Sustainable Practices

The Ecotach bio-PP fastener is made from a proprietary blend of polypropylene designed to biodegrade in less than a year once it is in soil, without leaving behind microplastics or other substances.

Located in Europe, the site will be the largest PET recycling facility in the world, with the potential to produce the equivalent of approximately 4.2 billion food-grade beverage bottles from 100% recycled and infinitely recyclable PET annually.

Some are now calling for a phase-out of plastics in the healthcare sector. That would be a fatal mistake.

Milliken will help fund the coalition’s efforts to improve recycling infrastructure, encourage curbside recycling, and ensure a robust supply of high-quality recycled polypropylene for packaging applications.

The partnership brings competence to the entire value chain from sourcing, compounding, and sales to technical services, said the companies.

This initial investment from Nestlé’s sustainable packaging venture fund will help upgrade US recycling infrastructure and secure access to food-grade recycled plastics.

The most popular brand of dates in the US switches to thermoformed tubs and lids made from green recycled PET bottles.

A huge industry has developed around the use of wood pellets as a source of energy, and wood pulp–based beverage “bottles” are being promoted as an eco-friendly alternative to plastics. In fact, these initiatives may be doing more environmental...

A key goal of the new US Plastics Pact is to recycle or compost 50% of plastic packaging by 2025. Is that realistic?

Report outlines major global efforts to rid environment of plastic waste.