A report from the nonprofit organisation, As You Sow and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), reveals that while there is a rise in the use of plastic packaging across the US market to meet the needs of fast food and consumer ...
Tags: plastic PET bottles, Agriculture
Six years ago, the 5 Gyres Institute formed to answer a question the world had put in its too hard box. Marcus Eriksen, PhD, director of research for the 5 Gyres Institute, explained, “The 5 Gyres Institute’s work began six ...
Alejandro Duran’s Washed Up project is an ongoing project that involves finding new meaning for plastic waste products. Duran’s unique skill for upcycling everyday plastic products into art installations that blend into nature ...
Tags: Plastic Pollution, Lighting
US-based fast food franchise McDonald’s is all set to replace polystyrene foam hot beverage cups with paper-made cups at all its 14,000 restaurants. The move is a result of a shareholder resolution presented by an advocacy group As ...
Tags: Paper-Made Cups, Packaging
The ban was introduced in 2011 in shops across Italy, with only biodegradable, cloth or paper bags on offer. Italy will only be able to impose fines on violators when the law is approved by the European Union, and many small shops and ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Plastic Bags
Enso Plastics has introduced two new technologies, Enso Renew and Enso Restore, in order to address the growing global plastic pollution issue. According to the environmental plastics solutions provider, Enso Renew is a renewable thermo ...
Tags: Enso Plastics, Curb Pollution
Coca Cola Amatil and its allies have defeated the proposed Northern Territory container deposit scheme (CDS) legislation, and in Sydney CCA called the police to prevent protesters dumping empty drink containers in its foyer. Eight ...
While many couples commit to each other on Valentine’s Day, ECO SWIM BY AQUA GREEN commits to offering products that make their life easier and the planet a little bit better. Though the green market is growing with eco-friendly ...
Tags: Aqua Green, Cleaner Oceans, Valentine's Day
Coca-Cola is taking a legal case against the Northern Territory cash-for-containers scheme, which is the only comprehensive recycling and litter reduction scheme that really works, said Jeff Angel, convenor of Boomerang Alliance. "Mt ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, cash-for-containers, comprehensive recycling
Cleaning product company Method is all set to launch its two-in-one hand and dish soap in new bottles made from a combination of plastic recovered from the ocean and post-consumer recycled plastic. Method co-founder and chief greenskeeper ...
Tags: Plastic Bottles, Household Cleaning Products, recycled plastic
Eco-conscious cleaning product company Method is launching bottles made from a blend of plastic recovered from the ocean and post-consumer recycled plastic, as part of its effort to promote sustainable packaging. This limited edition ...
Tags: Ocean Plastic, bottles, recycled plastic