Plastics
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L’Occitane partners Albéa to revamp packaging of hand cream collection
FRANCE – The beauty and skincare brand, L’Occitane, has collaborated with Albéa to revamp the packaging of its 30ml iconic hand cream collection starting with…
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European Commission bans intentionally added microplastics in household products
EUROPE – The European Commission (EC) has adopted measures restricting microplastics intentionally added to products under the EU chemical legislation Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction…
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Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled drinks bottles
DENMARK – Lego, the toy giant maker has abandoned its plans to produce bricks using recycled drinks bottles due to the failure of the new…
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Traceless Materials secures US$38M in Series A funding for eco-friendly plastic alternative
GERMANY – Bioeconomy startup Traceless Materials has raised US$38.7 million (€36.6m) to scale production of its eco-friendly plastic alternative. The latest round was led by…
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CMI opts for robots to sort single-stream recyclables at Caglia’s MRF facility
USA – American trade association the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has announced a new lease model to finance a robot that can sort single-stream recyclables.…
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PAKPRO and Tetra Pak launch beverage carton recovery initiative in Kenya
KENYA – The Packaging Producer Responsibility Organization (PAKPRO), in collaboration with Tetra Pak East Africa, has launched a project to recover used beverage cartons in…
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NEMA raises alarm over plastic bag revival, calls for immediate action
KENYA – Leonard Ofula, the Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) in Kisumu County, has issued a warning to traders regarding the prohibited…
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Ghana adopts citizen science approach to tackle marine plastic pollution
GHANA – Ghana in collaboration with IIASA researchers, has adopted a citizen science approach to address the problem of plastic pollution in marine environments. By…
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Fire breakout halts operation at Mega Plastic factory in Lagos
NIGERIA – Fire gutted the factory of Mega Plastic, Ilupeju, Lagos, destroying properties worth millions of naira and leaving people with varying degrees of injuries.…
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Bengaluru launches new initiative to tackle the plastic problem
INDIA – Bengaluru, has introduced a new challenge dubbed ‘No Straw Nariyal Challenge’, to address the issue of plastic across the city. The initiative was…