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The latest round of United Nations negotiations aimed at securing a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution ended Friday without agreement, but with countries pledging to keep working toward...
MP Materials and Apple have signed a $500 million, long-term supply agreement that will enable Apple to use rare earth magnets manufactured entirely in the United States from 100% recycled...
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) is investing over $200 million to expand its advanced recycling operations at its Baytown and Beaumont sites in Texas. The expansion will add 350 million pounds of...
Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, has completed its transformative shift to crafting all its jewellery with 100% recycled silver and gold. This significant move allows Pandora to avoid approximately...
PepsiCo’s AI-Powered Recycling Push PepsiCo has partnered with Intuitive AI to introduce Oscar Sort, an AI-powered recycling assistant designed to improve waste management in high-traffic locations. Starting with select PepsiCo...
The LEGO Group is urging fans to “keep the play alive” by passing on their bricks. The new “made to be played” campaign celebrates the enduring value of LEGO® bricks,...
Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) has announced the acquisition of Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) from Dover Corporation (NYSE: DOV) for $2.0 billion in cash. After accounting for expected tax benefits of...
From a modest beginning to a worldwide movement, Bower, the Swedish startup, has officially launched its groundbreaking recycling app across 170 countries. This milestone marks a significant step in addressing...
Key Impact Points: Today, June 6, USAID Administrator Samantha Power announced the launch of the CIRCLE Alliance, a groundbreaking public-private collaboration between USAID, Unilever, and EY. This initiative is designed...
The Council has adopted a directive promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. This legislation will make it easier for consumers to...
The supply agreement for 65,000 metric tons of circular feedstock advances the Companies’ shared goal to support a circular economy for plastics in North America. Dow and Freepoint Eco-Systems Supply & Trading...
On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU. The regulation, which aims to tackle constantly growing waste, harmonise internal market...
The Home Depot is committed to a circular economy, where materials are given a second life instead of ending up in landfills. This approach goes beyond simply reducing waste –...
New research from Material Focus has identified that as the demand for electrical items soars amongst consumers, more of these items are either being held onto in UK homes, thrown...
Nestlé’s vision is that none of its packaging ends up in landfills or as litter. On Global Recycling Day, the company highlights how it is improving its packaging to facilitate...
With new research revealing there are around 18 million* unused consoles stashed in cupboards and drawers across the UK, Virgin Media O2 is giving Brits a ‘power-up’ so they can...
Nestled in the Munich suburb of Unterschleißheim, Germany, lies the BMW Group Recycling and Dismantling Centre (RDC), a facility with a twofold mission: serving as the nation’s leading car recycler...
Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revamped rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging, increase safety and boost the circular economy. The new measures aim to make packaging...
Aldi UK is now providing full visibility on the journey of flexible plastic packaging collected from the public via front-of-store collection points, right through the recycling journey to end product....
Samsara Eco paves the way for apparel to have an infinite-life Australian enviro-tech startup, Samsara Eco, and its partner, athletic apparel brand, lululemon, have today debuted the world’s first enzymatically recycled nylon...
Following a dialogue with the Commission and national consumer authorities, Zalando has committed to removing misleading sustainability flags and icons displayed next to products offered on its platform. Such claims...
By using recycled instead of newly mined silver and gold, Pandora avoids 58,000 tons CO2 every year. Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, announced it has changed its precious metals supply...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond. This innovative bond provides investors with a financial return...
We are piloting our brick take-back service LEGO® Replay in the UK and inviting fans to join us as we test how to bring playful learning to more children, and...
Key Impact Points: Coca-Cola India and India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, announced the launch of a sustainability initiative titled ‘Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana’, focused on post-consumer PET collection at Reliance Retail...
Key Impact Points: The largest green loan raised in Europe to date will not only facilitate the expansion of Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, Northvolt Ett, but also the realization of...
Key Impact Points: ACE & ACME are progressing on a phased deployment to recycle 20,000 metric tonnes of lead batteries per year with zero Scope 1 emissions. ACE Green Recycling...
Key Impact Points: Samsung Electronics emphasized how sustainability is driving business activities at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas from January 9-12. The Sustainability Zone at Samsung’s...
The University of Southern California Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Better for All, natural products innovator, continue their partnership at the upcoming Coca-Cola Zero-Waste Men’s Basketball Game against Stanford University on Saturday, January 6th at the USC Galen Center. The...
In December 2023, Mars China announced another significant step towards sustainable packaging with the launch of its SNICKERS® bar featuring dark chocolate cereal. This innovative new product not only offers a low-sugar and low-glycemic index...
023 “50 States of Recycling” report highlights the need for more accurate data, policy and infrastructure investment to improve statewide recycling rates. Eunomia Research & Consulting and Ball Corporation released an updated “50...
For Krispy Kreme, Inc., it takes more than iconic doughnuts to “Be Sweet.” It takes an ongoing commitment to drive positive impact. To provide an update on the Company’s commitment,...
European deliveries are packed in recyclable paper bags, cardboard envelopes and boxes – or no added packaging at all. All our delivery packaging in Europe—the boxes, bags and envelopes needed...
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,...
Recycling program reaches milestone and Simple Truth, America’s #1 natural and organic brand, adds upcycled ingredient bread to product lineup The Kroger Co. announced its innovative recycling program has hit...
TotalEnergies and Paprec, leader in plastic recycling in France, have signed a long-term commercial agreement to develop a French value chain for advanced recycling of plastic film wastes. The agreement...
