Plastics
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Indorama Ventures expands in Brazil with US$20M investment in PET recycling facility
BRAZIL – Thailand-based packaging producer Indorama Ventures has invested US$20 million to expand its recycling facility in Brazil. According to Indorama, the investment will help…
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L’Oréal Group forges partnership with Plastic Credit Exchange to offset plastic footprint
PHILIPPINES – Cosmetic firm L’Oréal Group has partnered with Philippines-based Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) to offset its entire annual plastic footprint in the Philippines, beginning…
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Alkaline Water partners with A1 Beverages on new packaging and bottling production line in New York
USA – The Alkaline Water Company, the country’s largest independent alkaline water company and the Clean Beverage company has announced a new co-packing partnership in…
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Nakuru County in partnership with NEMA to establish modern e-waste centers
KENYA – Nakuru County Government in partnership with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is working out strategies to establish modern Electronic-Waste (E-waste) collection and…
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Borealis to hand over Project Stop to local government after it achieved financial sustainability
INDONESIA – Borealis and Systemiq have announced that Project Stop in the Jembrana Regency of Bali, Indonesia has reached financial sustainability and will be handed…
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Origin Materials partners with Terphane to produce high-performance biopolymer films
USA – Material supplier Origin Materials has joined forces with Terphane, a leader in specialty PET polyester films, biaxially oriented PET (BOPET) to produce environmentally…
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Erema Group and Lindner Holding join forces to create industrial standards for plastics recycling
AUSTRIA – Manufacturer of plastics recycling solutions, Erema Group and Lindner Holding have jointly founded BLUEONE Solutions to combine their expertise to create industrial…
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LRS expands list of acceptable materials to its recycling initiative in Chicago
USA – Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) has expanded its list of acceptable materials to include paper cups, making Chicago the latest city to accept paper…
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Toronto Zoo partners with Compass Group to reduce daily plastic usage
CANADA – The Toronto Zoo has teamed up with food service provider Compass Group Canada to lower the single-use plastics used in its daily operations.…
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Clean-Seas Morocco signs feedstock supply agreement with Clean Ocean
MOROCCO – Agadir-based recycling company, Clean-Seas Morocco (CSM) has entered into a feedstock supply contract with Clean Oceans 2, a global leader in waste management.…