Business & Industry
In this issue
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Recycling: the start of a better life
As plastic waste continues littering our environment, the time to act is now. We at Plastic Bank have designed a global recycling system that makes plastic too valuable to throw away. The world is filled to the brim with plastic. We use it in countless different ways, and while it’s versatile and highly useful, it’s...
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Material innovation: solving the plastic packaging waste crisis
12 billion tons [1] of flexible packaging end up in the trash each year, and recycling is not cutting it. Daphna Nissenbaum of TIPA tells us about technology helping brands make a change. Since the 1960s, brands and consumers have accustomed themselves to the convenience of single-use plastic, which serves as a barrier to protect...
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Ocean trash is building up; this artist reveals what’s out there
Barry Rosenthal started collecting plastic garbage on a New York shoreline. His photographs reveal the variety of water-borne trash. Beaches across the planet share many characteristics: sand, water, ocean breezes—and plastic. At Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, the coastal area where artist Barry Rosenthal goes collecting, trash piles up fast and in layers,...
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Making ethical supply chains the new normal
Commodity production and trade are at the centre of Earth’s most pressing sustainability challenges including climate change, biodiversity loss, and extreme poverty. The Rainforest Alliance is on a mission to make responsible business the new normal. For most companies involved in food, agriculture, and forest products – supply chains present the greatest environmental and social...
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Answering consumer demand for sustainable packaging
Manufacturers must embrace circular economy values and companies need to work together to develop sustainable packaging innovations. Why should manufacturers be moving to sustainable packaging solutions? For the future of our planet we need to find new ways of consuming — and that has a direct impact on packaging. Consumers want sustainable packaging. They don’t...
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Advancing sustainable packaging to drive the circular economy
When it comes to packaging, a majority of consumers place the greatest importance on strength[1] – a package must not break or leak. Their next priority: the packaging is good for the environment.[2] Fibre based packaging can deliver on both. Helping customers achieve their sustainability goals, while also meeting consumer expectations of performance is an...
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New circular solution to address the problem of plastic pollution
A new recycling process is able to convert valueless plastic waste into recycled oil, which can then be used to make high-quality plastic products and packaging. This is the circular economy in action, directly preventing plastic pollution. Is plastic a hero — or a villain? For Carlos Monreal, Founder and CEO of Plastic Energy, a...
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It’s our choice: buy and live better with less plastic
Do consumers want the plastic box that dinner came in? Was it the cheapest way a company could sell a meal? Consumer habits are influenced by what they can afford, what is available, and what is desirable. In many cities around the world, food delivery is common. Minutes after ordering by phone or online, food...
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Full circle recycling – why businesses must ‘go compostable’
If there were a solution to plastic waste at festivals, in coffee chains and the fast food industry available now, we’d all like to hear it wouldn’t we? Well, there is. Compostable packaging is set to provide business with an alternative to shipping our plastic off to sit in landfill. Plastic recycling is one of...
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Why we need to think differently about packaging
Packaging is necessary if we are to avoid food waste, protect products and ensure medicines remain sterile. The trouble is that needless, single-use packaging is spiralling out of control. Peter Oswald — CEO of Mondi Group, an international packaging and paper group — has worked in the packaging industry for 25 years. For decades, this...