Coca-Cola introduces a 100-per-cent plant-based bottle
This is the brand’s newest environmental initiative after the launch of PlantBottle – the recyclable packaging made from 30-per-cent vegan materials in 2009.
Inditex to start charging for paper bags in Spanish stores
Customers of 1400 stores will be asked to pay euro 12c if they require a paper bag – and the scheme could be expanded to other markets.
UK Government launches project to tackle greenwashing in food and beverage sector
Greenwashing is a form of marketing spin in which green PR and green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organisation’s is environment-friendly.
Boots UK recycling program expanded to 700 stores
After a successful trial at 50 stores, UK retailer Boots has expanded its Recycle at Boots program across the kingdom.
The Sustainable Care Company launches Cleanery cleaners range
Cleanery comes in three varieties – multipurpose cleaning spray Gardenia, kitchen cleaning spray Lemon & Lime, and bathroom cleaning spray Kanuka & Mint.
Foodpanda Hong Kong certifies restaurants on sustainability performance
Restaurants can apply to be assessed, receiving different levels of accreditation – bronze, silver and gold – based on their execution of sustainability strategies.
Pandora slashes plastics in its packaging as it aims to halve greenhouse gas emissions
Pandora’s carrier bags will no longer contain any plastic, and the plastic content of its jewellery boxes will be cut by more than 75 per cent.
Australian startup Samsara makes plastics infinitely recyclable
The initiative is backed by Woolworths Group, The Australian National University (ANU) and deep tech venture fund Main Sequence.
Hong Kong parents can now recycle milk powder tins
FCHK gives empty milk powder tins a second life collecting them for recycling into bicycle parts.
H&M replaces plastic bags with paper packaging for online sales
The fashion retailer aims to reduce its packaging material by 25 per cent by 2025 and by using material-efficient packaging, eliminating unnecessary packaging, as well as reusing packaging.
Australia’s first zero-carbon restaurant looks to expand abroad
By helping suppliers make this switch, the kitchen will help eliminate an estimated 150kg of plastic waste per year.
Can you recycle greasy pizza boxes? Research says yes
Domino’s partnered with its primary box supplier, WestRock, to research the recyclability of even the “greasiest and cheesiest” boxes.
Singapore’s Bambooloo eyes global rollout for eco-friendly homecare products
Singapore sustainable homecare brand Bambooloo is about to enter its next phase of growth…
Researchers discover viable alternative to aluminium foil crisp, coffee packets
A researcher in the UK has discovered a new, recyclable coating to replace the type of “metallised” packaging that blocks out oxygen.
This machine turns plastic bottles into 3D printer ink
PETBot works by cutting the bottle into long strips, and a driven spool rolls up it up. The spool is then heated to melt the material and pulls through a nozzle to form the filament, later used as ink for 3D printers.