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Cutting the plastic sanitiser problem

Orca Hygiene has launched a wine box style dispenser for sanitiser gel, the first of its kind in the UK, to reduce the amount of #plastic...

Polymateria tackles global plastic pollution with new ‘Biotransformation’ technology

Polymateria, a British company which has developed a new masterbatch technology called #Biotransformation that ensures true...

Partnership puts women in rural Africa at the forefront of materials innovation

A #packaging deal with an ethical skincare manufacturer signals the start of an exciting new partnership for #Teysha Technologies. The...

Mondi supports youth start up that turns food waste into compostable plastic

Luna Yu, founder of #Genecis Bioindustries, has been awarded $50,000 and 12 months mentoring by #Mondi as part of Lead2030. Mondi...

Anellotech's technology converts potato chip bag into key chemical for plastic bottles

Sustainable technology company #Anellotech has announced that a laboratory demonstration of its #Plas-TCat technology – which transforms...

Lidl launches supermarket first packaging using ocean bound plastic

#Lidl is to become the first UK #supermarket to launch new #packaging using ‘ocean bound #plastic’, plastic that would have otherwise...

Consumer study reveals shoppers prefer organic brands in cartonboard

#Organic brands must embrace a holistic approach to ethical trading to avoid losing valuable product sales, according to a report from...

Surprising number admit to never recycling plastic

Over the last ten years, we have produced more #plastic than during the whole of the last century, but with the devastating impact that...

Coco di Mama to remove all plastic bottles from stores, replacing with canned water

Innovative Italian to-go brand, #CocodiMama, has made the decision to completely remove all #plastic #water bottles from its shelves. The...

Saving the world from plastic waste comes one step closer

Finnish start up #Sulapac raised an exceptional €15 million to engine its scale up and internationalisation. The funding enables further...

New Anellotech technology tackles plastics pollution by recycling plastic waste into chemicals

Sustainable #technology company #Anellotech is significantly expanding its programme with #Plas-TCat, a new process technology aiming to...

Belu becomes first UK water company to make all plastic bottles from 100% recycled plastic bottles

The 100% #recycled material used by British #water brand Belu generates 75% less carbon emissions than aluminium and is easily recycled...

Plastic gets fantastic!

Finnish #woodbased #plastic is generating international interest – #Woodly’s innovation is a carbon neutral alternative to plastic. You...

New reusable Christmas gift wrap made from waste plastic bottles

Every year in the UK, over 100 million rolls of #wrappingpaper are thrown away, enough to reach the moon, that is along with its...

Football fans agree clubs should give single use plastic the boot

#FriendsoftheEarth and #BASIS (the British Association for Sustainable Sport) are calling on #football clubs to introduce a #returnable...

Mayflex continues its efforts to reduce waste and support the environment

#Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, has recently issued each of its office based staff with a #refillable metal water...

Dopper launches global Changemaker Challenge

Twenty shortlisted student projects that offer new solutions to reducing #plastic waste and cleaning up the world’s #water will go head...

Working for clean oceans – keep plastic in a closed loop

The figures are nothing short of alarming. By 2050 #plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans if every year another nine million...

Nine out of 10 Brits prefer Easter eggs to be packaged in cartonboard

With Easter Sunday approaching fast it has been revealed that 91% of UK adults would prefer to purchase an Easter egg predominantly...

Walki takes a major step towards a zero waste future

The #Walki Group is one of the pioneers in turning recycled mixed #plastic waste into certified #circular #polymers for the #packaging...

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