
Covid-19: A catalyst for a waste management revolution?
14 Jul 20In a statement towards the end of June, the BIR said the waste management sector could lose $200bn…
UK cigarette sales decline after standardised packaging rules introduced, says study
13 Jul 20The UK was the second country in the world to implement standardised packaging for cigarettes, following Australia's introduction…
How 2020 became the year when supermarkets changed their packaging policies
10 Jul 20In July, Aldi UK and Ireland announced it would remove 74,000 tonnes of plastic packaging over the next…
Designing pharmaceutical packaging to optimise efficiency and cut delays for new treatments
09 Jul 20Bruce Hastings, managing principal at De Mi Tierra Consulting and a former director of process technology at Amgen,…
Amcor survey finds 83% of consumers check on-pack recycling labels
08 Jul 20The research carried out by Amcor also found that on-pack sustainability labels such as the Mobius Loop or…
Garnier to end virgin plastic use as part of Green Beauty initiative
07 Jul 20Garnier says its move to replace virgin materials with either bio-based or recycled items will save 37,000 tonnes…
Australian government commits $190m to Recycling Modernisation Fund
06 Jul 20The Recycling Modernisation Fund, set up by the Australian government, makes up part of the country's National Waste…
NEC develops AI-based system for measuring microplastics in the ocean
03 Jul 20Developed in collaboration with JASMTEC, the AI-based system has been created to increase the sophistication of measuring techniques…