Plastics
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Uber Eats debuts reusable takeaway packaging trial in Central London
UK – Food delivery platform, Uber Eats has launched a trial on single-use takeaway food packaging in partnership with Camberwell-based reusable packaging scale-up Again. The…
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Woolworths to phase out eliminate 15-cent reusable plastic shopping bags
AUSTRALIA – Australian retailer Woolworths Group has begun to phase out its 15-cent reusable plastic shopping bags in three more states as part of its…
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Kellogg partners with Albertsons to amplify awareness for in-store recycling in US
USA – American multinational food manufacturing company, Kellogg has partnered with grocer Albertsons Companies to help change customers’ recycling habits in honor of Earth Day.…
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Egypt inks deal with three companies to build recycling facilities in Suez Canal Economic Zone
EGYPT – Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) has signed three financing agreements worth a combined €22 million (US$24.10m) with SEMADCO, Flex P Films, and Huhtamaki…
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Unilever Nigeria teams up with Wecyclers to help manage plastic waste in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Unilever Nigeria, a subsidiary of consumer goods company Unilever, has teamed up with Bridges Outcomes Partnerships and social enterprise Wecyclers to manage plastic…
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Single-use clay cup start-up GaeaStar raises US$6.5M to expand operations in US
USA – Germany-based technology company creating thin clay containers, raised US$6.5 million in Seed funding to introduce its products to the US via a trial…
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Amcor employs ExxonMobil’s Exxtend technology to offer certified-circular polymer for the ANZ market
NEW ZEELAND – Global packaging solutions provider Amcor has placed its first commercial order of certified-circular polymers to facilitate advanced recycling in packaging for the…
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UPM Raflatac expands its portfolio with addition of paper label for PET and HDPE recycling
FINLAND – Global supplier of labeling materials for branding and promotion, UPM Raflatac added new paper label materials intended to improve the recycling of polyethylene…
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Pick n Pay achieves 28% food waste reduction, removes plastic barrier bags from till points
SOUTH AFRICA – Supermarket group Pick n Pay (PnP) has achieved more than half of its volume target of food waste reduction in its operations…
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E-commerce startup Jumia Kenya unveils new packaging measures to cut down on waste
KENYA – E-commerce startup Jumia Kenya has announced that consumers will now receive their online orders in their original packaging from the manufacturer without any…