GS Caltex collaborates with Nestle to recycle plastic coffee capsules
The capsules will be processed as recyclable raw materials to create eco-friendly compound resins.
The capsules will be processed as recyclable raw materials to create eco-friendly compound resins.
141 million tonnes of plastic packaging is produced every year and one third leaks from collection systems into the environment.
Apiwraps founder Freyja Tasci says the gift pack helps Australian retailers who have struggled during the pandemic.
The company says it has successfully developed a transparent and reusable garment bag with the same look, strength, and functions as its plastic version but can be completely dissolved in boiling water within 30 seconds. I
Made from layers of plastic and aluminium, sachets aren’t biodegradable and are almost impossible to recycle.
A transition to label-less bottles is part of Coca-Cola’s World Without Waste initiative that rolled out in 2018, that aims to “collect and recycle a bottle or can for every one it sells” by 2030.
timated $200 billion usd by 2025. However, only 4 per cent of flexible plastic packaging gets recycled and the rest ends up in landfills.
The sustainable packing material is made from the core and rind of the fruit and is both edible and compostable.
The move is part of the company’s commitment to meeting its 2030 sustainability pledge.
The launch seeks to “reshape the carbon footprint” of wine by targeting an industry hotspot, the glass bottle.
According to the company, the Functional Barrier Paper system is 95 per cent paper with enhanced barrier properties that can protect against water vapour and moisture.
This year’s updated Ecopaper database shows a significant increase in the number of available products from Asia – 203 listings, up from 111 last year. It includes 84 products from China and 72 from India.
The new body product range features shampoo, conditioner, body lotion and roll-on deodorant.
The implementation is based on the country’s single-use plastic policy that was launched in 2020.
The study revealed that over 250,000 pieces of waste – with 80 per cent as plastic – have been removed from eight key river systems flowing into the Great Southern Reef, stretching from Brisbane to Perth.