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Decarbonising without transforming the ways we produce and consume will not address the root causes of sustainability challenges.
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In conversation with R.Keerthana, industry experts highlight the complexities hindering the realisation of plastic circularity and offer potential solutions.
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To celebrate this milestone, it is sending out a special box to its customers world-wide.
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The hub is the first to be located in the Middle East region and it targets tech startups and scaleups to develop solutions to end plastic waste.
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The organisation plans to install Reverse Vending Machines and Smart Bins in areas with high footfall in Abu Dhabi
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Consumers can be reminded to make sustainable decisions by leaving effective prompts at specific points in the consumer journey: Abraham Kah, CEO of Mai Dubai
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A series of scientific studies will be conducted to identify the types of plastic pollution in the UAE's waters and then implement the necessary precautionary measures to ensure the safety and health of humans and marine life.
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Experts from the Indian plastic industry analyse the country’s journey towards achieving a circular economy in plastic at a roundtable discussion organised by Waste & Recycling MEA magazine and Rebound Plastic Exchange.
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The MoU to study the feasibility of the project will involve Repeet, BEEAH Group, and Agthia.
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.jpg "MoIAT issues ministerial decision regulating the trade of recycled plastic water bottles")
The decision allows the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) produced at MoIAT-approved recycling facilities that have obtained a certificate of conformity as per the UAE Regulation for Control on Food Contact Material
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The goal of the white paper is to explain issues facing the waste and recycling industry with facts, says the NWRA.
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It will ban plastic products including cutlery, cups and lids, plates, pipettes and stirrers from 2026.
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The two organisations will explore the development of a chemical recycling facility that would employ Honeywell’s technology, capable of converting waste plastic into valuable recycled polymer feedstock.
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.png "Industry reacts to Greenpeace report on plastic recycling")
The report released in October claims that plastic recycling is a dead-end street. Read on to find out what industry experts have to say
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The facility to be installed at the KEZAD Polymers Park will thermally convert PMMA into liquid rMMA in a continuous process.
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Ganesha Ecopet Private Limited, a subsidiary of Indian PET recycling pioneer Ganesha Ecosphere Ltd., has recently opened its new Warangal facility under the brand name Go Rewise.
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.png "Spinneys trials ‘Return and Reuse’ sustainability scheme")
The trial will run until the end of December 2022 and encourages shoppers to return their empty glass Hawa bottles to customer service teams at five participating Spinneys stores in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah.
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.png "ALPLA, PTT Global Chemical launch plastics recycling plant in Thailand")
ENVICCO recycling plant has an annual production capacity of 45,000 tonnes of recycled PET and HDPE, say the companies
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.png "Dow and Mura Technology plan Europe's 'largest' chemical recycling plant")
Co-located with Dow’s manufacturing facilities in Germany, the new plant is expected to considerably increase the supply of fully circular feedstock to the industry.
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Since its launch in February, the Dubai Can initiative has seen 46 fountains installed across the Emirate to encourage residents to cut down on single-use plastic bottle usage
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Rebound will address the challenges of sourcing quality and trusted material through a trusted global marketplace for plastic recycling, says the company, adding it will facilitate a movement of quality-assured, regulatory compliant feedstock across borders
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The Roadmap establishes four strategic targets for 2030 including the elimination of unnecessary or problematic single-use plastic packaging items through redesign, innovation, and reuse delivery models.
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The sales outlets will impose a tariff of 25 fils from October 1, 2022, on each single-use plastic bag presented to the end consumer, in preparation for the complete ban on single-use plastic bags and materials in the Emirate., according to the statement.
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The plastics-to-liquid project, which aims to convert low-quality, non-recyclable plastics into valuable products, will be a significant step towards a circular economy , says the team.
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The company says rPVC cards are made with 85% recycled industrial waste per finished card in a process that reduces CO2 emissions by 36% compared to a standard PVC card.
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The Qatar-based consumer goods company also provides machines for recycling plastic bottles as part of its CSR initiatives.
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Companies launch a new recyclable mono-material berlingot sachet for liquid soap refill.
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Ban will come into effect under the Emirate’s integrated single-use plastic policy.
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This presented technology has the potential to address the challenge of recycling millions of utilised silicon cartridges, says company.
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They will progressively phase out single-use plastic SIM cards as part of their commitment to sustainability, says company.
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The investment loan will aid in the development, construction and operation of plastics recycling facilities in emerging markets.
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From June 1, 2022, the Group says it will no longer carry plastic scrap on board any of its ships worldwide.
