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Lights & Lighting Manufacturers in China: A Complete Guide
Jul 16, 2019The global lighting industry is becoming increasingly diverse with the rise of LED technology and the gradual fall of incandescent lighting. Part of the steep rise in LED demand is due to the automotive industry, with the global ...
Tags: China lighting manufacturer, China manufacturer, lighting manufacturer
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European Aluminium Beverage Can Recycling Reaches Record Level
Jun 15, 2018European Aluminium has announced that aluminium beverage cans are well above the future EU Circular Economy recycling targets. With an increase of 0.7%, the overall recycling rate of aluminium beverage cans in the European Union, ...
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Sky Group Launches New Investment Vehicle for Ideas to Reduce Plastic Waste
Apr 4, 2018Sky Group has launched a new investment vehicle to support ideas and businesses in resolving oceans plastic crisis. Sky Ocean Ventures is a new investment vehicle that will work with businesses and innovators to solve routine plastic ...
Tags: Sky Group, Plastic Waste
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California Approves Driverless Car Testing on Public Roads
Mar 2, 2018The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has approved driverless testing and public use rules for autonomous vehicles. The new rules, which will come into effect from April this year, no longer require a human driver at the wheel ...
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Water UK Launches New Scheme to Offer Free Water Refills to Cut Plastic Bottle Use
Jan 29, 2018Water UK has launched a new scheme in the UK to allow consumers to refill plastic water bottles in public places to help reduce the plastic use. People will be able to refill water bottles for free in tens of thousands of places in ...
Tags: Plastic Bottle
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Ds Smith Recycling Calls for Families to Go Green This Christmas
Dec 25, 2017DS Smith Recycling is calling for a more sustainable festive season with the launch of its Christmas recycling guidelines. With Christmas cards, wrapping paper, and packaging all heading home with us this Christmas, it’s important ...
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Food Standards Agency Warns 700, 000 Contaminated Eggs Distributed to UK
Aug 14, 2017The UK Food Standards Agency said investigations into the Fipronil incident in Europe continue and it has now established that more eggs from affected farms than previously identified came to the UK. It is very unlikely that these eggs ...
Tags: eggs, processed foods
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UK to Ban Petrol, Diesel Vehicles by 2040
Jul 28, 2017The UK Government has unveiled plans to ban the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040 as part of its program to deliver clean air. As per the plan, the ban will only include stand-alone petrol or diesel vehicles and not hybrid or ...
Tags: Diesel Vehicles, Petrol Vehicles
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Kerbside Collection of Beverage Cartons Reaches 66% in UK
Jul 25, 2017New figures have revealed that UK local authorities collecting beverage cartons for recycling from kerbside has reached 66%. The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE ) UK said it was a 16-fold increase on 2006 levels ...
Tags: beverage cartons, beverage
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UK Watchdog Reveals Plans for Food Regulation in Future
Jul 24, 2017The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed its future plans on how it will monitor the food industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In this regard, FSA Chairman Heather Hancock has released a document titled ...
Tags: Watchdog, Food Regulation
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Coca-Cola European Partners Celebrates Fifth Anniversary with UK's Plastics Recycling Facility
Jul 5, 2017Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) has marked five years since investing in a pioneering initiative to transform plastics recycling in Great Britain. The anniversary comes as CCEP passed the milestone of sourcing 50,000 tonnes of ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, Plastics Recycling
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Tonicorp Inaugurates New Dairy Production Facility in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Jul 4, 2017Ecuadorian dairy firm Tonicorp has opened a new dairy production plant in Guayaquil. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by the President of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, together with directors of Arca Continental and The Coca-Cola ...
Tags: dairy, dairy Facility
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Construction Starts on First Polish Production Site of Mercedes-Benz Cars
Jun 21, 2017Mercedes-Benz has started construction on a new engine plant in Poland, which will be the company's second facility for engines outside of Germany. The company is building a 50ha plant in Jawor by investing €500m in the site and ...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Car
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German Eco-Friendly Cars Scheme Gets EU Approval
Mar 28, 2017The European Commission has approved German plans for an infrastructure network for charging electric vehicles throughout the country. The German government plans to invest €300m over four years to the increase access to high-speed ...
Tags: EU Approval
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Foils and Plastic Trays Given Widely Recycled on-Pack Label
Mar 1, 2017UK's not-for-profit company The On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) has modified its guidance for plastic pots, tubs and trays and aluminium foil to indicate that the materials are now widely recycled by councils at the kerbside. Used across a ...
Tags: Foils, Plastic Trays
