Category: Recycling
Recycling
British-Dutch consumer goods company, Unilever has reportedly signed a three-year collaboration agreement with French resource management firm, Veolia, in a bid to improve waste collection and recycling solutions in countries across the globe. Sources close to the deal state that the project will start in …
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The Welsh Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn has reportedly announced a capital funding of more than £50 million to provide new recycling infrastructure and support changes to recycling services in the nation. Reportedly, about £500,000 will be directed toward a new behavioral change campaign that would …
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Following China’s historic 2017 plastic waste import ban, the Environment Ministry of Japan has reported that the nation’s local governments are struggling with the amount of garbage being produced. Reports cite, local governments are overwhelmed with the vast quantities of garbage and are clueless about …
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The Secretary of State for Environment in UK, Michael Gove will soon be announcing a consultation on proposals to help protect oceans and cut down pollution, under which plastic drink stirrers, straws and cotton buds could be banned within a year. Subject to the views …
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Amazon has recently announced that it will invest an amount of $10 million in Closed Loop Partners, a $100 million fund which is focused on municipal recycling technologies and programs. The aim behind establishing this fund is to eliminate packaging waste. Apparently, this move has …
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Fast food giant Burger King has reportedly announced that it will stop providing plastic straws and lids with cold drinks for dine-in customers at its 42 outlets across Singapore. As per credible sources, the fast-food chain began the initiative from October 15. However, customers will …
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Mondelēz International, the snack brand giant based out of Illinois, U.S. which produces iconic products such as Cadbury and Nabisco recently announced that it will make the packaging of all 52 of its brands recyclable by 2025. The company reportedly sells a wide variety of …
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The German supermarket company Lidl has reportedly announced that it would be eliminating black plastic from its vegetable and fruit range, with more products to follow. As per trusted sources, Lidl would be the very first supermarket firm in Ireland to remove black plastic from …
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A city in Cambridgeshire, England has reportedly set its sights on having the first plastic bag-free city center in the UK. As per trusted sources, the residents of Ely are being urged to make reusable ‘borrow bags’ from old fabric. Ely has joined the countrywide …
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The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) and the U.S. based Plastics Recycling Conference have reportedly announced to have established a strategic coalition as the issue of plastics recycling takes on global significance. As per trusted sources, the alliance of two of the biggest recycling events …