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Finish, a well-known dishwasher detergent brand, recently unveiled its new, kerbside recyclable, paper-based packaging for its dishwashing tablet products. The innovative move is set to eliminate an estimated 48 tonnes of plastic from Finish’s annual…
Great Wrap, an emerging leader in the alternative plastics industry, has unfortunately been forced to cease operations due to mounting debts. The company has reportedly accumulated about $39 million in debts, culminating in an unexpected end almost six years…
Cadbury Australia has recently announced a countrywide recall of a popular product, the Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy Beanies. The recall is due to the discovery of plastic fragments within the treats. Product Details The products impacted by the…
Aldi, the multinational retail giant, has taken a significant step towards environmental sustainability by eliminating single-use plastic straws from its product line. This move aligns with the recycled soft plastics program led by the Australian Competition…
Plastics manufacturer Ngoc Nghia Industry – Service – Trading Jsc is set to be acquired by a Thai company. Fund management company VinaCapital, which owns a 37.8 percent stake in Ngoc Nghia, recently registered to sell it off. Founder La Van Hoang and his…
The sustainability focus in Belgium and Luxembourg is currently on reducing food waste and improving the sustainability of packaging. We provide our customers with sustainable products, while transforming our stores and distribution centres to be more…
PepsiCo, a leading food and beverage giant, has announced plans to cut back on the use of virgin plastic and expand its SodaStream carbonated-water business to more markets in response to increasing calls to combat climate change. According to the company, as…
Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture that will build and operate a new PET recycling facility. Under the MOU, the parties…
Uniqlo Singapore is ditching its plastic shopping bags in favor of paper. The decision reflects a global move by the brand to become more environmentally friendly and reduce its reliance on single-use plastics. The new bags will retail at 10 cents each, with…
From 2 March onwards, UNIQLO Singapore will replace plastic shopping bags with eco-friendly paper bags, as part of the company’s global efforts to create a sustainable business that considers for the environment. To further promote reducing the use of…
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has revealed plans to cut the production and use of single-use plastic in China in the next five years. By the end of this year, supermarkets, shopping malls and food delivery services will not be allowed to…
Thai Retailers Association members have stopped providing customers with plastic bags as a ban took effect on January 1. A campaign titled Every Day Say No to Plastic Bags run by Thai Retailer Association will stop its 75 member chains from giving away…
Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on the management of plastic waste in the ocean…
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…
Over time cars and car companies have been blamed of contaminating the environment. Be it emission, exhausting fossil fuel or adding up to the noise pollution, cars have been the soft target to point the finger on. That said, the situation need not remain the…
Japansese fashion retailer Uniqlo and Toray Industries have created apparel made from recycled down and fabric from polyester fibres made with recycled PET bottles. The technology partnership will lead to clothes made from recycled plastic bottles going on…
