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Bottled Water Brands Face Lawsuit for 100% Recycling Claims Bottled Water Brands Face Lawsuit for 100% Recycling Claims

Filing in Europe argues that 100% recycling claims by Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and Danone may mislead consumers to assume single-use PET plastic bottles are sustainable.

Nov 7, 2023

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Amazon Facility Eliminates Plastic Packaging Amazon Facility Eliminates Plastic Packaging

byKate Bertrand Connolly 1

Oct 25, 2023

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Global Plastics Summit

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Global Plastics Summit Puts Forth Radical Proposals to Reduce Plastic Pollution Global Plastics Summit Puts Forth Radical Proposals to Reduce Plastic Pollution

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Extrusion: Pipe & Profile

Magical Thinking Won’t Help the Planet or Extruders Magical Thinking Won’t Help the Planet or Extruders

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Pyrolysis-based Recycling Has Significant Environmental Benefits, Study Shows Pyrolysis-based Recycling Has Significant Environmental Benefits, Study Shows

byNorbert Sparrow

Oct 12, 2023

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Sustainability’s New Friend – Plastics Sustainability’s New Friend – Plastics

Oct 12, 2023

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