Industry initiative “Paper Cup Manifesto” aims to improve recovery and recycling of paper cups
July 19, 2016
“Zero-waste” retailers
The Huffington Post reports on U.S. grocery stores offering only bulk, unpackaged food and household products to reduce food and packaging waste
July 18, 2016
EFSA evaluates new PET recycling process
EFSA’s CEF Panel considers FCMs made from post-consumer PET recycling process ‘Polisan Hellas S.A.’ safe for contact with all types of foodstuffs
June 10, 2016
Chemicals of concern in the circular economy
Scientists find one-fifth of brominated flame retardants’ content in recycling streams is transferred to new products; discuss trade-offs between consumer safety and resource efficiency; European officials maintain toxics can be managed within the circular economy
June 2, 2016
EP: Draft report on packaging and waste
European Parliament proposes amendments to directive on packaging and packaging waste; food packaging could be replaced with bio-based, biodegradable and compostable products
May 26, 2016
Start of new plastics economy initiative
New Plastics Economy initiative launched by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation kicks off with inaugural workshop
May 25, 2016
Australia: Bottle deposit system
Australian state New South Wales starts 10-cent bottle deposit program in July 2017
May 10, 2016
Recycling of PET thermoforms
Petcore Europe updates on recent challenges in recycling PET thermoforms; collection and sorting of PET packaging need improvement; packaging design is key for recycling
April 28, 2016
Carton-based water bottle
Companies Tetra Pak and JUST Water launch beverage carton water bottle made largely from bio-based materials
