3:32 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call
Consumer groups launch EU-wide complaint against major water bottle producers for greenwashing
BEUC and member organisations* from 13 countries have reported to EU authorities misleading commercial claims about the recyclability of their products by major drinking water bottle traders, such as Coca-Cola, Danone and Nestlé Waters/Nestlé. According to our analysis, such claims ...
1:20 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Recyclability
APR and RecyClass work to align design for recycling guidance
The Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) recently announced updates to the APR Design® Guide for Plastic Recyclability to align with RecyClass, the European based non-profit initiative focused on advancing plastics circularity. The APR Design® Guide will now state that 6% of ...
2:20 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call
180,000 sign petition for a ban on EU plastic waste trade exports
The Rethink Plastic alliance, the Environmental Investigation Agency, the #BreakFreeFromPlastic movement, Eko, and WeMove have published the results of their joint petition urging the European Union to ban plastic waste exports to both non-OECD and OECD countries.
1:55 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Call
Oceana: Coca-Cola and Pepsi’s plastic packaging use increases by hundreds of millions of pounds
Oceana calls on both companies to increase reusable packaging and reduce single-use plastic, after Ellen MacArthur Foundation report reveals significantly increased plastic use and limited progress in meeting recycling goals
1:14 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Sustainability
TOMRA joins the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a premier global, CEO-led community of over 200 of the world's leading sustainable businesses. Together with their members, WBCSD tackles the pressing sustainability challenges of the climate emergency, loss of nature, ...
1:20 min
Sustainability & Circular Economy
Ban
Single use plastic ban comes into force as Welsh Government strives to reach net zero
The move follows a Welsh Government commitment to ‘embed our response to the climate and nature emergency in everything we do’
The purpose of the new law is to reduce the flow of plastic pollution into our environment by prohibiting the supply of certain single-use plastic products.
