What does sustainability mean? Not all of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals or the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) criteria can be fulfilled to the same extent. This leads to uncertainty and in some instances to contradictory assertions. Baumer General Manager Percy Dengler and Business Development Head Thomas Walther shed some light on the issue. …
Dow expands Kenyan plastic waste recovery initiative
Dow has announced the extension of its partnership with recycling company Mr Green Africa in an effort to help fight the plastic waste challenge. Dow says the partnership, launched in November 2019, has so far enabled it and Mr Green Africa to drive positive change in communities in Kenya, where a lack of waste …
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How to dispose of and recycle Covid-19 PPE
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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Inline or CI? The flexo debate
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 …
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa promotes plastic recycling with partners
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 Joins World Economic Forum to Fight Plastic Pollution
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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Nestlé Egypt launches Reverse Credit to boost recycling rates
In line with Nestlé Global’s commitment to preserve the environment for future generations and enhancing livelihoods of the informal sector, Nestlé Egypt has launched the Reverse Credit initiative to collect and recycle plastic packaging waste. It has been established through a collaboration between the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, CID Consulting and PayMob and aims …
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The World’s Firest Carbon-Neutral RPET
ALPLA switched its PET Recycling Team plants in Wöllersdorf, Austria, and Radomsko, Poland, to a mix of electricity from renewable sources in order to produce carbon-neutral rPET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate). ‘This step has already had a big impact on the carbon footprint of our food-grade regranulate – according to the calculations, emissions are …
Nestlé pilots reusable, refillable dispensers to cut single-use
Nestlé is piloting reusable and refillable dispensers for petcare and soluble coffee as part of its efforts to reduce single-use packaging. Consumers can bring reusable containers to purchase different types of Purina cat food and Nescafé soluble coffee. They can also digitally access product information typically found on the packaging. Working in collaboration …
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Beiersdorf and Werner & Mertz join forces to develop standard concept for recycled cosmetic packaging
In a big step for the recycling economy and the cosmetics industry, Werner & Mertz and the global skin care company Beiersdorf have entered a co-operation. Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, they have developed a standard for the use of mechanically recycled waste plastic, obtained from the …