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Adidas to End Plastic Waste and Support a Circular Future

Sports company Adidas is taking real action to reduce plastic waste. The company is working on creating innovative sustainable materials and processes to create the…

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Amazon customers want plastic-free options, says survey

94 per cent of Amazon shoppers in the UK are concerned about plastic pollution, as a new campaign is launched to get the online retail…

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Web platform launched to address Covid-19 challenges

A new website dedicated to collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the water sector has been launched by technology consultancy Isle. The Water Action Platform, which is…

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Dow works to reduce plastic waste in Nigeria through local partnerships

Dow Packaging and Specialty Plastics, Midland, Michigan, announced that Project ReflexNG has launched. The pilot program will aim to collect and recycle plastic scrap in…

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Cathedral City launches solution to cheese’s plastic recycling challenge

A new frontier in plastic packaging recycling was opened this week, as Cathedral City announced a scheme to recycle flexible film cheese packaging. Cheese packaging…

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Burger King Begins Using Specific Diet for Cows that Reduces Methane Emissions

Burger King brand has partnered with scientists to develop and test a new diet for cows, which according to initial study results, reduces up to…

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Plastic waste kills a Thai elephant in another wake-up call

A male elephant weighing about 3.5 tons and aged around 20, was found dead in the Khao Khitchakut National Park in central Thailand and a…

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Government to consider legislating over cigarette butt litter

Environment Minister Rebecca Pow (UK) has warned the tobacco industry to “step up” and play its part in tackling cigarette butt litter or the government…

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Johnnie Walker to be Packaged in World’s First 100% Plastic Free, Paper-Based Bottle

The world’s first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle, made entirely from sustainably sourced wood will debut with Johnnie Walker in early 2021. Diageo,…

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Plastic waste accounts for over 70% of trash in Japan’s largest lake: report

While fees for plastic shopping bags have become mandatory across Japan since July 1, a survey conducted by Shiga Prefecture revealed that plastic waste accounts…

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