Waste Management

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 …
Extending landfill bans to other materials could save £2.5bn a year
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28 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Introducing landfill restrictions on food, textiles, wood and plastics similar to those already in place for cars and electronics could keep at least £2.5 billion worth of …
How General Motors makes $1bn a year by reusing materials
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14 Feb. — written by Mike Scott, Carbon Copy Communications
General Motors wants to make all its plants landfill-free by 2020, with all production waste reused, recycled or used to create energy. And it wants to show other companies …
Tetra Pak makes progress on recycling goals, but says more needs to be done
Article

26 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Around 3.6 billion more Tetra Pak packages were recycled in 2012 compared with the previous year, but more still needs to be done to hit its targets says the company’s latest …
Invicta first to create food-safe products from 100% recycled plastics
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19 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Invicta Plastics, the company that invented the plastic ruler, has created the world’s first rigid, food-safe products from 100% recycled plastic bottles, lids and milk …
Recycled plastic tiger on the prowl
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15 March — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
This stunning tiger made completely out of recycled materials pounced on St Pancras International in London as part of Tiger Tracks, a Save Wild Tigers campaign to raise …
Unilever brings waste target forward five years
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28 Jan. — written by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Consumer goods giant Unilever has achieved zero waste to landfill at all of its factories in the UK and Ireland and has brought forward plans for cutting waste further across …

Kellogg’s the latest to use labels to get consumers to recycle

Northern Ireland launches plastic bag levy

UK’s small businesses will throw away £1bn in Landfill Tax in next two years

From problem to product: Enterprising companies making a resource of marine plastic

Extending landfill bans to other materials could save £2.5bn a year

How General Motors makes $1bn a year by reusing materials

Tetra Pak makes progress on recycling goals, but says more needs to be done

Invicta first to create food-safe products from 100% recycled plastics

Recycled plastic tiger on the prowl

Unilever brings waste target forward five years

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