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The facility will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology to transform end-of-life plastic waste into recycled polymer feedstock that can be used to create new plastics.
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Company says Omnix ReCycle HPPA demonstrates lower water absorption, improved flowability and best-in-class surface aspect vs. virgin high-performance polyamides.
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Borouge signs agreement with Alliances for Global Sustainability to combat sustainability challenges
Agreement to strengthen both partners’ commitment to recycling and reprocessing of polymers opportunities.
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Going forward, top-quality plastic for the recycling process will be sorted in the Bavarian town of Eitting, says company.
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From this year, packaging producers in the UK will be required to use at least 30 percent recycled plastic in their products to avoid the new plastic packaging tax.
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The new subsidiary Rebound Ltd to build a global platform that aims to give companies across all sectors access to recycled plastics.
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INEOS Olefins and Polymers Europe joins NextLoopp project to deliver new grades of Polypropylene (PP) incorporating recycled content that will be food-grade certified.
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The investment aims to address waste management gaps and expand recycling efforts across Africa.
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The partners are already engaged in a pilot programme to create fully recycled ecobuckets in Poland.
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The Solid Waste Management Coordination Unit (UCG) of Senegal and the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD) have signed a partnership agreement for the transformation and valorization of plastic scrap.
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Dow and WasteAid have partnered to advance the collection and recycling of plastic scrap in Egypt
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New 25-year agreement to enable industrial growth in Ruwais.
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The recycled plastic will be obtained after processing the plastic material present in scrap derived from consumer packaging, especially plastic bottles.
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The company says the upcycle process technology expands the types of plastics that can be recycled.
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Neste and Ravago aim to establish a joint venture to build an industrial facility for chemical recycling in North Sea Port in Vlissingen, the Netherlands.
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Leading bottled water renews support to Simply Bottles recycling initiative for two consecutive years.
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Mondi launches RetortPouch Recyclable, a mono-material solution; Innovative high-barrier film replaces aluminium ensuring new retort pouch solution is fully recyclable, says company.
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Microsoft and Sabic collaborate to create Microsoft’s first product made with recycled ocean plastic
The two companies have collaborated to create Microsoft’s first consumer electronic product, The Microsoft Ocean Plastic Mouse, with an exterior shell containing 20% recycled ocean plastic.
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The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recognises company’s Loctite Liofol LA 4220 RE/Loctite Liofol LA 3180 RE for recyclability.
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The bags incorporate a 30% content of recycled feedstock from post-consumer waste.
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“Initiatives such as the Afri-Plastics Challenge Prize are encouraging in getting sub-Saharan African countries to actively look at solutions, not only for revenue generation, but to bring solutions in plastic waste management, solutions underpinned by putting communities, and the environment as apex deliverables.”
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A new report from AMI Consulting presents a comprehensive analysis of the state of play and future outlook for the recycling of flexible polyolefin films in Europe.
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Experts representing different links in the plastics recycling supply chain examine the economic feasibility considerations of plastics recycling heading into the decade, including major investments and improvements in the sector. Swaliha Shanavas writes.
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Organized in partnership with DSO, Imdaad’s Bottle Recycling Challenge encouraged residents of DSO to recycle plastic bottles.
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Analysis sheds light on the future of sustainability policy; As per the Lux Research report, the biggest, most likely impacts globally to come from bans on single-use plastics and taxes on unrecyclable plastics.
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The certified circular polycarbonate is produced through the advanced recycling of post-consumer mixed plastic that could otherwise be destined for incineration or landfill, says company.
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With the acquisition of Verigreen Packaging, the company expands its product portfolio in Africa.
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.png "Nesta Challenges launches Afri-Plastics Challenge and seeks African innovators in plastic waste management")
The Afri-Plastics Challenge seeks to find innovators with scalable and sustainable solutions to prevent plastic waste from entering the marine environment in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Barakat will join other brands in providing monthly prizes to recyclers who deposit plastic bottles in Bee’ah’s residential recycling bins, three stream bins or RVMs across the UAE.
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Move will save one billion plastic lids from being sent to landfill every year globally, says company. The new eco-friendly caps to be rolled out in 2022.
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Report examines gender challenges in waste management and plastic recycling and proposes solutions to make value chains more inclusive.
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Styrenics producer Ineos Styrolution has made mechanically recycled polystyrene commercially available in EMEA.
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.jpg "Fraunhofer, Sabic and P&G join hands to demonstrate feasibility of closed-loop recycling of single-use facemasks")
Fraunhofer CCPE and Fraunhofer UMSICHT have developed an advanced recycling process for used plastics.
