Category: Recycling
Recycling
China has apparently unveiled a pilot program aimed at creating waste-free cities and which is designed to facilitate more efficient use of resources and help to eliminate the increasing environmental and health risks caused by trash. According to the environment ministry, China was facing a …
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Food and beverage giant Nestle has made it to the headlines for revealing a sequence of sustainability pledges targeted towards making 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by the year 2025, particularly focusing on preventing plastic. As per an official press release by Nestle, …
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Swindon Borough Council has recently announced its plans of setting up an advanced recycling facility which would practically recycle all plastics, which includes plastic film and crisp packets. Apparently, the recent proposed facility would be employing a recycling machine, that is provided by specialists Recycling …
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The governmental officials of South Korea have reportedly announced the ban of disposable plastic bags in supermarkets and retail shops to reduce recyclable waste and save natural resources. Reliable sources state that the ban would come into effect from January 1, 2019, as a revised …
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The British government has reportedly introduced a novel strategy under which the charges for single-use plastic carrier bags will be doubled from the year 2020 onwards in a bid to curb plastic waste. The scheme may most likely be extended to all the shops throughout …
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Bali, the Indonesian island that has become a major tourist destination, recently announced that it will be banning all single-use plastics such as straws, shopping bags and Styrofoam in an effort to reduce the marine plastics waste that has been plaguing the island. Wayan Koster, Governor …
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New Zealand has reportedly made plans to ban single-use plastic bags from July 2019. Eugenie Sage, Associate Minister for the Environment stated that selling or giving away of single-use plastic bags in retail stores will be prohibited from July 2019, post the Cabinet’s acceptance of …
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Under the new waste strategy, packaging producers & retailers would be forced to pay the total cost of collecting & recycling. Retailers & supermarkets that introduce packaging, which is difficult to recycle into the market, could face penalties. Packaging manufacturers and retailers across England would …
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The move comes as a part of the company’s World Without Waste vision The Coca-Cola Company, the world-renowned soft drinks manufacturer, recently announced that it has made two significant investments that would eventually speed up the deployment and development of advanced recycling technologies which would …
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The Oregon Legislature is reportedly mulling to enforce a statewide ban on plastic straws and a tax on plastic bags. During an informational hearing, a Senate committee had apparently voted to introduce both the preliminary bills, or legislative concepts, claim trusted sources. Reportedly, both the …