PureCycle Technologies has opened a new plant at in the US state of Ohio, which will use technology patented by P&G to produce recycled plastics. The facility will allow consumers to purchase more products made from recycled plastic. It ...
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Consumer goods giants Procter & Gamble (P&G) has expanded its sustainability goals to conserve resources, protect environment and improve social conditions. As a part of its efforts towards sustaining environment, it will also try to ...
Tags: P&G, Recycled Resin, Packaging
As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy organization, has asked Mondelēz International to phase out unrecyclable packaging from its products and assess the environmental and operational risks associated with it. The move is a part of As ...
Latest industry data – published today ahead of the European Commission 2012 figures expected at the end of 2014 – confirm average glass recycling rates in the European Union have passed the 70% mark. This means that over 25 ...
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In the future, apparel manufacturers are likely to produce closed loop recycled products only, as they will become cheaper to manufacture, will give better quality, and will be relatively more environment friendly. Recycling at the end ...
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With the increasing awareness on the importance of sustainability, several global garment brands, including Hennes & Mauritz (H&M), Walmart and luxury brand Stella McCartney, have started promoting sustainable fashion for reducing the ...
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Defra, the Environment Agency and British Glass are also working on the project. According to the trade bodies, the key drivers for this project are to gain a better understanding of the volatility experienced in the market in 2012 and ...
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This week sees the official launch of a highly innovative initiative supported by Ecover and Closed Loop Recycling, which sees waste plastic being collected from the seas around the UK by EU fishermen and sent to the UK for recycling at ...
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Cleaning products manufacturer Ecover and Closed Loop Recycling have launched a new initiative to recycle waste plastics from the seas around the UK. The material will be recycled at Closed Loop's Dagenham facility and will later on be ...
On January 24, 1935, the first canned beer was sold. Today, canned beer is the most popular container for the beverage and has even grown in popularity even among craft brewers, such as Oskar Blues. The properties of the aluminum can ...
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The most eye-catching displays at Chinaplas 2012 were typically high-tech, eco-friendly and mobile. At Bayer MaterialScience AG’s booth, two small robots danced on a stage six times a day. Behind the flashy displays, however, in ...
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