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PepsiCo Reports Waste Diversion and Packaging Progress

July 11, 2018May 7, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

PepsiCo’s 2017 sustainability report published today shows that the American multinational corporation reduced the overall amount of waste sent to landfill over the previous year, and also made progress toward their 2025 packaging design goal. Here is an in-depth look at those initiatives.

Fast Growth Projected for Asia-Pacific’s Sustainable Packaging Market

July 9, 2018July 6, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

The sustainable packaging market in Asia-Pacific is projected to have the fastest growth between 2017 and 2026 compared to other regions, according to a forthcoming MarketResearch.biz report. High demand for sustainable packaging products from emerging economies such as India and China will drive that growth, the analysis says.

L’Oréal China and Alibaba Ink Deal for Environmentally Friendly Packaging

July 2, 2018June 29, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

L’Oréal China and Alibaba Group signed an agreement committing to using environmentally packaging in order to reduce waste in China. The agreement, which will be rolled out over the next five months, includes a pledge from L’Oréal to switch to FSC-certified sustainable paper.

McDonald’s Begins Transition Away From Plastic Straws

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

McDonald’s restaurants are expected to switch from plastic straws to paper ones in the UK and Ireland next year. The chain also plans to pilot alternatives to plastic straws in several other countries later this year.

5 Garnier Products Clean Up Sustainability, Nab Cradle-to-Cradle Certification

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

L’Oréal USA’s Garnier brand is the first mass market skin care brand to receive Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver recognition, the company announced today. The five products in the Garnier SkinActive line earned the certification based on an evaluation of material health, material reutilization, renewable energy and carbon management, water ... Read more »

Ecover’s Pop-Up Café Turned Plastic Waste Into Cash

June 4, 2018June 1, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

Belgium-based cleaning product company Ecover launched a pop-up café in London that accepted customers’ recyclable plastic waste as payment.

European Commission Proposes Ban on Single-Use Plastic Items

June 1, 2018June 15, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

The European Commission is proposing a ban on single-use plastic items like straws and utensils according to draft rules released this week.

Tetra Pak Sets Sights on a Paper Straw for Portion-Sized Carton Packages

April 30, 2018June 15, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

Tetra Pak is developing a paper straw for its portion-sized carton packages that the food processing and packaging solutions company expects will be ready to launch by the end of the year.

Henkel Boosts Environmental Performance of Packaging with Mondi Technology

April 17, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

Consumer goods company Henkel has successfully worked with Mondi to find technology solutions that would allow the company to incorporate more of its scrap plastic into a highly functional - and aesthetically pleasing - flexible laminate packaging material.

Here Are 3 Very Good Reasons To Adopt CSR Strategies

April 13, 2018April 12, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

Corporate social responsibility is gaining in importance, and leaders who don’t adopt CSR strategies risk getting left in the dust. Here are three very good reasons to act.

Unilever Joins Partnership to Turn PET Waste into Virgin Grade Material

April 4, 2018May 11, 2018 by Emily Holbrook

Unilever, Dutch chemicals start-up Ioniqa, and PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) resin producer Indorama Ventures (IVL) have joined forces to develop a food packaging system that converts PET waste into virgin grade material. According to plasticsinpackaging.com, non-recycled PET waste such as colored bottles are broken down to base molecule level, while separating the color and other ... Read more »

Amazon Sees Big Sustainability Opportunities in Transparency and Traceability

April 2, 2018May 7, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

Amazon sees deep product transparency and traceability as key, the company’s head of worldwide sustainability said in a Q&A published today.

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