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Evolving Plastic Packaging Strategies — Beyond the Straw
With rising demand for plastic, little recycled content and poor recycling rates, companies need to look carefully at their packaging strategies to ensure improvement of packaging design, recycling systems and consumer engagement in recycling. ... View More
How to Be a Better Recycler
Many people think because they’re recycling, they’re being earth-friendly, but the reality is that over one-third of what people in the US try to recycle can’t be recycled. So, before you start trying to reduce your personal footprint by throwi... View More
The State of Recycling: What Does it Mean for Paper?
As the global recycling industry responds to political, financial and environmental factors, and as consumers become more aware of the sustainability issues facing society today — what should we be thinking about? I’ve put together my top three t... View More
‘Round and ‘Round We Finally Go: Why I Believe We’ll Achieve a Circular Economy, Part 1
While a growing number of industries are working to eliminate waste globally, two in particular — which happen to be two of the world’s biggest culprits where waste is concerned — also have me feeling particularly inspired. ... View More
PepsiCo Latin America’s ‘Recycling with Purpose’ Incentivizes Circular Consumer Practices
Launched on Global Recycling Day (March 18), the program focuses on the new consumer incentive and rewards program in alliance with ecoins, and will be expanded to 10 countries in Latin America over the next two years. ... View More
New Reports Reveal Details, Impacts of Efforts To Tackle Plastic Waste and Pollution
In the first New Plastics Economy Global Commitment report, major companies publish data on their annual plastic packaging volumes, many for the first time; while Closed Loop Partners’ 2018 Impact Report measures the effect their investments are ha... View More
Trending: Taking the Carbon, Waste Out of eCommerce
Between Amazon and Etsy’s carbon-neutral ambitions, and more and more options for circular shipping containers, the millions of tons of emissions and waste generated by e-commerce could soon be a thing of the past. ... View More
Sustana Group’s New Sustainability Strategy Highlights Environmental Stewardship, Sets Measurable Goals
Sustana Group, the leader in sustainable, recycled fibers and paper products with the smallest environmental footprint, is proud to announce the launch of its 2019 sustainability strategy. ... View More
UK Gov Proposes Tax, Other Incentives to Help End Throwaway Fashion
The Environmental Audit Committee is calling on the UK government to make fashion retailers take responsibility for the waste they create. ... View More
Trending: Better Furniture Options Enable a ‘Sustainable Life at Home’
New offerings by IKEA, Loll Designs add more options for consumers invested in living more sustainably. ... View More
EPR in Action: TerraCycle, CPG Giants Close ‘Loop’ on Single-Use Packaging
A first-of-its-kind, global shopping platform, Loop™ aims to offer zero-waste packaging options for the world’s most popular consumer products. ... View More
UK to Hold Companies Responsible for Packaging Recycling, Disposal
Businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new government strategy unveiled late last month by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). ... View More
Closed Loop Fund Launches FlexPack Recovery Challenge, Gets $10M Infusion from Amazon
Amazon today announced that it will invest $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to support recycling infrastructure in the United States. The investment will increase the availability of curbside recycling for 3 million homes in communities across the cou... View More
PepsiCo, Seventh Gen, CLF Bring Sustainable Plastics Closer to Reality
There’s a flurry of activity this week, as several heavy-hitters announce moves that promise big ripple effects in the plastics and packaging space. PepsiCo, Inc. today announced a multi-year supply agreement with Loop Industries, Inc., a leading t... View More
Wales Aims to Become First ‘Refill Nation,’ Teach Residents ‘Value of Tap Water’
The Welsh Government and City to Sea, a group campaigning against single-use plastics, are collaborating on the development of campaigns to encourage refills and change residents’ behavior to make tap water their first choice for hydration. While t... View More
Embracing Blockchain to Empower Consumers to Address Their Climate Impacts
Imagine buying a pair of shoes and being able to address the carbon emissions from those shoes’ production and transportation right when you buy them. To date, this hasn’t been possible: We didn’t have blockchain to immutably and transparently ... View More
Q&A: Fuji Xerox on the Circular Approach That Redefined Its Business
Long before concepts such as future-fit and circular became buzzwords, Fuji Xerox was already busy redefining business as usual and demonstrating the opportunities to be harnessed by embracing a more sustainable, resource-efficient business model. ... View More
Collaboration Imperative for Making Sustainability Commitments a Reality
Recent climate change talks in Bonn drew to a close last week without major fanfare. However, despite no landmark announcements — such as that coming out of Paris after COP21 — it was nonetheless a critical meeting, with a key aim of better defin... View More
G-Star RAW Unveils First-Ever C2C Gold Certified Denim
Denim has rightfully earned its reputation as a dirty business, but denim brand G-Star Raw is continuing its efforts to shape a new future for the fabric with the development of the first-ever Cradle to Cradle (C2C) Gold level certified denim. ... View More
CDP: Inaction on Deforestation Is Putting $941B at Risk
A new report by CDP has revealed the extent to which deforestation threatens the global economy — and the numbers are staggering. ... View More
