Details of how brands, governments, and other organisations are tackling plastic pollution have been set out side-by-side for the first time, thanks to a new report published by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative, in collaboration with UN...
Claire Goldberg on Plastics Today explores the unintended consequences of the; well intentioned plastic recycling concept. She outlines the reasons why using recycled plastic is more expensive than using Virgin PET and reports on the new technologies that are being...
What are the EU doing to ensure that the ‘make-take-dispose’ economic model is replaced with a sustainable approach? Will their work minimise the effect of consumerism on the worlds precious natural resources and create secure jobs and real innovation? Read the plans...
A British brand has designed a range of swimwear that is manufactured using Recycled PET. To date they have recycled the equivalent of 220,000 plastic bottles that would otherwise have ended up in landfill. It’s great to see positive innovations in the fight to tackle...
Are the conditions right to turn ocean plastic from a problem unto an economic and development opportunity for emerging markets? Forbes contributor, Rob Kaplan investigates this emerging market….read the article here
