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Great article shared by a colleague this morning. I have learned so much about waste, food waste, composting, plastics reductions, recycling, and zero waste initiatives in the last year. This article points out an inherent challenge that companies face when trying to navigate single-use plastics reductions and a complex, fragmented national recycling system. How are you navigating relationships with waste haulers and recyclers in your businesses? Would love to hear thoughts and challenges. #recycling #wastereduction #sustainability #businesschallenges

What does it take for a brand to be able to make the claim of being recyclable? There's probably more to it than you'd expect. For example, even though a product is made of materials that can be recycled, can you make that claim? According recent lawsuits, it depends if recycling facilities will accept the product upon disposal. Keurig Green mountain faced litigation when their coffee pods were recyclable but not accepted at most recycling facilities. Now here's another case, this one having to do with toothpaste tubes. These false advertising claims are governed by the “reasonable consumer” test.  This article by Jeffrey Greenbaum and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz explains . . . #greenmarketing #environmentallyfriendly #ecofriendly https://lnkd.in/ghcHW97b

While this packaging displays the recycling symbol, the small print reveals a different story - '𝑫𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒚𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒃𝒂𝒈𝒔'. ⛔🔄 This type of packaging poses challenges in standard recycling processes and isn't widely accepted in kerbside schemes. Despite this, we receive large amounts every single day! Though these items may not be suitable for your home recycling bin, many supermarkets now provide dedicated bins for this specific type of packaging. So next time you visit your local supermarket, why not check out the recycling options available. 🛍️💡 Explore the knowledge section on our website for more insights into responsible recycling practices and how J&B Recycling is actively contributing to a sustainable environment. ♻️🌎 🔗 https://loom.ly/Ck1isTo #JBRecycling #RecycleResponsibly #MisleadingPackaging #SustainableChoices

Happy International Coffee Day! ☕ Today, we’re reminded of the importance of sustainability in our everyday habits, including how we dispose of our coffee cups. A common misconception is that paper coffee cups cannot be recycled due to their plastic lining. However, while they require separate collection, they can be recycled ♻️. In 2018, we partnered with Costa Coffee to launch The National Cup Recycling Scheme (NCRS), a pioneering initiative to significantly increase the recycling of paper cups across the UK. This voluntary industry collaboration now includes eight major retailers, working together with consumers, waste collectors, and brands to reduce landfill waste and litter 🗑️. With legislation for takeaway cups on the horizon and growing consumer demand for environmentally conscious practices, businesses must transition to sustainable solutions 🍃. The NCRS’s Cup Takeback Membership offers businesses the tools to provide cup recycling solutions, including consumer-facing resources, discounted rates for the Cup Box collection service, and expert consultancy 💬. For more information on the National Cup Recycling Scheme, membership options, or to request a stand-alone Cup Box for your business, visit the NCRS website today 🔗https://okt.to/1IMVCf #InternationalCoffeeDay #cuprecycling #NCRS #sustainability #recycling

Have you heard about The Coca-Cola Company's new trial for their Sprite bottle in the UK? It's a game-changer for the environment! They're testing out a new packaging method that features an embossed logo on the front and laser-engraved product information on the back, instead of a label. Now, you might be thinking, "What's the big deal?" Well, let me tell you - by removing the labels, they're making the recycling process much simpler and faster. Plus, they're reducing waste emissions into the atmosphere that come from making the labels. Coca-Cola is committed to their World Without Waste strategy, which aims to collect and recycle one bottle or can for every one sold by 2030. It's all about finding new ways to evolve their bottle design and reduce their impact on the environment. And this new trial for Sprite bottles is just one step in that direction. Let's hope it's a success! #Environment #WorldWithoutWaste #Sustainability #CleanEnergy https://lnkd.in/dkqNhEst

