PepsiCo and The Recycling Partnership have agreed to work on a cross-sector approach to increasing recycling rates across America. The partnership will address the continued shortfall in US recycling rates. At present, still less than ...
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Australian businesses are generating an average of 1.7 tonnes of waste per employee yet only recycling half that amount. 80% of employees would like to see more recycling in their workplace. To spur recycling, NSW Environment Protection ...
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The manifesto focuses on enabling the plastics recycling sector to meet the government’s low carbon manufacturing ambitions, which are central to meeting aspirations of a circular economy and resource efficiency. A series of ...
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Packaging and paper group Mondi Coatings has introduced new paper-based bag, which is coated with biodegradable, compostable and recyclable biopolymer solution Sustainex. Said to be provided as a collection bag for the Nespresso recycling ...
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Are beer drinkers more environmentally conscious than wine drinkers? Not to whine about wine, but the recycling rate for wine bottles is 34 percent nationwide versus 41 percent for beer and soda bottles, according to the Glass Packaging ...
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How do you use packaging to communicate your sustainable strategy to customers? Come and find out. On July 17, 2013, Jim Hanna, director, environmental impact, Starbucks Coffee Co., will speak at the Packaging Digest Global Food & ...
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Metal paint cans have been awarded an On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) ‘widely recycled’ label The OPRL scheme was launched in March 2009 in response to research that identified a need to communicate better with consumers ...
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Logan County residents can recycle glass containers through the cooperative efforts of the Lincoln Woman’s Club, the Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency, Verallia Saint-Gobain Containers and the Logan County Fair Association. A ...
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Watch the video and follow the notes for step-by-step instructions on how to maintain a riding lawn mower in top condition all year long. Fall Mower Maintenance After a season of mowing, perform these steps before storing your lawn ...
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Maintain a Push Lawn Mower Find step-by-step instructions on how to change the oil, replace mower blades, air filters and spark plugs in your walk-behind lawn mower. Fall Push Mower Maintenance After a season of mowing, ...
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The Consumer Electronics Association and the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. today announced a technical “CRT Challenge” to identify financially viable, environmentally-conscious proposals for using recycled cathode ...
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The programme has covered 31 local authorities and, according Rick Hindley, executive director of the scheme’s programme managers Alupro, MetalMatters has been aided by the combination of the public and private sector. The programme ...
Arrowhead Brand 100% Mountain Spring Water—the brand that introduced its new 0.5L ReBorn bottle made with 50 percent recycled plastic (rPET) and launched its "Recycling is a Beautiful Thing" campaign in November 2012—is taking ...
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that over 31,000 tons of plastic, paper, metals and glass were recycled during 2011 by seventy-seven western Massachusetts municipalities. The recyclables were ...
Arizona-based recycling information provider Earth911 said it is vital for companies to explain about packaging and their recycling to consumers, to ensure the maximum possible is recycled and by providing proper information of post-usage ...