Industry News
Bacardi to remove plastic from its bottles
Bacardi has made an announcement that the company has started to remove the plastic safety valve from its bottles. This decision was made after the company agreed to reconsider their plastic usage for their bottles, in order to reduce the amount of plastic in their...
The Greener Manufacturing Show and Plastic Waste Free World Europe, Set to Ignite Change in 2023
Cologne, Germany – Following the resounding success of the recent edition, The Greener Manufacturing Show and Plastic Waste Free World Europe are gearing up to make an even greater impact in 2023. With a shared commitment to advancing the circular economy and driving...
Instrument made by Pa. Guitar, earns company a plastic-free sustainability certificate
Recently C.F. Martin & Company made an announcement stating that they are the first company in the U.S. to receive the Preferred by Nature Sustainability Framework certification. The manufacturer is based in Nazareth, and it was a plastic-free guitar they created...
New Wood Dust Filtering Device will help to trap micro plastics and reduce plastic pollution
In response to the growing concern around microplastics, a study has developed a bio-based wood dust device, which is able to filter tiny particles of plastic. This new machine is integral to finding new ways to deal with plastic pollution. The need to find a way to...
Choose Planet A has created a recyclable, compostable coffee cup which will reduce plastic waste
The Good Cup is a fully recyclable, compostable coffee cup which does not need a lid and therefore reduces the everyday plastic waste which is produced through the use of common takeaway coffee cup lids. The Good Cup was designed by Choose Planet A, a company which...
Plastic-free packaging is now being used by Australian retailers
The new Australian packaging company LUV, who developed from Just Onions, has developed a fully recyclable form of packaging which allows customers to choose to receive their produce in plastic-free packaging. Paul Williamson, chairman & CEO of LUV Produce, spoke...
Stella McCartney develops a plant-based, plastic-free bag out of a new material, MIRUM
Stella McCartney has announced their success in manufacturing a bag made from MIRUM, an amazing new material which is said to be a world-first, plastic-free and plant-based alternative to the everyday regularly used animal leather. The new material MIRUM which was...
Corn Next, the company which creates and develops 100% biodegradable cornstarch-based materials and products, has a breakthrough
Corn Next, the leading next-generation, new material and new technology company, based in Chino California, has made an incredible breakthrough in material engineering. The company has managed to transform its core material into granular form, which enables them to...
University of Wisconsin-Madison chemical engineers have developed a new method to harness low-value waste plastics, such as the Olefins found in Pyrolysis Oil and turn them into high-value products
A new plastic recycling method has been developed which reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 60% and offers the ability to change how plastics are recycled. Currently in the United States only 9% of waste plastic is reused as most plastic is not recyclable. However,...
Innovate Recycle opens a new recycling plant in Northampton focused on extracting and saving plastic from old carpets
After an investment of £750,000, Innovate Recycle has opened a new recycling plant which is said to be the UK’s first recycling plant which will extract plastic from tens of thousands of tonnes of old carpets. Instead of 98% of 500,000 tonnes of old carpets going to...
Wild, the refillable deodorant company, has developed the “world’s first 100% plastic-free, compostable, liquid cosmetics refill”
Wild is a UK-based company, which launched their first product, Wild deodorant, the world’s first refillable deodorant that has completely plastic-free, compostable refills, in 2020, with the aim to “challenge the throwaway culture of bathroom products”. Wild has now...
Ericsson, the world leading communications technology company, develops new fully recyclable packaging material.
Ericsson, based in Stockholm, partnered with Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom to develop a new packaging material which is fully recyclable and reduces the total plastic content from 20% to less than 1%. After initial tests of the packaging solutions with their partners,...