Sustainable Practices

SC Johnson and Liverpool Football Club Recycle Plastic Bottles

Sep 22, 2021

Beverage bottles that fans drop in recycling bins at Anfield will be upcycled into new Mr Muscle bottles, closing the plastic recycling loop.

Recyclable Flexible PE Packaging Gains and Gaps

Sep 16, 2021

ExxonMobil discussed hot-button topics like monomaterial polyethylene pouches, an advanced recycling trial, and circular polymers in a sustainably themed webinar.

Plastics Industry Prepares for US Infrastructure Bill Windfall

Sep 14, 2021

Global building and construction initiatives show how plastics can be part of the sustainability solution.

3 Sustainability-Driven Flexible Packaging Innovations from Mondi

Sep 09, 2021

New products include a recycle-ready bag-in-box and a recyclable flat-bottom bag with zipper reclosure that’s also available in an easy-to-carry handled version.

Plastic Recycling Digital Watermark Initiative Ramps Up

Sep 09, 2021

Semi-industrial trials of HolyGrail 2.0 will start in Copenhagen in the next phase of testing digital watermarks for intelligent sorting of plastic packaging waste.

Danimer Scientific Continues Research into Soybean Oil as PHA Source

Sep 08, 2021

$400,000 grant from United Soybean Board supports more cost-effective input for the manufacture of biodegradable bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).

Sustainable Thinking Requires Both Relative and Absolute Views of Reality

Sep 07, 2021

To understand the impact of microplastics in the ocean and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, we need to consider the relative and absolute impacts of plastic production, use, disposal, and reuse.

Recycling Facility to Process All Household Plastic Waste in Sweden

Sep 02, 2021

Swedish Plastic Recycling’s fully automated Site Zero will be able to process 12 types of plastic and non-plastic waste starting in 2023.

COVID-19: A Wake-Up Call for Sustainable Healthcare

Sep 02, 2021

Manufacturers of medical devices and drug-delivery devices should build sustainability into their designs, processes, supply chains, and more.

Herman Miller Increases Use of Ocean Plastics in Iconic Aeron Chair

Aug 31, 2021

The initiative is projected to save the equivalent of approximately 15 million single-use plastic water bottles from ending up in waterways.

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