DS Smith has been awarded paper recycling business of the year at the Awards for Excellence in Recycling & Waste Management 2018. The Awards for Excellence, run by LetsRecycle.com, is one of the most prominent events in the environmental ...
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Smart Planet Technologies has launched the reCUP Recycling Initiative to address global paper cup recycling problem. The Recycling Initiative has been launched with support from Southern California based recycling partners, Allan Company, ...
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Intertek has supported UK packaging firm Frugalpac in the development of a recyclable coffee cup. Intertek has been helping Frugalpac in establishing the viability of the recyclable cup by taking up recycling trials, testing its ...
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UK-based packaging firm Frugalpac has developed a new recyclable coffee cup to meet the needs of world’s major coffee brands. Entrepreneur Martin Myerscough and his UK team at Frugalpac have partnered with Intertek to establish the ...
Waste campaigners in the UK are praising Starbucks' latest decision to offer a discount to customers who bring their own cup to the cafe. In Australia, it is estimated consumers use one billion disposable coffee cups each year, and ...
Finland-based Valmet has received a contract to supply modern machine to Italy’s Pro-Gest Group, allowing it to expand its paper recycling capacity. Under the deal, Valmet will supply a machine, which will be installed at Pro-Gest's ...
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Atlantic Packaging Products and StandFast Packaging have created a sheet feeder joint venture (JV) in Carol Stream, Illinois. Called BlackHawk Corrugated, the JV is expected to commence operations in late 2015 and support the region ...
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PHILADELPHIA -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded David Andrews of Butler Junior High School in Butler, Pa. with the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). "David Andrews’ dedication ...
Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC) is set to expand recycling services to an additional five communities through its industry-funded program. On 2 July curbside collections were launched in the city of Coquitlam and plans are in ...
Recycling and preparing for reuse of packaging waste is to be increased to 80% (by weight) by 2030 with individual materials? required to recycle more. Paper, ferrous metal, aluminium and glass have been set a 90% target while plastic ...
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The Caribbean Container (CCI) has commissioned a $44m waste recycling plant at its facility in Farm East Bank Demerara, Guyana, South America. The new facility is a part of the company's strategy to strengthen its recycling capabilities ...
GIA announced the release of a comprehensive global report on Defoamers markets. Global market for Defoamers is forecast to reach $3.9 billion by 2020, driven by resurgence in demand from end-use markets, and stringent environmental ...
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The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) said the vote in Strasbourg will save more than 20,000 direct green jobs in the paper industry and an estimated additional 140,000 indirect jobs in Europe. “We are glad to see ...
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Kendal-based James Cropper, will tomorrow (30 July), officially open a £5m reclaimed fibre plant using the ground-breaking new technology at its Cumbria production mill. Until now, the 5% plastic content of cups has made them ...
Canadian recycling company Greys Paper Recycling Industries has launched its new line of recycled paper products, which have been produced using closed loop recycling method. Greys Paper Recycling Industries CEO Rajan Ahluwalia said the ...
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