The UK Government has rejected a proposal from the Environment Audit Committee (EAC) to introduce a latte levy on disposable coffee cups. Earlier this year, the EAC has urged the government to charge 25p ‘latte levy’ on ...
Tags: Coffee Cups, reusable cup
Sappi North America, a producer and supplier of diversified paper and packaging products, has joined as a new funding partner of The Recycling Partnership, a national nonprofit that applies corporate funding to improve recycling efforts in ...
Gosport Borough Council and paper cup manufacturer Huhtamaki have initiated a recycling initiative for paper coffee cups in Gosport, UK. Environment Minister, Thérèse Coffey, has today launched a new recycling initiative for ...
Tags: paper cup, paper coffee cup
Minnesota Twins and Eco-Products have collaborated once again to turn trash into compost similar to last year. After turning 300 tons of trash into fertile soil last year, the Minnesota Twins and Eco-Products plan to top that number this ...
Tags: Eco-Products, fertile soil
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) agency has launched recycling program for plastic bags and wraps. The state agency of Connecticut has started a new campaign to increase recycling of plastic bags and ...
Tags: Plastic Bags, Wraps
Flavored beverages producer Dr Pepper Snapple (DPS) is joining the Closed Loop Fund to increase beverage container recycling rate in the US to 60% by 2030. The company is investing $5m in the social impact fund, which was set up in 2014 ...
Tags: Beverage Container, Recycling Rate
The New Zealand Government has launched a new initiative to supply recycling bins at retail outlets to enable consumers to dump the used soft plastic bags for recycling. Initially put on a pilot mode at New World, PAK'nSAVE and The ...
Coca-Cola has released a limited-edition 8oz. glass bottle, just in time for Miami Beach 100th anniversary. The specially designed, collectible bottle proudly displays the city's centennial logo, while the Coca-Cola/City of Miami Beach ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, six-pack packaging, Agriculture
Recycling is great when it works. To make it work, recyclable glass has to be separated from all the other material that ends up in recycling bins. In the UK, glass manufacturer, Ardagh, has just signed a fifteen year agreement with ...
The packaged food, drink and grocery product manufacturers in New South Wales, Australia, are set to launch a new program to increase the recycling of bottles and plastic drink containers in the state. The program, which will see the ...
Tags: Manufacturers, Recycling Program, Packaging
The Minneapolis City Council has banned polystyrene containers, a move which is said to affect local restaurants as well as other establishments. The ban, which is expected to come into force from 22 April 2015, also legitimizes food ...
A facility of U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Lee’s Summit, Mo., has received the year’s top national award in EPA’s Federal Green Challenge, an annual recognition of best efforts by federal government agencies to ...
Tags: certification, EA
North American custom and stock plastic packaging manufacturer Placon has launched new Crystal Seal reFresh PET packaging containers line. The new line of tamper-evident, recycled PET thermoformed food containers are suitable for fresh ...
Tags: Placon, Thermoformed Containers
DoSomething.org, one of the largest organizations for young people and social change and H&M, one of the world's largest fashion retailers, are teaming up with Olivia Wilde to get young people across the country excited about clothing ...
Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and The Coca-Cola Foundation today announced a call for applications for the 2014 Coca-Cola/KAB Recycling Bin Grant Program, a program designed to expand and support recycling in communities across America. ...
Tags: Coca-Cola, 2014 Grant Program