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But What Happens If You Use Up All the Plastic?

One of the most frequently asked questions I get when pitching Thread is “what happens if you run out of plastic to recycle?” ... View More

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Trending: European CPG Giants Continue Charge Toward Sustainable Packaging

First, Danish brewer The Carlsberg Group has unveiled a series of packaging innovations, including its new Snap Pack, which is set to reduce plastic waste globally by more than 1200 tonnes a year – the equivalent to 60 million plastic bags. The Sna... View More

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Danone, Nestlé Waters and Origin Materials welcome PepsiCo to the NaturALL Bottle Alliance

The NaturALL Bottle Alliance is a research consortium formed in 2017 by Danone, Nestlé Waters and bio-based materials development company Origin Materials to accelerate the development of innovative packaging solutions made with 100% sustainable and... View More

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Heathrow to Pilot Winning Ideas Around Plastic Roads, Green Space

London’s Heathrow International Airport has chosen the winners of its inaugural Centre of Excellence Sustainable Innovation Prize, which were judged as the best solutions to some of the sustainability challenges facing airports and the aviation ind... View More

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Philadelphia Eagles and Braskem Launch New Sustainability Partnership

The Philadelphia Eagles are pleased to announce that Braskem (B3: BRKM3, BRKM5, and BRKM6;NYSE : BAK ; LATIBEX: XBRK), the world's leading biopolymer producer and the largest polypropylene producer in the Americas, will join the organization as a par... View More

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VTT's Plastic-Eating Microbes Could Help Solve Marine Plastic Problem

VTT — the Technical Research Centre of Finland — is helping to solve the global plastic waste problem with a project called PlastBug, a mobile container unit that removes plastic waste from ocean areas and converts it into material for other uses... View More

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Only Natural Pet Advances Sustainable Packaging Initiative with Braskem’s Sugarcane Based I’m greenTM Biopolymer

Philadelphia, PA & Boulder, CO – August 29, 2018 - Braskem (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the largest thermoplastics polyolefins producer in the Americas and the leading producer of biopolymers in the world... View More

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Plastics’ Effect on Waste: The Answer Might Surprise You

The latest plastic product to come under fire is plastic straws. Before that, it was bags; and before that, foam foodservice items. Have you ever stopped to ask, why do we use so much plastic, especially plastic packaging? The answer depends on the t... View More

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The Former CEO of Patagonia Is Taking on Bad Baby Gear

The Kubota tractor parked out front is the first tip-off that Michael Crooke is not your typical executive. While other startup founders might sport a Tesla, Crooke’s home office in Ojai is a far cry from Silicon Valley. Step over the welcome mat w... View More

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secondtoNAKED, adidas by Stella McCartney Boost Ethical Activewear Market

Earlier this month, adidas by Stella McCartney launched its Fall/Winter 2018 sustainable women’s activewear collection, paying tribute to the power of nature. Designed to equip female athletes whatever the weather, the animal-inspired pieces serve ... View More

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US Consumers, Experts Give Businesses a 'C' for Water Conservation

In Nestlé Waters North America's second annual survey of 6,142 US consumers and experts on water-related topics, released this week, respondents ranked clean water higher than getting enough sleep (25 percent of consumers and 22 percent of experts) ... View More

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2 Companies Capitalizing on the Market Shift Away from Disposable Plastic Packaging

A growing market shift has reached a critical mass this year against disposable plastic packaging. Leading on the regulatory front, the EU announced a goal of making all of its plastic waste recyclable or reusable by 2030. In the private sector, majo... View More

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A Step Change to More Recyclable Consumer Goods; Spearheaded by P&G and Tesco

The UK only recycles 39%¹ of the plastics used which is why Tesco and P&G signed the UK Plastic Pact in April this year, aiming to have all plastic packaging reused, recycled or composted by 2025. However, this is not an easy task to undertake, ... View More

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Unifi's REPREVE® Named an Official Recycling Partner of the Wyndham Championship

The 79th annual Wyndham Championship just got a lot greener, thanks to a new partnership with Greensboro-based Unifi, Inc. (NYSE: UFI). The global textile manufacturer, which makes its REPREVE® performance fiber from recycled materials, including pl... View More

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Thread Forges 'Better Backpack' with 'Most Responsible Fabric on the Planet'

Thread, the Pittsburgh-based startup that's collected over 41 million plastic bottles from landfill communities in Haiti and Honduras and created fabric for some of the world's leading brands, today launched its own product on Kickstarter with a firs... View More

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Can We 3D Print Our Way to Plastic-Free Oceans?

It’s estimated that nearly 8 million tons of plastic flow into our oceans every year; even more goes into landfills. While there are many great companies focused on recovering this plastic, there is one developing a plan for what to do with those m... View More

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Rethinking Plastic Litter: Improve Your LCAs and Reduce Your Personal Impacts

Litter. It seems like such a ‘60s word, but it’s time to dust it off and rethink it — especially in the context of plastics and Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). Start with the fact that more than 8 million tonnes of plastic enters the environment... View More

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Loop Industries Expands Into Cosmetics Sector With L’Oréal Group

Loop Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:LOOP), a global leader in sustainable packaging innovation, announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with L’Oréal Group, the global leader in the beauty industry setting the stage for L’Oréal to become the f... View More

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Disney Expands Environmental Commitment By Reducing Plastic Waste

For more than 60 years, Disney has maintained a commitment to environmental stewardship that it has acted upon in both big and small ways around the world. Since 1995, the Disney Conservation Fund has directed more than $70 million to reverse the dec... View More

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Inaugural Ocean Solutions Accelerator Cultivating Diverse Crop of Innovations

Can market solutions and innovative technologies help the world solve its growing ocean crisis? That’s what the nonprofit Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) hopes, as it recently launched a new startup incubator program in Silicon Valley, the Ocean S... View More

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