How Keurig Dr Pepper is increasing its packaging recyclability

GreenBiz Group

September 23, 2020

How Keurig Dr Pepper is increasing its packaging recyclability In 2019, Keurig Dr Pepper launched its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform aimed, in part, at reducing its environmental footprint. One of the goals of the platform was to convert all packaging to recyclable or compostable formats by 2025, while increasing the use of recycled content.  Monique Oxender, chief

...

The How2Recycle label needs a massive campaign. Brands should make it happen

GreenBiz Group

September 22, 2020

The How2Recycle label needs a massive campaign. Brands should make it happen Suzanne Shelton Tue, 09/22/2020 - 01:00 I hope you’ve downloaded our latest free report, "Engaging Middle America in Recycling Solutions.". We conducted that research because we were curious about whether Americans were aware of what was happening with our recycling system — that most Asian

...

Soap on tap? A startup arrives in NYC with a plan to take the plastic out of cleaning products.

Grist News

September 21, 2020

Head for the kiosk to resupply your soap and sanitizer, and don’t forget your RFID-enabled refillable bottle.

An idea for solving the plastics crisis

GreenBiz Group

September 15, 2020

An idea for solving the plastics crisis Sara Kingman Tue, 09/15/2020 - 01:30 A major problem with behavior-change programs in the waste industry is that they rely on consumers being taught to feel the guilt of plastic in the ocean, and the harm to turtles and whales. They’ve tried to condition people to believe that if we buy so-called "zero waste kits," choose zucchini and

...

Pasadena and Frewville Foodlands farewell single-use produce bags

Sustainability Matters

September 14, 2020

Pasadena and Frewville Foodlands have introduced compostable bags throughout their stores for fresh fruit and vegetables, deli items and baked goods, reportedly becoming the first supermarkets in Australia to eliminate single-use plastic produce bags. The initiative — set to save more than 3 million plastic bags or 7 tonnes of soft plastic from going into landfill — is the result of a

...

How BASF’s reciChain aims to improve traceability of recycled plastics

GreenBiz Group

September 12, 2020

How BASF’s reciChain aims to improve traceability of recycled plastics The vision for BASF’s reciChain project is to take circularity into the real world by increasing traceability of recycled plastics. The company created a plastic additive that enables the traceability. Mitchell Toomey, director of sustainability for North America at BASF, shared an example of how it could work on a

...

Do Not Miss This Wage Funding Opportunity to Hire Green Grads

Intengine's Writer Community

September 8, 2020

If you’re an employer looking to fill a sustainability-related role, or a job-seeker on the hunt for eco-employment, opportunity abounds. The National not-for-profit ECO Canada will be offering wage funding to help Canadian organizations hire young professionals into environmentally-related positions.

Research enhances aluminium recycling technology

Sustainability Matters

September 3, 2020

Aluminium recycling has received a boost through new research into the effects of crystallisation. Researcher Dr Biao Cai from the University of Birmingham’s School of Metallurgy and Materials used sophisticated high-speed X-ray imaging to record the formation of microcrystals as alloys cool and solidify under a magnetic field. A mathematical model was developed by his collaborator, Dr

...

Despite record oil price fluctuations, circular plastic strategies prevail

GreenBiz Group

August 27, 2020

Despite record oil price fluctuations, circular plastic strategies prevail Jesse Klein Thu, 08/27/2020 - 01:45 The coronavirus pandemic threw almost every market into a tailspin, including the notoriously sensitive oil market. And when crude oil prices fell into negative territory in April, the recycled plastic industry experienced a reckoning. Would corporations still invest in

...

Adelaide Cemeteries awarded environmental accreditation

Sustainability Matters

August 26, 2020

Adelaide Cemeteries has gained internationally recognised ISO 14001 environmental certification, reportedly becoming the first cemetery operator in Australia to do so. Adelaide Cemeteries CEO Robert Pitt said significant work had been undertaken over several years to improve environmental performance. “Environmental sustainability is a key pillar of Adelaide Cemeteries’

...