Plastics
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Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa organizes waste collection on Nelson Mandela Day
SOUTH AFRICA – Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is hosting river and coastal clean-ups to contribute towards the 67 minutes during Mandela Day. The activities…
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LyondellBasell takes stake in recycling firm Stiphout, strengthening its presence in Netherlands
NETHERLANDS – Chemical industry company LyondellBasell has acquired a 50% stake in recycling company Stiphout Industries, which sources and processes post-consumer plastic packaging waste. Founded…
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SEE joins forces with ExxonMobil on advanced recycling initiative for food-grade plastics
AUSTRALIA – Protective food and packaging company Sealed Air Corporation has partnered with ExxonMobil on a first-of-its-kind food packaging tray circularity initiative in Australia. Under…
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GreenBlue names DNV as its accredited certification body for Recycled Material Standard
USA – GreenBlue has announced DNV Business Assurance USA, Inc. (DNV) as a certification body accredited to conduct assessments that lead to Recycled Material Standard…
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Tetra Pak, Axjo Group to conduct feasibility study for polyAl recycling plant in Sweden
SWEDEN – Tetra Pak and Axjo Group are starting a feasibility study to build a new recycling plant for PolyAl from used beverage cartons in…
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British Columbia announces new regulations to tackle single-use plastics items
CANADA – The government of British Columbia (BC) has announced new provincial regulation to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use plastic waste, as part of its broader ‘CleanBC…
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Learning Pool joins RPM program’s ‘Zero Plastic to Landfill Challenge’ to tackle plastic pollution crisis
UK – Corporate learning solutions provider Learning Pool has partnered with Responsible Plastic Management (RPM) to help tackle the plastic pollution crisis. The initiative enables…
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SABIC joins forces with TotalEnergies and Aramco to produce certified circular polymers
MENA – Saudi Arabia’s Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) has joined forces with TotalEnergies and Aramco to convert oil derived from plastic waste into ISCC+certified circular…
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Reconomy Group records strong growth in 2022, doubling its revenues
UK – Telford-based circular economy specialist Reconomy Group has published its second annual sustainability report covering the 2022 calendar year, which shows that the company…
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Biotech startup BAOM develops compostable cellulose-based alternatives to plastics
SOUTH AFRICA – Cape Town-based young-woman-led award-winning biotech startup BAOM eco solutions (BAOM) is developing 100% compostable cellulose-based alternatives to plastics and other packaging materials.…