The UK government has laid out its plans to boost recycling rates and reduce litter, with a focus on keeping resources in use longer and minimising waste. As part of these efforts, they are introducing a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) to encourage recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, steel, and aluminium cans in England, excluding glass bottles due to their added complexity and cost. The exclusion of glass from England's DRS is primarily due to the difficulties it poses for the drinks industry, retailers, and consumers. Glass bottles are heavier, more fragile, and costlier to store and handle, which could lead to increased costs for shoppers. Additionally, glass is less frequently littered compared to PET plastic and metal containers. This decision aligns with the Keep Britain Tidy litter composition analysis, which revealed that only 4% of litter comes from glass drinks containers, compared to 55% from PET and metal containers. Although glass is not included in England's DRS, it will be part of the Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging (EPR), with producers facing fees for managing glass packaging waste starting April 2025. However, the Welsh Government has chosen a different path, intending to include glass in their DRS when it launches. The UK Government is committed to maintaining a single UK internal market, and differing approaches to DRS could disrupt trade across the UK. The United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 (UKIMA) ensures mutual recognition and non-discrimination across the UK market, facilitating free trade among its nations. Given these concerns, the UK Government has outlined its position on DRS, emphasising the need for interoperability and alignment. The government does not propose to grant an exclusion to UKIMA for glass in any UK DRS, citing the impact on trade and consumer choice. The government has reiterated that businesses and consumers must be protected by the market access principles of UKIMA, ensuring that drinks in glass containers made or imported into any part of the UK will not be subject to differing DRS rules across the UK. This stance aims to avoid potential barriers to trade and maintain a cohesive approach to recycling across the UK, ensuring consistent prices, better choices for consumers, and reduced costs for businesses, especially in the hospitality and retail sectors.

Beverage industry produces over 500 billion plastic bottles annually, yet only about 9% of plastic ever produced gets recycled? The rest can take up to 450 years to degrade, raising serious questions about the need for recycling awareness. In response, The Coca-Cola Company launched the "Recycle Me" campaign, an initiative that is part of their "World Without Waste" strategy. This strategy aims for 100% recyclable packaging by 2025. 🌍♻️ This campaign features visuals of the crushed Coke logo, showing the importance of recycling and demonstrating the courage to play around with such an iconic logo. It's inspiring to see such a recognizable brand take responsibility and encourage us all to do our part. ------------ #RecycleMe #WorldWithoutWaste #CocaCola #Sustainability #Recycling #TwinPosts #TwinPost004 #TwinPost2of4

In a win for the circular economy, Cleanaway and Pact Group Holdings Ltd joint venture Circular Plastics Australia (CPA) are successfully recycling coloured HDPE plastics into new raw materials for 120L and 240L SULO kerbside bins. At CPA’s Laverton facility in Victoria, materials collected from household recycling bins such as empty shampoo bottles and plastic lids and jars are sorted, shredded and washed, then turned into high-quality resin. The resin is blended with recycled plastic pallets made from end-of-life wheelie bins from local councils and waste companies across Australia, and processed at Pact-operated recycling facilities in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. Using recycled resin to manufacture new SULO bins reduces the need for virgin resin sourced from fossil fuels and can significantly reduce the carbon emissions and water usage from the manufacturing process. Local councils have started taking delivery of these SULO bins made from 100% recycled plastic, to be used for general waste, recycling, food organics garden organics (FOGO) and glass collections across Australia. #sustainablefuture

"Despite extreme uncertainty, figures show advancement in the market. However, the disparities in the collection, sorting and recycling of PET around Europe will need to be addressed to achieve the EU recycling targets in the mid and long-term. PET collection and recycling accelerated in 2022 ahead of the new EU Single-Use Plastic Directive targets. The collection rate of PET in 2022 was 60%, showing an increase from the 45% achieved in 2020. Furthermore, the sorted for recycling rate for PET beverage bottles alone was estimated to be 75%, compared to 61% in 2020." https://lnkd.in/eaQDhpkV? #PlasticsRecycling

Another example of the UK lagging behind developments in the waste & recycling sector? Ireland has gone live with it's Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) - a nationwide money-back scheme for plastic drinks bottles and aluminium cans. The scheme incentivises people to return used drinks containers so that they can be successfully recycled into new containers. Incentivisation is the key here. Irelands' Minister of State with responsibility for Communications and the Circular Economy, Ossian Smyth, notes: "We know deposit return schemes work — they operate effectively in over 40 countries around the world, including 15 in Europe, where the average EU collection rate is 92%. By giving these containers a financial value, it incentivises consumers to return them. I think people in Ireland will really get behind this scheme and make it a great success; we saw this with the introduction of the plastic bag levy..." Over 40 countries around the World are already running such schemes, and there is plenty of evidence, analyses and reports outlining the pros and cons and the variations on how these schemes operate. Is the UK government really committed to a nationwide (across internal UK borders) DRS? The Scotland scheme almost got off the ground. Hopefully the UK government - whichever political party is at the helm - will prioritise the implementation of a DRS in 2025, and in the meantime learn from the experiences of our neighbour. https://lnkd.in/eyFUbqGH