Greenpeace Africa activists staged a protest at the beach of Ouakam and outside King Fahd Palace Hotel, during the official opening of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) in Senegal to tell Africa’s environment ministers to keep plastic pollution out of Africa. The activists held a banner bearing the words ‘global plastic …
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Zoom, one of UAE’s leading home-grown convenience store chain has announced its partnership with Emirates Nature-WWF, the leading non-profit organisation in the United Arab Emirates, to extend its support for the Rethink Plastic Campaign. In line with its endeavour to raise awareness towards banning the usage of single-use plastic bags, Zoom has partnered with …
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Mondi has launched Hug&Hold, a recyclable, paper-based solution to replace plastic shrink wrap for PET bottle bundle packs. Hug&Hold comprises two elements that provide secure and safe transportation as well as stacking of bundles of bottled drinks. The first element is a patent-pending sleeve made of 100% kraft paper that wraps around the bottles …
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Tadweer, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre has announced that it has processed more than 1,860,000 tons of waste, including 88,382 tons of medical and hazardous waste during the first half of 2022. This comes as part of the Centre’s continuous efforts to build an efficient integrated waste management and pest control system in Abu Dhabi. …
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Stora Enso has announced to acquire Netherlands-based De Jong Packaging Group, for an enterprise value of approximately EUR 1,020 million. This acquisition will advance Stora Enso’s strategic direction, accelerate revenue growth and build market share in renewable packaging in Europe. De Jong Packaging Group is one of the largest corrugated packaging producers in the …
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (CCBA), the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Africa, commenced operations in Malawi on 29 August 2022. This follows the closing of the transaction with Castel (Southern Bottlers Limited, or SOBO) to acquire Castel’s soft drinks business through CCBA’s local subsidiary Coca-Cola Beverages Limited (CCBL). Jacques Vermeulen, CCBA CEO said, “We see a …
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The BMW Group has implemented several projects in its packaging logistics to reduce carbon emissions and realise the principles of the circular economy as best it can. As part of this initiative, the European plants will use more recycled material in their packaging. This will mean that, for newly awarded contracts, the proportion of recycled …
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HSBC Bahrain has announced that its latest business in the Group’s global programme to rollout sustainable payment cards and eliminate single-use PVC plastic by the end of 2026, in favour of recycled PVC plastic (rPVC). The programme which sees HSBC’s debit, credit and commercial cards being made out of more sustainable rPVC – is …
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Unilever’s Domestos liquid bleach bottles have been fully recyclable for a while but adding recycled plastic to the bottles has been a challenge. Unilever has re-launched the Domestos core 750ml bleach range, made in the UK, in new bottles made with 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR). The new bottles use a high-quality recycled resin …
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Aptar Food + Beverage has announced its participation in Drinktec, one of the world’s leading trade fairs for the beverage and liquid food industry. The event to take place from 12 to 16 September Messe München, Germany. The company will showcase its latest closure solutions for dispensing beverages and other liquid products, from pouring …
