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Not Their Waste, But Still Their Problem: How Alaska Is Managing an Influx of Global Marine Debris
Not Their Waste, But Still Their Problem: How Alaska Is Managing an Influx of Global Marine Debris

1 year ago - A multi-stakeholder, community-based collaboration and an innovative model of plastic-waste recovery are helping to clean up the Gulf of Alaska.

Tomorrow’s Circular, Low-Carbon Economy Is Being Built Today
Tomorrow’s Circular, Low-Carbon Economy Is Being Built Today

1 year ago - The supply of recycled plastics must be more robust to meet global demand. A mix of mechanical and advanced recycling technologies can provide tangible solutions, create efficiencies and increase scale.

Store Shelves of the Future: Packaging for a Circular Economy
Store Shelves of the Future: Packaging for a Circular Economy

1 year ago - We recently gathered leaders from McKinsey, Unilever and Colgate-Palmolive to ponder what consumer products and their packaging will look like in 2035 and beyond.

LVMH and Dow intend to improve sustainable packaging across major perfume and cosmetics brands
LVMH and Dow intend to improve sustainable packaging across major perfume and cosmetics brands

1 year ago - This collaboration would enable both bio-based and circular plastics to be integrated into several of the beauty multinational’s product applications without compromising functionality or quality of the packaging.

Turning Plastic into Possibility: How Closing the Loop in Asia-Pacific Is Building Waste Infrastructure for the Future
Turning Plastic into Possibility: How Closing the Loop in Asia-Pacific Is Building Waste Infrastructure for the Future

1 year ago - The region continues to face waste challenges. But with the right solutions, Asia-Pacific has a huge opportunity to turn the tide — finding more value in post-consumer plastic and closing the loop on waste.

Putting Recycling to Work for People, Communities and the Planet
Putting Recycling to Work for People, Communities and the Planet

1 year ago - To create a truly circular ecosystem for plastics, we need scalable innovations to close the gap between what consumers can recycle now and which plastics might become a regular part of a future recycling system.

A Completely Different Definition of ‘Waste’: 5 Key Takeaways from the Sustainability Next Summit
A Completely Different Definition of ‘Waste’: 5 Key Takeaways from the Sustainability Next Summit

1 year ago - Last month, Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics and Fast Company co-hosted the virtual summit to convene policy experts, industry leaders and innovators with the expertise and resources to drive real progress toward a circular economy.

Q&A: Why Partnerships Are Essential for Delivering Circular Packaging for the Food Industry
Q&A: Why Partnerships Are Essential for Delivering Circular Packaging for the Food Industry

1 year ago - While flexible packaging plays an important role in keeping food fresher longer, it has long been difficult to recycle. Designing more recyclable flexible packaging from the start and determining a better end-of-life process for current materials is a vital step in reducing food waste.

New Program Aims to Expand Plastic Film Recycling Capacity in US
New Program Aims to Expand Plastic Film Recycling Capacity in US

1 year ago - The joint effort from WM and Dow aims to provide a solution to make it easier for households to recycle the film while the companies explore new options to reuse it. When fully implemented, the program is expected to prevent 120,000 tons of plastic film from reaching landfills each year.

WM and Dow Rollout First Major Residential Plastic Film Recycling Program in the U.S.
WM and Dow Rollout First Major Residential Plastic Film Recycling Program in the U.S.

1 year ago - Houston, Texas and Midland, Mich. – Today, WM (NYSE: WM) and Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced the launch of a bold new collaboration to improve residential recycling for hard-to-recycle plastic films by allowing consumers in select markets to recycle these materials directly in their curbside recycling.

Corporate-University Partnerships Support the Next Generation in Creating a Circular Future
Corporate-University Partnerships Support the Next Generation in Creating a Circular Future

1 year ago - Recognizing the value of education both as a strategic initiative for preparing future brand employees and as an opportunity to help shape a more sustainable value chain.

Greater Boise continuing program to give hard-to-recycle plastic waste a second life
Greater Boise continuing program to give hard-to-recycle plastic waste a second life

1 year ago - Project led by the Hefty® EnergyBag® program and Dow, in collaboration with ByFusion, offers sustainable ways to reuse hard-to-recycle plastic waste

Accelerating Circularity Requires Creating a Viable Marketplace for Advanced Recycling
Accelerating Circularity Requires Creating a Viable Marketplace for Advanced Recycling

1 year ago - A circular plastics supply chain is still in its infancy. So, how do we work together to create a viable marketplace for advanced recycling to thrive? Here are a few strategies and approaches that show early promise.

Dow launches the world’s first recyclable silicone self-sealing tire solution
Dow launches the world’s first recyclable silicone self-sealing tire solution

1 year ago - Dow (NYSE: DOW) today announced its launch of the world’s first recyclable silicone self-sealing tire solution.

Dow commits to accelerating the circular ecosystem by transforming waste and alternative feedstock to deliver 3 million metric tons per year of circular and renewable solutions by 2030
Dow commits to accelerating the circular ecosystem by transforming waste and alternative feedstock to deliver 3 million metric tons per year of circular and renewable solutions by 2030

1 year ago - Expands sustainability targets with commitment to Transform the Waste, building on 2025 Sustainability Goals and additional targets announced in 2020 Enabled by recently announced advanced and mechanical recycling partnerships that have increased Dow's capacity to use waste as feedstock Forms new business platform to accelerate scaling of projects around the world to deliver on expanded target

Empowering Waste Pickers, Building Communities and Closing the Loop
Empowering Waste Pickers, Building Communities and Closing the Loop

2 years ago - In Latin America, where recycling rates remain below 10%, grassroots circular solutions are slowly beginning to scale — thanks to growing legitimacy, education, organization and protections for informal waste workers, who remain the backbone of the region’s collection and recycling infrastructure.

Why Partnerships with Nonprofits Are Key to a More Sustainable Future
Why Partnerships with Nonprofits Are Key to a More Sustainable Future

2 years ago - Dow is leading the charge in materials science, but we can’t do that science in a box without thinking about communities and the people within them. Nonprofit partnerships help us dig to the root of the most pressing problems in sustainability, find the best solutions and gain public buy-in to create real impact.

Dow and public-private cooperation pave the way for a sustainable fashion industry in Ethiopia
Dow and public-private cooperation pave the way for a sustainable fashion industry in Ethiopia

2 years ago - The environmental impact of textile and garment manufacturing is a key challenge as the industry sector in Ethiopia booms. Public-private cooperation project supports sustainable chemical and waste management best practices along the textile value chain through education, training and advisory programs.

Dow’s INNATE™ TF-BOPE resins enable Lion Corporation to launch recyclable refill bags for shower cream in Thailand
Dow’s INNATE™ TF-BOPE resins enable Lion Corporation to launch recyclable refill bags for shower cream in Thailand

2 years ago - Dow (NYSE: DOW) has partnered with Lion Corporation to launch recyclable refill bags for Shokubutsu Monogatari’s shower cream in Thailand, using Dow’s INNATE™ TF Polyethylene Resins for Tenter Frame Biaxial Orientation (TF-BOPE).

‘Rivers Are Life’ Highlights Local River-Restoration Efforts with Potential for Global Impact
‘Rivers Are Life’ Highlights Local River-Restoration Efforts with Potential for Global Impact

2 years ago - The platform highlights and connects individuals who are enacting river-beneficial solutions in their own communities. These 'River Heroes' represent efforts that start on a local scale but create ripple effects that expand beyond.