TerraCycle Regulated Waste’s solution for responsibly dealing with crucial safety gear after use There is good news for fleets that care about safe disposal of PPE and the environment. With the Covid-19 threat ongoing, an estimated 129billion facemasks and 65bn plastic gloves are being produced worldwide every month. Although PPE has become indispensable to …
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With the pandemic wreaking havoc with public health and fundamentally changing consumer behaviour in the retail trade, Nick Coombes speaks exclusively with Paolo Grasso, Head of Sales for the Label Business Unit at Omet about what is driving the market, and how this innovative manufacturer is responding to the pandemic Nick Coombes: Inline vs CI …
Constantia Flexibles launches its first recyclable polymeric mono-material, Perpetua, for a wide range of uses in pharma packaging applications. Perpetua offers excellent product protection from oxygen, water vapor and light. It is now available worldwide. High protection levels against moisture, oxygen and heat are important for protecting active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), to provide the …
UGANDA – Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda has partnered with Nice House of Plastics, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and Stanbic Bank to promote responsible use and re-cycling of plastic as part of it’s ‘World Without Waste’ vision, which targets to collect and recycle the equivalent of every bottle it sells and reach 50% recycled …
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Nigeria will officially join the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP), a platform that works with governments, businesses and civil society to translate plastic pollution commitments into concrete solutions. The announcement emerges from a week of virtual dialogues during the Davos Agenda, a global summit where heads of state, CEOs, civil society …
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SABIC and Plastic Energy, a pioneer in chemical plastics recycling, are set to start construction of world’s first commercial unit to upscale production of its flagship certified circular polymers, part of the TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio, which are made from the upcycling of mixed and used plastic The unit, which will be based in Geleen, the …
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Unilever has joined forces with the Alibaba Group to launch the country’s first large-scale closed-loop plastic recycling system. The joint initiative – called Waste-Free World – is part of Unilever’s drive to tackle the root cause of plastic waste and think differently about packaging. As a company Unilever has set a goal to halve …
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SABIC has been collaborating with Unilever and Greiner Packaging in the development of an innovative new Knorr® bouillon container using SABIC® PP FLOWPACT FPC45 certified circular impact polypropylene (PP) from its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. The selected certified circular polymer grade ‒ SABIC PP FLOWPACT FPC45 impact copolymer ‒ from SABIC’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio is a phthalate-free …
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Bandera is one of the most important international players in the design and manufacturing of complete lines for the extrusion of both blown films and rigid films/sheet based on flat die technology. It is now moving forward in the recycling sector, with many innovative ideas. Bandera’s mission is “Extruding Future Plastics Now”, as it …
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Sabic, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has teamed with beauty brand Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), skincare brand Origins Natural Resources Inc and beauty packaging manufacturer Albéa for the debut of an advanced beauty tube pack for Origins. Origins will be the first prestige beauty brand to use certified circular polyolefins from Sabic’s …