Mercedes-Benz laid the foundation stone for a sustainable battery recycling factory in Kuppenheim, southern Germany on Friday. The pilot plant will have an annual capacity of 2500 tonnes and will contribute...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) unveiled a new study titled “Cutting plastics pollution – Financial measures for a more circular value chain”. The study analyses the inefficiencies of the plastics value...
CheckSammy, the world’s largest bulk/junk recycler and sustainability operator, is broadening its sustainability offerings with the CheckSammy Carbon Offset Marketplace. Increasing global regulations point to the need for companies to more...
AZEK to collect thredUP’s post-consumer plastic Clean Out Bags, process and turn them into new long-lived TimberTech® composite decking, advancing both companies’ ESG and recycling goals The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE:...
Sustana, the sustainable fiber and paper industry leader, joins the United Nations (UN) Global Compact initiative. Sustana’s engagement in the UN Global Compact — a voluntary leadership platform for the...
Today, WM (NYSE: WM) and Dow (NYSE: DOW) announced the launch of a bold new collaboration to improve residential recycling for hard-to-recycle plastic films by allowing consumers in select markets to recycle these materials directly in...
Veransa, a Zero-Waste Leader in Transforming Green & Wood Waste Into Beneficial Re-Use Products, Expands Its Footprint Further Southward With New Acquisition. Veransa Group, Inc, a zero-waste leader in transforming...
LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries, India’s largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant...
Stellantis NV is accelerating efforts to extend the life of used vehicles and build new ones with recycled materials to become more efficient amid high energy costs and scarce natural resources. ...
New circular supply chain solution supports CISCO Systems and other tech companies in enabling appropriate reuse, reprocessing, or recycling of used electronic devices. Reverse logistics and a consequent recovery management...
In a category first, Quality Street to move twist-wrapped sweets to paper packaging At the same time, KitKat will launch wrappers made with 80% recycled plastic that can be recycled at stores across the UK and...
Program is part of the company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy that aims to support a more sustainable world Stanley Black & Decker ( NYSE: SWK), announced today a partnership with...
Nike announced that it has joined Ant Group’s Green Energy Initiative and launched an official mini program on Alipay, the leading digital open platform, to encourage more consumers to recycle...
New RecycleOS Robot Operation Center is the first-ever 24/7 centralized monitoring service for tracking robotic cells in recycling facilities to increase productivity without requiring additional MRF staff EverestLabs, developer of...
DOE Seeks Public Input on Expanding Manufacturing Capacity and Clean Energy Economic Opportunities to Revitalize Former Coal Communities The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced a...
Six Experts Serving as Launch Advisors The Recycling Partnership announced today that it has launched The Center for Sustainable Behavior & Impact to drive measurable improvement in residential recycling behavior...
Dow and Mura Technology to build multiple facilities in the U.S. and Europe, adding as much as 600 kilotons of aggregate advanced recycling capacity by 2030. Expansion of Mura’s pipeline builds...
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. and the Jacksonville Jaguars are teaming up to help divert over half a million pieces of plastic waste at TIAA Bank Field from being landfilled or flowing into waterways....
ATRenew Inc. (“ATRenew” or the “Company”) (NYSE: RERE), a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China, today released its second annual environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) report (the...
Manna Capital Partners, a minority-owned business enterprise and investment firm, and Ball Corporation, a leading global provider of infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage packaging, announced an alliance in which Manna will construct...
Each year, approximately 9 million patients receive at least 3 billion injections outside of healthcare facilities. These medications are used to manage a variety of health conditions including diabetes, allergies,...
Ocean Recovery Group (ORG), a Florida based social-business enterprise that leverages over 100 years of recycling industry experience to better collect, clean and recycle ocean-bound plastics, announced today that veteran...
LKQ Corporation released its 2021 Sustainability Report and unveiled its new brand identity, reflecting the Company’s transformation from a salvage dismantler and recycler to a leading global value-added and sustainable...
Milestone Strategic Partnership to Create a Closed-Loop Ecosystem for Key Materials in the Lithium-ion Battery Supply Chain in North America LG Energy Solution and LG Chem Officially Recognize Li-Cycle as...
Company also advances new disassembly technology as part of closed-loop goal Apple released new details on the increased use of recycled content across its products. For the first time, the...
If retailers want to attract and keep more environmentally conscious consumers in today’s demanding marketplace, their products should have clearer directions on recycling, according to a national survey by sustainable...
Compology, the leading sustainable waste metering company, announced that it has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in the Social Good category for 2022. This award...
AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in AI, robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has extended its partnership with Evergreen, one of North America’s three largest producers...
Facility to reduce Novelis’ carbon emissions by more than 420,000 tons a year /PRNewswire/ –Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced that it will invest...
Announces joint development partnership with Bemis Associates to convert plastic waste into performance products PRNewswire/ — Advanced upcycling startup Novoloop has raised $11 million in Series A financing led by Envisioning Partners with participation...
Super Bowl Sunday remains one of the busiest days for pizza chains. The American Pizza Community estimates that 12.5 million pizzas are sold on the day of the Big Game...
In a joint announcement with French President Emmanuel Macron, global chemical and specialty materials company Eastman Chemical Company unveiled today plans to invest up to $1 billion in a material-to-material...
PepsiCo Beverages North America (PBNA) A $35 million investment with Closed Loop Partners that will create the “Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund,” Closed Loop Local Recycling Fund,” is an innovative circular economy...
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