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RecycleSmart
Startups
4 min read

Sydney startup RecycleSmart raises $1 million on Birchal

Australian investors have poured more than $1 million into plastics recycling service RecycleSmart, as co-founder Marco Prayer says he has invested his entire career to proving the business benefits of the circular economy. Sydney-based RecycleSmart provides…

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General
5 min read

5 Eco-Friendly Bulk Packaging Options For Your Business

As a business owner, the way you treat the environment can have serious consequences in the future. For instance, careless waste disposal can contaminate the water, air, and soil. In turn, this can affect the health of humans, animals, and plants. That’s why…

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Food
1 min read

McDonald’s Japan brings back Speedee

Going retro, McDonald’s Japan is bringing back the fast-food chain’s first mascot Speedee on a range of vintage packaging. Part of its 50th-anniversary celebrations, the return honors the opening of the nation’s first McDonald’s located on the first floor of…

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Food
1 min read

PepsiCo commits to recycled packaging across entire snacks range

PepsiCo will convert to 100-per-cent recyclable packaging across its Smith’s, Red Rock Deli, Sakata, and Doritos brands. The company has also partnered with the sustainable organization, Clean Up Australia, to increase soft-plastic recycling in Australia. By…

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Finance
2 min read

APAC Anti Ocean Plastic Fund Raises Over $100 Million

Circulate Capital, investment managers dedicated to ocean plastic prevention, raised $106 million in its venture capital fund aimed to clear the waters in Asia. The fund will invest in companies and infrastructure that prevent ocean plastic in South and…

Leaves Packaging
Living
2 min read

Vietnamese supermarkets go back to leave packaging

Shoppers at Lotte Mart in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 were recently surprised to see scallions, okra and other vegetables produce wrapped in banana leaves. A representative of the supermarket chain said that the company is experimenting with using leaves to…

Amorepacific
General
2 min read

Amorepacific adopts a new eco-friendly packaging

Nowadays, products purchased online are typically delivered in a big box with bubble wrap for protection. But once the package is safely delivered, the packaging becomes nothing more than waste. Amorepacific, however, has chosen to make use of eco-friendly…

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Living
3 min read

Korea firm to use greener packaging for this holiday’s gift set

For many in Korea, Lunar New Year is a time to meet relatives and exchange elaborately-packaged gift sets that could contain anything from fruits and raw meat to cans of Spam. But one side effect to this approach to gift giving is the excessive waste –…

Ecommerce in SEA
E-Tailing
3 min read

Trends that coming in 2019 e-commerce

Led by transformation in sales channels and customer demand, consumer trends for 2019 will center on subscription e-commerce, faster delivery, and eco-packaging, according to market experts. Subscription e-commerce, a field of business that involves curating…

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E-Tailing
1 min read

E-commerce platform JD introduces reusable packaging

E-commerce platform JD has launched a reusable packaging initiative to promote sustainable consumption. The new program offers JD’s customers the option of ordering reusable packaging for their small and medium-sized parcels, returning the green boxes to…