Colgate is rolling out its breakthrough recyclable tube in the US, using a bold message on its package. The tube’s limited-edition design says “Recycle Me!” Colgate-Palmolive’s tube is made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE), the same plastic used for milk and detergent bottles. Recycling the tube alongside plastic bottles requires no extra steps. Traditionally, since …
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Jumeirah Beach Hotel celebrates the single-use plastic ban by installing a top-of-the-range Nordaq glass bottling plant at the resort. With roughly 300 million tonnes of plastic produced each year and nearly 8.8 million tonnes dumped directly into our oceans, the Dubai family resort to contribute by replacing single-use water bottles in its rooms and …
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Sprite and Dasani, two of The Coca-Cola Company’s biggest brands are taking major steps to support a circular economy for plastic packaging. Sprite is transitioning from green to clear plastic to increase the material’s likelihood of being remade into new beverage bottles and Dasani is rolling out bottles made from 100% recycled PET plastic …
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Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe has announced a multi-million Euro investment in state-of-the-art technology that will enable it to work with converters, brands and retailers to develop simpler, more recyclable flexible packaging film. The investment can prevent around one million tonnes of waste from being sent to landfill each year. Reducing the number of …
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Dow has announced that its post-consumer recycled-rich resins, REVOLOOP, are the first polyethylene (PE) compounds to be certified in accordance with the Standard UNE-EN 15343 for plastics recycling traceability and recycled content. The certification has been granted by AENOR, a global company and the Spanish leader in conformity assessment and extends to all three …
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Iraq to build two recycling plants to manage waste and generate electricity in two provinces. An official news agency has stated, that the cabinet has approved plans by the Environment Ministry. The Ministry to construct the plants in the Northern Nineveh Governorate and in Babil in Central Iraq, quoting Issa Al-Fayyad, director of the …
Neste, Finland’s oil refining and marketing company to receive funding from the EU Innovation Fund for chemical recycling project in Porvoo. The Espoo-based company has received a positive grant decision for up to EUR 135 million from the EU Innovation Fund for the company’s project to build chemical recycling capacities at its Porvoo refinery …
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Canadian University Dubai (CUD) has partnered with global Foods and Beverages company, PepsiCo, to help promote environmental sustainability through the reduction of single-use plastic on campus. The collaboration aims to encourage a culture of refill and reuse through the Aquafina Water Station, a new hydration platform that has already saved an average of more …
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Hillenbrand has announced its plans to acquire Herbold Meckesheim GmbH (Herbold) for an enterprise value of approximately €79 million. The a definitive agreement is expected to close during the fiscal fourth quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. Based in Meckesheim, Germany, Herbold is a one of the leaders …
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Jack Link‘s, Europe‘s largest producer of meat snacks has partnered with Huhtamaki to develop recyclable mono-material packaging. Jack Link‘s, a family-run U.S. company and manufacturer of meat snacks, is pursuing sustainability and environmental protection in EMEA by working to switch to greener packaging for the European market, among other things. The company, known …
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