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New Timberland X Thread Collection Made with 'Most Responsible Fabric on the Planet'
Global outdoor lifestyle brand Timberland has launched the Timberland X Thread collection in partnership with Thread, the Certified B Corporation that transforms plastic bottles from the streets and canals of Haiti into what Thread calls “the most ... View More
Trending: Breakthroughs in EPS, PE, PP Recycling Bring Plastics Closer to Circularity
According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, only 2 percent of the 78 million tons of plastic used each year for packaging is actually recycled. The remaining 98 percent finds its way into landfills, incineration plants and the environment. New innov... View More
PepsiCo and Danimer Scientific to Collaborate on Biodegradable Resins
Biotechnology leader Danimer Scientific and global food and beverage company PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) have announced an agreement that includes development of Danimer Scientifics’ biodegradable film resins to meet the sustainable flexible packaging requ... View More
Consumption-Based Metrics: The Next Challenge for Zero-Waste Cities
Cities are major contributors to – and battlegrounds of – climate change. According to a report from the UN Habitat, cities pump out roughly 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions whilst just occupying just 2 percent of the Earth’s land.... View More
Trending: Dell Releases Ocean Plastic Packaging as New Plastics Economy Takes Shape
Plastics are an important part of the global economy and have many practical applications for everyday life, but their indisputable benefits are countered by their environmental drawbacks — especially in terms of ocean pollution. Recognizing the se... View More
Trending: Liquid Hydrogen, Ocean Plastics Could Revolutionize Aviation Industry
Transport constitutes approximately 20 percent of global energy use — a figure that is set to grow — and a new study published by physicist Jo Hermans in MRS Energy and Sustainability — A Review Journal has identified liquid hydrogen as a reali... View More
New Campaign from Outerknown Aims to Remind Us #ITSNOTOK to Pollute the Oceans
This week, sustainable menswear brand Outerknown launched #ITSNOTOK, an evergreen giveback program designed to bring awareness to environmental issues – particularly the declining health of our oceans, mostly due to pollution – all over the world... View More
Thread's 2016 Impact Report Traces Company's Work, Down to the 'First Mile'
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based startup Thread - a Certified B Corporation on a mission to end poverty by creating dignified jobs and responsibly sourced and manufactured, high-performance fabric – has just published its fourth annual impact report. ... View More
Trending: Disruptive Design Drives Sustainable Fashion Forward
The fashion industry shows no sign of slowing down in regards to reducing its environmental impact, with new initiatives and schemes emerging almost daily. Though the concept of fast fashion stands in stark contrast to the notion of conscious consume... View More
As You Sow Urges Global Brands to Nix Polystyrene Foam Packaging
Environmental and corporate social responsibility non-profit As You Sow has called upon four major US companies — Amazon, McDonald’s, Target and Walmart — to ditch polystyrene foam packaging from their operations. And they’re not the only one... View More
Sky's #OceanRescue Campaign Aiming to Put an End to Ocean Plastic Pollution
Marine plastics pose a serious problem for both marine ecosystems and human health. In fact, with between 4.8 million and 12.7 million tons of plastic ending up in the world’s oceans every year, it could be considered one of the most dangerous envi... View More
Creating the World's First Recyclable Shampoo Bottle Made with Beach Plastic
Today, Procter & Gamble announced that it has teamed up with us at TerraCycle and SUEZ, the largest waste management company in Europe, to source, develop and put out the first fully recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25 percent recycled b... View More
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Unilever Set to 'Catalysing Action' on New Plastics Economy
Due to their functional properties and low cost, plastics have become an integral part of our global economy and have seen their production increase twenty-fold over the past half-century. Despite their indisputable benefits, plastics have significan... View More
Indian Chemical Firm Makes Carbon Capture Breakthrough Turning CO2 into Baking Soda
Whether it be turning food scraps into cold-pressed juices or transforming PET waste into raw materials or converting beer waste water into batteries — just a few of the latest examples of the circular economy at work — companies are increasingly... View More
Coke, Avery Dennison Drive Smartwater Towards Circularity with Recycled PET Waste
While plastic packaging has a reputation for being convenient, it presents a serious problem for the planet — and brands’ bottom lines. One-use plastic packaging currently accounts for over $80 billion in losses annually. But more and more compan... View More
Trending: New Research Looking to Turn Fabric Into Fuel, Keep Microfibers Out of Water
We’ve seen a rash of textile-recycling schemes emerge of late — in which the textiles in question may become new garments, but for the most part they remain, well, fabrics. ... View More
Hospitals Share Successes, Challenges from Pilot Healthcare Plastics Recycling Program
On Monday, the Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) announced the completion of a multi-hospital plastics recycling project in Chicago, collaborating with the Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS). Focused on non-infectious plastic packagi... View More
Trending: BioSteel, Self-Healing Protective Fabrics Among Latest Innovations Revolutionizing Textiles
Hot on the heels of its release earlier this month of the world’s first football and running performance products made from upcycled marine plastic waste, adidas continues its journey toward revolutionizing materials with the unveiling of the world... View More
Trending: Packaging Industry Challenged by Plastics BAN List, BillerudKorsnäs’ 3D-Forming Tech
The packaging industry in the U.S. ... View More
Braskem Takes Biobased Plastic to the International Space Station
Green Plastic, which is made from sugarcane, is now being used to fabricate parts in space, thanks to a partnership between Braskem, the largest thermoplastic resin producer in the Americas, and U.S.-based Made In Space, the leading developer of zero... View More
