Orca Hygiene has launched a wine box style dispenser for sanitiser gel, the first of its kind in the UK, to reduce the amount of #plastic waste which has soared during the Covid pandemic. The recyclable 5l pack is intended to provide an environmentally friendly option to the widely available single use plastic containers. The leading manufacturer and specialist solutions provider of health and hygiene products says millions of empty liquid soap and hand sanitiser plastic bott

Polymateria, a British company which has developed a new masterbatch technology called #Biotransformation that ensures true #biodegradation for #plastic that escapes into the natural environment, has announced that Planet First Partners (#PFP) has invested £15 million and the company also welcomes a number of new high profile board members. Marc Bolland, former Marks & Spencer CEO, joins the company as chairman. Marc who won the accolade of World Sustainable Retailer of the y

A #packaging deal with an ethical skincare manufacturer signals the start of an exciting new partnership for #Teysha Technologies. The company, which has pioneered a naturally derived ‘second generation bioplastic’, has signed up to work with the #KindPlanetCompany in a move that supports the global empowerment of women and minorities in marginalised #African communities and its desire to purge the oceans of plastic waste. Teysha, currently in negotiations with several large

Luna Yu, founder of #Genecis Bioindustries, has been awarded $50,000 and 12 months mentoring by #Mondi as part of Lead2030. Mondi partnered with One Young World for a second consecutive year as a sponsor of #Lead2030. Lead2030 was launched by One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, in November 2018 to support youth led innovation to contribute to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lead2030 aims to find, fund and accelerate solutions propose

Sustainable technology company #Anellotech has announced that a laboratory demonstration of its #Plas-TCat technology – which transforms mixed #plastic waste directly into #chemicals – successfully converted a Lay’s Barbeque Potato Chip (PepsiCo) bag into #paraxylene, the primary chemical used to make virgin #PET for beverage bottles. The conversion also had high yields of benzene, toluene and olefins used to make a range of plastics, including polyethylene, polypropylene, ny

#Lidl is to become the first UK #supermarket to launch new #packaging using ‘ocean bound #plastic’, plastic that would have otherwise ended up in the ocean, collected from beaches and coastline around South East Asia. Between 80 and 90% of the plastic packaging that reaches the ocean enters from coastlines in developing regions such as South East Asia. The initiative will initially prevent more than 60 tonnes of plastic from being introduced to the ocean per year, which is th

#Organic brands must embrace a holistic approach to ethical trading to avoid losing valuable product sales, according to a report from #FFI, the German Carton Association and #ProCarton, the European Association of #Carton and #Cartonboard Manufacturers. The consumer study found that in the majority of categories examined, a carton is regarded as of higher quality as well as being more sustainable than #plastic #packaging. This perception was consistent across gender and age.

Over the last ten years, we have produced more #plastic than during the whole of the last century, but with the devastating impact that single use plastic has on the environment being highlighted by the recent Blue Planet II series, more businesses and consumers than ever are throwing their support behind the war against plastic. As part of its Environmental Innovations series, exploring how British businesses and consumers are becoming more environmentally friendly, innovati

Innovative Italian to-go brand, #CocodiMama, has made the decision to completely remove all #plastic #water bottles from its shelves. The new initiative will save 180,000 plastic bottles per year. Coco di Mama will be offering free water refills in all of its stores and also introducing an infinitely #recyclable alternative to plastic bottles, with resealable #canned water from #CanO Water from £1. CanO Water is infinitely recyclable and made from an average of 60% recycled c

Finnish start up #Sulapac raised an exceptional €15 million to engine its scale up and internationalisation. The funding enables further development and broadening of its recipe portfolio. The investors include the leading luxury house Chanel and international media houses, all with valuable expertise to accelerate Sulapac’s expansion. The investment round enables Sulapac to replace #plastic with its #microplastic free material innovation, to scale up its material production

Sustainable #technology company #Anellotech is significantly expanding its programme with #Plas-TCat, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of #plastic #waste directly into #chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics. Some 95% of plastic packaging material is annually lost to the economy after a single use and often ends up in combustors, landfills or polluting the ocean. By leveraging Anellotech’s existing Bio-TCat process – which conve

The 100% #recycled material used by British #water brand Belu generates 75% less carbon emissions than aluminium and is easily recycled unlike a carton. Pioneering social enterprise and ethical water company, #Belu, has announced that it will become the first water company in the UK to make 100% of its #plastic #bottles from 100% recycled plastic bottles. CEO Karen Lynch commented, ‘We have come to the conclusion that where the single use can’t be removed, the answer to our a

Finnish #woodbased #plastic is generating international interest – #Woodly’s innovation is a carbon neutral alternative to plastic. You don’t often hear us say ‘plastic is fantastic’. You do hear us talk about the fact that growing trees is sustainable and that paper based boards are very eco friendly. But what If you could make plastic from wood based materials too? All of a sudden, it becomes an environmental option. That is exactly what is happening at Finnish company, Woo

Every year in the UK, over 100 million rolls of #wrappingpaper are thrown away, enough to reach the moon, that is along with its accompanying sticky tape. At Christmas time alone, on average a roll and a half of sticky tape will be used per household. #WragWrap has started the festive season with the launch of a new collection of prints for its reusable fabric #giftwrap. In a bid to tackle #plastic #waste the new range is now made from 100% recycled (traceable) plastic bottle

#FriendsoftheEarth and #BASIS (the British Association for Sustainable Sport) are calling on #football clubs to introduce a #returnable #cup scheme in their stadiums as part of a comprehensive set of measures for getting rid of unnecessary single use #plastic. The environmental campaign group estimates that around six million single use plastic beer cups may have been used in the Premier League last season alone. Successful re-usable cup schemes have been operating in cricket

#Mayflex, the distributor of Converged IP Solutions, has recently issued each of its office based staff with a #refillable metal water bottle and branded china mug to utilise on a day to day basis. Each item has been distributed as part of the businesses continuing efforts to lessen its impact on the environment by #reducing its consumption of single use #plastic and paper. To coincide with this, Mayflex has replaced its free vend, drinks machines with a model that does not d

Twenty shortlisted student projects that offer new solutions to reducing #plastic waste and cleaning up the world’s #water will go head to head in a Dragon’s Den style pitch in London, Amsterdam, Berlin and Kathmandu this month – 15 to 16 June 2019. The winners will receivea research grant, as well as industry mentoring and support to develop their concepts. Ideas from the UK’s semi-finalists include: a water bottle made from recycled clothing waste; recycling bins that give

The figures are nothing short of alarming. By 2050 #plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans if every year another nine million tonnes of plastic trash find their way to the sea via unsecured landfills and rivers. Given the relevance and urgency of resolving the marine litter problem, the demand is growing among providers of private label products for sustainable #packaging with a high share of recyclates, ie, recycled plastic. With its cooperation partners, the #ECC

With Easter Sunday approaching fast it has been revealed that 91% of UK adults would prefer to purchase an Easter egg predominantly packaged in #carton/cardboard rather than #plastic. According to a new survey, conducted amongst 2030 UK consumers by #Censuswide, more than six out of 10 (61%) people said they were prepared to pay extra for Easter eggs that had more environmentally friendly #packaging, with three quarters (76%) of millennials (people aged 19 to 29) prepared to

The #Walki Group is one of the pioneers in turning recycled mixed #plastic waste into certified #circular #polymers for the #packaging industry. The first products with circular polymers will be delivered to customers this year. For the Walki Group, launching a groundbreaking innovation in partnership with Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, is a solid step towards reaching the company’s sustainability goals. ‘Today more than 80% of our products are made out of r