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Sustainability takes centre stage at Packaging Innovations 2018

He will take visitors on a journey, exploring Innocent's unique take on the circular economy, as well as looking at what Innocent is currently doing to get the circle turning. With Brits buying £133bn worth of goods online every year, Ben Murray, Managing Director at Carbon Smart, will examine what …
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Plastic policies: Reducing microplastic pollution is an urgent environmental, biological and human …

The only way we can ensure that microplastics and other forms of plastic pollution do not pose a serious risk is implementing a circular economy. A circular economy is an alternative to the traditional “make, use, dispose” linear economy – it suggests that we use resources for as long as possible, extract …
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Coke Plans to Recycle a Bottle for Every One It Sells by 2030

“But in the long run, it's going to be part of the fundamental proposition of the industry driving up the circular economy.” The biggest challenge, however, may be taste: Not all packaging materials can maintain the same quality. With some packages, the challenging is getting them to work as well, Jordan …
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Coca-Cola pledges to recycle all packaging by 2030

The firm also said it subscribed to the idea of a "circular economy" where resources such as aluminium, plastic and glass are re-used rather than disposed of. As well as the well-known Coke brand, the firm markets dozens of other juices, sodas and teas including Fanta, Schweppes, Smartwater and …
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British meat supplier targets circular economy

British meat supplier Cranswick is aiming to eliminate all non-recyclable plastics packaging from its business by 2025 to support the transition towards a more circular economy. The food manufacturer commended the UK government's 25-year environmental plan for bringing sustainability onto the …
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Solvay puts chemicals voice into Ellen MacArthur Foundation partnerships

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, CEO of Solvay, said: “The circular economy is increasingly important for our businesses and our customers who are asking us to bring solutions to the table that meet their sustainability needs. Joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and partnering with renowned global players …
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EU Plastic Strategy Criticised For Bioplastics Limits

The European Bioplastics association (EUBP) said that the European Strategy for Plastics published on Tuesday by the European Commission (EC) recognised the contribution that bio-based plastics solutions made to a circular economy but that concrete measures to further encourage them were still …
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Coca-Cola aims to recycle 100% of its packaging by 2030

Coca-Cola's 100% packaging recycling goal isn't new, but it doesn't make its key partnerships any less meaningful — the company has joined with groups that are already taking meaningful action in developing a more circular economy. The New Plastics Economy, for example, recently awarded $1 …
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Dovu (DOVU) Tops 1-Day Volume of $106731.00

DOVU intends to create a circular economy for the transport and mobility sector by creating a value exchange between regular consumers, data providers (those that create APIs to resell data) and “data owners”. Inside DOVU's system, Data owners are able to control access to the data shared and are …
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The Future of Waste: How a Blue Dress Represents the Circular Economy

The Future of Waste: How a Blue Dress Represents the Circular Economy. Alison Liaboe. ENGIE Insight's Waste Expert Shares Her Insight at TEDx Spokane. Far from your average office-based product manager, Kristin Kinder has earned her stripes in America's dirtiest landfills, transfer stations, and …
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