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Materials & PackagingCircular Economy
Beverage Giants, L’Oréal, Tupperware Continue Paving Way for Circular Plastics Economy
Beverage Giants, L’Oréal, Tupperware Continue Paving Way for Circular Plastics Economy
Published on April 30, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Expanded collaborations aimed at scaling the use of the world’s first enzymatic plastic-recycling technology and introducing recycled polymers into durable storage ware. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Trending: Billerudkorsnäs, Evian, PepsiCo Aim to Redesign How We Hydrate
Trending: Billerudkorsnäs, Evian, PepsiCo Aim to Redesign How We Hydrate
Published on April 22, 2019
About a 7 minute read

From shrinking jugs to paper bottles to eschewing bottles completely, here are some of the latest ways beverage and packaging giants are innovating to eliminate plastic pollution. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Trending: Cannabis Companies Cultivating Circular, Degradable Packaging Solutions
Trending: Cannabis Companies Cultivating Circular, Degradable Packaging Solutions
Published on April 12, 2019
About a 4 minute read

As the cannabis industry continues to proliferate, so, too, does it packaging waste. But more and more companies are taking a long view, incorporating sustainability into their products and processes. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Chemical Recycling of Plastic: Waste No More?
Chemical Recycling of Plastic: Waste No More?
Published on April 10, 2019
About a 7 minute read

When it comes to the circular economy transition, plastics recycling is as much of a challenge as an opportunity. Could chemical recycling make the plastics value chain more circular whilst providing a profitable new industry branch? ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular EconomyCollaboration & Co-Creation
‘Round and ‘Round We Finally Go: Why I Believe We’ll Achieve a Circular Economy, Part 1
‘Round and ‘Round We Finally Go: Why I Believe We’ll Achieve a Circular Economy, Part 1
Published on April 5, 2019
About a 8 minute read

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

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Collaboration & Co-Creation
Trending: New Alliances Aim to Chip Away at Plastics Pollution in Africa, UK
Trending: New Alliances Aim to Chip Away at Plastics Pollution in Africa, UK
Published on March 26, 2019
About a 4 minute read

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Understanding Plastic Recycling Codes: Your Guide to the RIC
Understanding Plastic Recycling Codes: Your Guide to the RIC
Published on March 25, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Plastic juice bottles, shampoo bottles, and yogurt tubs can all be recycled the same way, right? Actually, wrong. While these are all commonly recycled plastic items, they all have entirely different plastic recycling codes. ... View More

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The Circular Economy: Reducing Ocean Plastics at the Source
The Circular Economy: Reducing Ocean Plastics at the Source
Published on March 19, 2019
About a 2 minute read

It was recently reported that a dead whale was found washed up on a beach in the Philippines with a total of 88 pounds of plastic products inside its body. While this is a record, it is unfortunately not surprising given that another whale was found ... View More

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Circular Economy
New Reports Reveal Details, Impacts of Efforts To Tackle Plastic Waste and Pollution
New Reports Reveal Details, Impacts of Efforts To Tackle Plastic Waste and Pollution
Published on March 14, 2019
About a 7 minute read

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

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Collaboration & Co-CreationCircular EconomyInnovation & Technology
Trending: Collaborations Continue to Fuel Solutions to Plastic Pollution
Trending: Collaborations Continue to Fuel Solutions to Plastic Pollution
Published on March 11, 2019
About a 10 minute read

These days, we can’t go a week without the launch of another initiative, innovation or collaboration aimed at eradicating plastic waste around the world – which means we may actually have a fighting chance at doing it. ... View More

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Organizational Governance
CDP: Top FMCGs in Race to Keep Up with 'Fast-Moving Consumers'
CDP: Top FMCGs in Race to Keep Up with 'Fast-Moving Consumers'
Published on February 25, 2019
About a 5 minute read

FMCGs need to accelerate innovation to keep up with changing consumer preferences for plant-based products and less packaging, to name a few. ... View More

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Materials & Packaging
Trending: IBM, Subaru Announce Recycling Milestones
Trending: IBM, Subaru Announce Recycling Milestones
Published on February 14, 2019
About a 4 minute read

The tech giant and the automaker both announced progress this week in their respective attacks on plastic waste. ... View More

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Community Updates
Cisco Announces New Goal to Reduce its Use of Virgin Plastic by 20%
Cisco Announces New Goal to Reduce its Use of Virgin Plastic by 20%
Published on February 8, 2019
About a 2 minute read

At Cisco, we are focused on making sustainable thinking a business imperative. Using the lens of the circular economy, we are changing the way we do business, including being more deliberate about how and when to use plastic. ... View More

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Circular EconomyMaterials & Packaging
Novozymes, VTT Crafting Next-Gen Solutions to Plastic Waste (and More)
Novozymes, VTT Crafting Next-Gen Solutions to Plastic Waste (and More)
Published on February 8, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Promising technologies from Finland, France could bring waste-free future closer to reality. ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Trending: BASF, Coca-Cola, EC Break New Ground on Plastics Recycling
Published on December 18, 2018
About a 9 minute read

Continuing this year’s wave of near-constant innovations aimed at responsible management of post-consumer plastics are new advancements from both the private and public sector. BASF making products with chemically recycled plastics BASF announced i... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
Give More This Season: The 2018 SB Holiday Gift Guide
Give More This Season: The 2018 SB Holiday Gift Guide
Published on December 14, 2018
About a 6 minute read

What better way to commemorate the season of giving than with gifts that really give more? ... View More

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Circular EconomyCircular Economy
Trending: Kellogg, UK Gov Waste No Time Repurposing 'Throw Away' Food
Trending: Kellogg, UK Gov Waste No Time Repurposing 'Throw Away' Food
Published on December 12, 2018
About a 5 minute read

New initiatives from both the private and public sector aim to further chip away at the UK’s food waste issue, as the nation attempts to rebound from being designated Europe’s biggest food waster in 2015. Kellogg's Cornflakes adding sweet touch t... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Plastic, Be Gone! Unilever, Stora Enso Developing Better Sachets, Straws
Plastic, Be Gone! Unilever, Stora Enso Developing Better Sachets, Straws
Published on December 7, 2018
About a 6 minute read

This week, more momentum on the anti-plastic front: Unilever will develop a crowdsourced, plastic-free laundry solution to combat single-use sachets; while Stora Enso and Sulapac are developing renewable drinking straws. Unilever to invest €100K in... View More

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Community Updates
BASF receives Honda of America’s Waste Stewardship award
BASF receives Honda of America’s Waste Stewardship award
Published on December 3, 2018
About a 3 minute read

HUNTSVILLE, AL, November 28, 2018 – BASF’s facility in Huntsville, Alabama received the Green Excellence Recognition in Waste Stewardship Award by Honda of America Manufacturing. The award recognizes BASF’s continuous and innovative efforts tow... View More

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Community Updates
Stanley Black & Decker Commits to Combatting Plastic Pollution
Stanley Black & Decker Commits to Combatting Plastic Pollution
Published on November 27, 2018
About a 2 minute read

Signs the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at the Our Ocean Conference.   ... View More

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