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Sky-high freight rates, uncertainties in trading due to enforcement of the new Basel Convention amendments, extended producer responsibility, and design for recycling were among the key topics discussed at the plastics session during the latest BIR convention. -
Delica AG has introduced a new range of more sustainable coffee capsules for use in its Delizio capsule machines.
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As part of “Earthion”, the company unveiled Aspire Vero Notebook, its first sustainability focused product featuring post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic and eco-friendly packaging.
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Dow, LyondellBasell and Nova Chemicals to help accelerate investment in plastics recycling infrastructure.
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Evidence based policy recommendations for plastic packaging
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Plastic IQ enables companies to prioritise actions to address plastic packaging waste and meet their sustainability goals.
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The products made from recycled and renewable-based raw materials to be marketed under the Circulen brand name.
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As part of the partnership, Bee'ah will oversee the collection, transportation and recycling of PET plastics at their MRF.
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The new packaging will be phased in at point-of-sale outlets worldwide from June 2021 onwards and will contribute to a reduction in the use of fossil-based virgin PP by Beiersdorf, says company.
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The regenerated styrene produced will be used in the production of synthetic rubber for tyres and polystyrene.
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The study, which will be part funded by NORAD, will focus on the implementation of a scalable digital waste collection and recycling business model in Lagos, Nigeria.
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With its proprietary technology, Mura hopes to ensure one million tonnes of recycling capacity in development worldwide by 2025.
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Luggage maker Samsonite introduces its sustainable collection dubbed ‘Magnum Eco’, which boasts exterior shells made from recycled polypropylene (PP) and inside fabric made from recycled PET bottles.
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Joint publication highlights the large and rapidly growing role of Asian economies as plastic producers, consumers and contributors to the plastic waste deluge; also focuses on challenges facing the region, along with potential solutions.
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At present, plastic is at the centre of focus across nations and is on top of the waste management agenda at the international level.
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120+ organisations send a letter urging Amazon to take concrete steps to reduce its plastic pollution detailed in recent Oceana report.
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Grant awarded to Borealis for feasibility study with project partner Stena Recycling; New chemical recycling unit at Borealis production site in Stenungsund, Sweden expected to commence operations in 2024.
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Plastic Bank and Henkel open first plastic waste collection centres in Egypt.
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Governments are starting to react to the recent warnings issued by Basel Action Network (BAN) regarding likely illegal plastic scrap exports from the US.
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Smart, solar-powered waste containers initiative introduced by NCWM and Makkah Municipality aims to sort plastic packaging.
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As we celebrate Global Recycling Day on 18th March, we must put recycling back on the agenda.
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Nestlé launched the Nestlé Pure Life Eco Mission initiative in UAE on Global Recycling Day, in partnership with Zeloop.
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This portfolio of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) materials is produced from post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate (PET) water bottles through a unique chemical upcycling process.
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Initiative aimed at increasing recycling rates of plastic bottles in Dubai.
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American plastic discards still flooding developing countries, says organisation.
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Mondelez set a target for 2025 that will result in a 5 percent absolute reduction in virgin plastic use in overall plastic packaging.
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Biofabrik and Enespa AG have announced plans to build the biggest facility for plastic recycling made of modular pyrolysis plants.
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Zebra-chem’s peroxide masterbatches enable integration of recycled content into new plastics.
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Initiatives of the cooperation include enhancing recycling of PET bottles and assessing the opportunity to include recycled PET (rPET) in Agthia’s water bottling industry; 2 tons of recyclables were collected using the Recapp app within the first 3 months of its soft launch.
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Environmental and social activists have asked shipping lines to establish policies and implement procedures to prevent the export of shipping containers carrying plastic scrap from OECD countries (developed) to non-OECD countries (developing).
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These global appointments reflect Averda’s strategic focus on fostering the circular economy in the emerging world as well as its commitment to staff diversity at a senior level, says company.
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The new bottles will help reduce the company’s use of virgin plastic across its North American portfolio by 20 percent compared to 2018.
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The new packaging concept includes more recycled plastic and less plastic overall, reducing the weight of the bottle by 11 percent.
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The tracker allows companies looking to source recycled plastic to quickly gain a comprehensive view of the sector, identify new supplier relationships and take a strategic view on projects.
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CELAB will work to increase education and focus on regional options to promote material recycling for all components to improve the sustainability of products.
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The Government of Nigeria will join the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership alongside Indonesia, Ghana and Vietnam to advance national efforts to fight plastic pollution.
