Waste Management

Waste – The Fourth Utility
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30 April — added by Donna Liebenberg, Simply Marcomms

Commercial and industrial businesses produce about one quarter of all waste in the UK. This is a drain on the economy which could be improved if companies made products using …
Glass packaging supply chain under the spotlight in new WRAP project
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25 April — written by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees

The UK’s glass packaging supply chain is under investigation as part of a new project being carried out by the government agency WRAP. The scheme, supported by Valpak, the …
Two industry examples where marine scrap is used for recycling
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25 April — written by Laura Cremer, Interface

Interface provides some examples for getting rid of plastics in our oceans. Today I read an interesting article on my favorite sustainability website WiWo Green about the …
WEEE Recast consultation: Challenges looming for recyclers?
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25 April — written by Robert McKechnie, Green Oak Solutions

The WEEE Recast consultation is out. What do you need to know about it? Robert McKechnie gives us the lowdown. OK folks. Here’s the run down on the keys points from last …
Company behind KFC and Pizza Hut promises greener packaging
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11 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The company behind fast food businesses KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell has pledged to stop using paper and cardboard packaging that has been sourced via the destruction of …
Bio Confusion
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8 April — added by Dan Jordan, Boomerang Plastics

Is Bio Degradable packaging a result of Greenwashing?
Kellogg’s the latest to use labels to get consumers to recycle
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28 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

The food company Kellogg’s is the latest business to start using the How2Recycle label on its product packaging, giving consumers explicit instructions to inform their …
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Northern Ireland launches plastic bag levy
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8 April — added by Toby Pickard, IGD

From today customers in Northern Ireland will be charged at least five pence for each single use carrier bag they take home
UK’s small businesses will throw away £1bn in Landfill Tax in next two years
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4 April — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees

Small businesses will throw away almost £1bn in Landfill Tax in the next two years if they don’t improve their recycling practice, according to analysis carried out by Veolia …
From problem to product: Enterprising companies making a resource of marine plastic
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3 April — written by Jennifer Elks, Sustainable Brands

This post first appeared on Sustainable Brands on April 2, 2013. by Allison Floyd Incorporating post-consumer materials into products has become common practice for numerous …