Sustainability
Sustainability
The use of plastic is vital in our everyday lives. Yet most plastic is based on non-renewable fossil-based resources, which is not a sustainable situation. How can plastics become more sustainable?
The Vinyl Council of Australia (VCA) and the United States Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) are jointly examining the possibility of establishing a deeper level of collaboration.
Ineos Styrolutions and waste management firm Endaver will work together on the plan.
According to a recently published comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study from Ramboll, a leading global engineering, design and consultancy company and certified by TÜV, one of the world’s leading testing service providers, reusable serviceware is not necessarily the most sustainable choice for in-store dining at Quick Service Restaurants.
A new publicly available report called A Flexible Packaging Path to a Circular Economy, has been released by the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA), the leading advocate and voice for the U.S. flexible packaging industry.
The first open-to-all platform to sell and buy sustainable materials has now been launched. Called Circular in Motion, it is an open e-commerce platform where both material and digital expertise, as well as environmental values, are combined in a single system in order to make the circular economy a reality.
The UK’s leading plastics trade association, the British Plastics Federation, has launched its first sustainability report looking at wider sustainability initiatives from across the industry.
Ineos is continuing to work on driving down CO2 emissions from its operations in Belgium.
An MOU for a new green hydrogen project in the United States was signed 9 December by Enel Green Power North America and NextChem, a Maire Technimont subsidiary focussed on energy transition technologies.
The Canada-based materials firm is working with Revolution Plastics to sell its recycled LDPE and LLDPE and teaming with Pet Sustainability Coalition to capture more packaging for recycling.
As part of its ‘Circle for Good’ commitment, cat and dog food brand Dechra Veterinary Products is now selling its latest organic range of Specific brand pet food in a more eco-friendly packaging.
Materials maker DSM wants to replace "a significant portion" of its fossil fuel-based feedstocks by 2030 and will work with Neste to help make that happen.
The Brussels-based Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) has expanded its team with the appointment of two members of the secretariat, Rebecca Colley-Jones and Petya Todorova.
The U.S. recycling rate for PET bottles dropped in 2019, but the PET sector's trade group points to signs that could lead to a turnaround, including support of container deposit systems.