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Aquapak’s biodegradable, non-toxic and water-soluble polymer called Hydropol can be recycled, re-pulped, composted and is typically compatible with anaerobic digestion.
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Heetesh Bhoola, R&D Director – Beauty & Personal Care at Unilever MENA & Turkey, provides insights into the progress with regard to their commitment to reduce waste, and achieving over 70% recyclable packaging in MENA region, in an interview with Swaliha Shanavas.
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The collaboration between the Kenyan branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature and Mr. Green Africa will focus exclusively on the coastal region of Kenya.
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New mechanical recycling demo plant in Germany is equipped to sort post-consumer plastic waste and produce ready-for-market fully formulated polymer pellets.
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Despite EU ban on export of mixed and contaminated plastic wastes as of January 1, it has been confirmed that the UK will not adopt such a prohibition post-Brexit.
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Amcor to help brands communicate packaging carbon footprint reductions through independent labelling
The company’s packaging will feature the ‘Reducing CO2 Packaging’ label from the Carbon Trust.
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Plastics recycling sector poised for major transformation in 2021.
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Henkel announced it is reaching a milestone in its engagement for sustainable packaging.
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The new packaging products to be introduced in the market in 2021.
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Presidential Plastics Action Plan urges incoming President to stop new plastic production, regulate petrochemical industry, reduce plastic pollution.
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The multi-barrier packaging film, manufactured by Viscofan is designed to help extend the shelf life of products, thus reducing food waste.
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The award recognises the company’s work as a global market maker for the circular economy and its contribution to sustainability.
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The company hopes to increase PCR in its Cycoloy and Lexan resins from 30 percent to 60 percent.
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The company says beauty brands Lux, Love Beauty & Planet and cleaning brand, Seventh Generation, are made of recycled plastic while Lipton tea bags are biodegradable.
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For Mars, this signifies an important step in its efforts to reduce virgin plastics use across its packaging portfolio, to do its part to build a circular economy.
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Sunglasses made from plastic recycled from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) have become the first product to use a standard designed to clean up the oceans.
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Sabic has embarked on a pilot project with retail store operator Schwarz Group for the use of transparent film bags made from certified circular polyethylene (PE) in vegetable packaging.
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Regulations took centre-stage in discussions hosted by the BIR Plastics Committee as part of the BIR World Recycling Convention 2020.
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The roadmap sets the broad agenda for how the SA Plastics Pact actions contribute towards their 2025 targets.
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Melitta Single Portions has launched the world’s first tea capsules made using Sabic’s TruCircle solution for certified circular polypropylene.
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Sabic continues collaboration with Brückner to encourage circular material use in film manufacturing
Partnership aims to encourage flexible packaging manufacturers to use Sabic’s TRUCIRCLE solutions to create more sustainable products.
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Launch planned for second half of 2021 with an expected capacity of 15,000 tonnes’ post-consumer recycled material annually.
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Company selects certified circular and certified renewable Sabic PP polymers from Sabic’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio for its new S-BOPP film solutions.
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AIM launches cross-value chain initiative to prove the viability of digital watermarking for sorting waste at scale.
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Coca-Cola has taken another step on its journey to eliminating new virgin oil-based plastic as Coca-Cola in the Netherlands and Norway announced their transition to plastic bottles made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET).
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BariQ, a subsidiary of Raya Holding for Financial Investments is the first “Bottle to Bottle” Recycling PET plant based in Egypt since 2010.
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The plastic industry across the world is moving ahead with different resolutions.
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Initiative commits to meet ambitious Circular Economy goals by 2025.
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Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) said it is providing a grant to the Initiative for the Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), in order to promote waste recycling in Nigeria and help socio-economic inclusion.
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WaveGrip, a Berry Global brand, has launched a new style of multi-pack carrier for cans which contains over 50% recycled plastic.
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The EU’s €800/tonne plastic packaging waste charge, passed by the EU Council this month and which takes effect from January, sent shockwaves through the market because of both its size and narrow timeframe to implementation.
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Position encourages use of recycled plastics in manufacturing of new goods.
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Last year, Magnum became the first ice cream brand to use recycled polypropylene plastic (rPP) in its packaging. These new tubs are made using certified circular polypropylene from Sabic’s TRUCIRCLE portfolio. Over 7 million tubs made with recycled plastic to be rolled out across Europe in 2020 and due to be launched globally from 2021 onwards.
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The inclusion of recycled plastics into diverse packaging formats is a challenge for the plastics and packaging value chains, as material performance, performance of the packaging product and protection of the content need to be guaranteed.
