Surf removes plastic scoops from laundry products
According to Unilever, it will reduce around 1.9 million plastic scoops in Australia every year and this is part of the company’s sustainability commitment.
According to Unilever, it will reduce around 1.9 million plastic scoops in Australia every year and this is part of the company’s sustainability commitment.
In partnership with SingPost, UOB, and Better Packaging, the pilot aims to facilitate the concept of reusable e-commerce packaging to foster a circular economy.
Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment.
Dubbed Colorform, the product is made using thermoforming, a process based on custom-made “moulds” to create the exact shape of packaging that a brand needs.
Soluble cutlery can break down into natural nutrients for the soil within two months.
Around 60,000 tonnes of big bags are used in the country each year, with only 10 per cent recovered for recycling.
Colgate’s designers have spent more than five years redesigning the toothpaste tubes so they can be recycled in curbside bins.
“Our innovative and sustainable packaging is intrinsically tied to Ewe Care’s core values,” said Nicole Gilliver, co-founder, Ewe Care.
The debut has marked a decade-long partnership of Suntory with the US-based sustainable technology company Anellotech.
Estée Lauder joins consumer packaged goods companies Unilever, Diageo, PepsiCo, GSK Consumer Healthcare and Castrol, among others.
The transition will happen in steps, beginning with an all-new range by 2025, except for existing food products that must be kept for food safety and to prevent food waste.
The bottles are 100-per-cent recyclable and contain water that consumers can use for drinking, cooking, or watering plants.
Plastic straws have been replaced by recyclable paper ones on products including Nescau, Nesquik, Ninho, and Farinha Láctea.
The new products aim to help the company with its sustainability objectives while supporting consumers lessen their use of traditional packing tapes.
Customers will be able to order food in a multi-use package at some 60 restaurants in the Gangnam district.