Aiko TanakaFood
Nespresso Pilots $5 Doorstep Capsule Recycling Service in Sydney
The initiative lets customers return up to 180 used coffee capsules from home via an app booking, with plans to expand nationwide.
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Maria SantosGeneral
10 Ways to Save Money Using Free Apps and Online Tools
Saving money doesn’t always mean giving up the things you enjoy. Whether you’re shopping online, streaming your favorite content, or exploring digital entertainment such as Jili games, making smarter financial choices can help you get more value from your…
Maria SantosGeneral
Recycling fees in Vietnam higher than in Europe
Fourteen business associations have petitioned nine ministers to complain about Vietnam’s unusually high recycling fees, which are several times higher than that in Europe. The associations, which include American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, Vietnam…
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Unilever Vietnam implements approaches towards net zero future
Unilever has started a range of programs and initiatives for a net zero value chain by 2039, contributing to Vietnam government’s net zero carbon emissions vision by 2050. In 2021, Unilever published its Climate Transition Action Plan, an ambitious and…
Aiko TanakaGeneral
Ororo commences operation of $25m glass recycling plant in SA
The new Orora glass beneficiation plant in South Australia has begun operations, with the $25m facility set to recycle 150,000 tonnes of post-consumer glass each year, which will go into the company’s glass manufacturing plant next door. Orora CEO Brian Lowe…
Aiko TanakaFashion
Watsons and L’Oreal launch Hong Kong-wide recycling program
L’Oreal Hong Kong has partnered with Watsons and recycling social enterprise V Cycle to launch the recycling program ‘Beauty for the Future’. The campaign aims to encourage customers to recycle their empty cosmetics and skincare containers – from any brand –…
Sarah ChenGeneral
Nespresso to reward consumers who return pods for recycling
Nespresso has launched a new Recycling Rewards scheme, offering consumers incentives to recycle their used aluminum coffee capsules at Nespresso boutiques. From 16 to 30 June, anyone who returns a full bag of 100 used aluminum coffee capsules of any kind to a…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
New Recycling Techniques Set To Make Electric Vehicles Greener
Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries that can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions, shoring up sustainable supplies for an expected surge in demand. The techniques, which involve retrieving…
Maria SantosFood
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…
Wei ZhangResearch
The rise and rise of retailer recycling, repurposing and reusing schemes
Just 3.4 percent of consumers globally are using retailer recycling schemes, according to a report by GlobalData – but the trend is on the rise as leading players find new ways to reduce waste, use fewer resources and even adopt circular business models.…
Wei ZhangFashion
Uniqlo Introducing clothes made from recycled plastic bottles
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…
Minjun ParkLiving
The Body Shop launches plastic recycling Endeavor
Beauty and body care retailer The Body Shop is stepping up its sustainability efforts with the launch of its new recycling scheme that helps consumers recycle their empty packaging. The new initiative, which will launch in Australia on June 10, allows…
Wei ZhangGeneral
The North Face Showcases bags made from recycled tents
Outdoor gear firm The North Face is teaming up with British eco-designer Raeburn to make designer bags from recycled tents. The bags are currently available for purchase online as well as at The North Face’s Urban Exploration store on Carnaby Street in…
Sarah ChenFashion
Adidas Test to Sell Shoes Made of Ocean Plastic was So Successful
Adidas has spent the last four years curbing ocean pollution by recycling plastic beach waste into shoes – and because their customers have been so eager for the product, the company is kicking it up a notch. Adidas produced more than five million pairs of…
Wei ZhangResearch
8 Easy Startup Ideas For Asia
We live in the times of so many possibilities. Therefore starting a new business to earn some extra money could be very easy and done very quickly wherever you are – it could even be Asia. People are really into new technologies there at the moment,…
Minjun ParkAutomotive
BMW, Northvolt, Umicore team up on battery recycling
BMW will team up with Northvolt, which is building Europe’s largest battery factory in Sweden, and Belgium’s Umicore to develop a process for electric car batteries to be recycled, the automaker said in a statement. BMW had a funding investment of undisclosed…