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The Kroger Co. announced the launch of its Simple Truth Recycling Programme, offering customers a free and simple way to recycle the flexible packaging of over 300 products from the private label brand.
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Henkel has collaborated with packaging supplier Albéa to convert its entire oral care tube portfolio to fully recyclable by early 2021.
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Company has developed fully recyclable mono-material film for thermoforming applications with Hütthaler, says Mondi.
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Dow (NYSE: DOW) has announced Project ReflexNG, a pilot project aiming to collect and recycle plastic waste in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Greiner Packaging has joined hands with Henkel to produce a sustainable packaging solution for its Bref toilet cleaner brand.
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It certainly appears as though the recycled polymer markets in Europe are developing at a much faster pace than their virgin counterparts.
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RecyClass’ Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for PP (polypropylene) is a guidance for carrying out laboratory analysis of the various design features of rigid packaging made from PP resin.
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ZincIn AS and Parx Materials have collaborated to release a new food tray made from recycled ocean waste plastic with a natural defence mechanism against germs.
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Starting June 5, carrying any single-use plastics into Kenya’s protected areas will be considered illegal.
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Coronavirus disrupts plastics recycling markets
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The coronavirus outbreak has impacted every industry across the world and while South Africa continues to be in lockdown, the country’s healthcare professionals, waste management personnel and other frontline workers that are fighting against the spread of COVID-19 virus need a lot of protective equipment and are facing shortages of gloves, masks and other protective gear.
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Abu Dhabi to be free of single-use plastic bags by 2021
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The year 2019 was very challenging for the plastic industry.
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Over the past couple of years plastics have become the public face of the waste pollution crisis, prompting an unprecedented consumer and regulatory backlash that shows no sign of stopping.
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The Shoprite Group announced it is now using plastic returned to its distribution centres to produce 100 percent recycled and recyclable plastic shopping bags.
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.jpg "Nestlé to invest 2bn Swiss francs to boost use of recycled plastics")
Nestlé has announced that it will invest up to 2 billion Swiss francs to shift from virgin plastics to food-grade recycled plastics and to accelerate the development of innovative sustainable packaging solutions
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It's all about single-use plastics!
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.jpg "Unilever invests in Kenya based Mr. Green Africa")
Consumer goods company Unilever in collaboration with DOB Equity and Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has made an investment in Kenyabased plastics recycling business Mr. Green Africa, a Nairobi based recycler and recycled plastics supplier.
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India to eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022
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The United Nations’ Basel Convention meeting recently held in Geneva saw parties agree on new listings that will effectively re-categorise non-hazardous plastic waste that is not recyclable or is difficult to recycle as requiring special consideration.
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The change in Regulations will have a serious impact in the development and growth of Plastic Recycling in Middle East, Africa and South America - By Surendra Borad Patawari
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Dubai Airports announced that it will ban single-use plastics from its consumer spaces with effect from January 1, 2020.
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PureCycle Technologies, announced it has partnered with industrial manufacturer, Milliken & Company, and food and beverage company, Nestlé S.A
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‘Alliance to End Plastic Waste’ to invest $1.5 billion in the next five years to address the issue
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Food and beverage firm Nestlé has pledged to increase the amount of recycled plastics it uses in some of its packaging across the European Union (EU) by 2025.
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Panelists examine the future of paper and plastics scrap trade with Asia By DeAnne Toto
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In his final Chairman’s address to the BIR Plastics Committee after 12 years at its helm, Surendra Borad Patawari of Gemini Corporation NV in Belgium enthused, “There cannot be a better proposition than the business of plastics recycling.”
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Performance of plastic - July-August report
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For many years China has been the top international destination for recyclable materials, be it paper, plastic, metal or electronic scrap and so on. So the Chinese notification regarding restrictions on scrap imports last year, and the ensuing ban introduced on certain scrap materials starting this year has led to many countries scrambling to find new markets for these recyclables.
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Bee’ah, a leading environmental management company based in Sharjah, recently announced it has achieved a new milestone in sustainability, as its Material Recovery Facility (MRF) becomes one of the world’s largest producers of recovered plastics, following the installation of an advanced retrofit.
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Recycling industry experts examine some of the major issues facing the plastics recycling industry and the present scenario particularly in the Middle East including issues such as recycling rates, infrastructure facilities, raw material availability and other challenges as well as the remarkable opportunities this sector presents. Swaliha Shanavas writes.
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Aluminium has risen just under 1 percent since the beginning of 2016 to $1,590 per ton by end-July.
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The average British worker uses and throws away around 400 reusable plastic cups each year, says waste management company in Britain
