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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

Against the backdrop of recent discussions about plastic recycling and the import-export of material beyond EU borders, it is worth mentioning that Belgian plastic household packaging waste has been recycled for years within Europe and even as much as possible within Belgium. Local circularity with local recycling partners who provide sustainable jobs and high-quality recycled materials for the local production industry is paramount. FILAO S.A. Morssinkhof - Rymoplast Indaver België Ecoo Fost Plus #proudtobefostplus #recycling #packaging

🙌 Good news just got better: We have a new recycling partner! We are now recycling all our fibres here in Australia working closely with UPPAREL! ♻️ 🎯The perfect timing to celebrate this year's Plastic Free July with a special campaign to encourage customers and businesses to reduce the use of single-use plastic. As our Founder, Barb de Corti perfectly puts it: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞? 𝐍𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞. 🌏 ENJO helps to reduce waste with our reusable, long-lasting cleaning solutions. Our products last 3 years. Yes, 3 years. This saves ENJO users money in long run while doing the right thing for our planet. Not only are our products healthier for your home (zero chemicals) and the planet (no plastic waste), but they also clean 6x better than conventional products! 💪 Learn more about our recycling program in the comments 👇👇👇 #plasticfreejuly #sustainability #recycling

This cooperation is about joint commitment to tackle plastic waste. It is also about making it easy for supermarket customers to be part of the solution - to recycle more knowing that their packaging waste is really recycled. The flexible plastic recycling journey starts from the collection points in Aldi UK's stores. By tracking the journey with eco2Veritas™, we will see how much plastic is collected, how much of it is sorted and and finally how much is reprocessed and into what end products. Based on the amount of material certified as recycled, Aldi receives funding from the Flexible Plastic Fund of Ecosurety to support further recycling. We hope this serves as an inspiration for others in the industry to do the same! #eco2Veritas #flexibleplastics #recycling #circulareconomy

The Canadian Beverage Association is proud to support the global movement towards a #ZeroWaste future. Today, we want to highlight the role polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles can play in achieving this goal. Here's why PET bottles are sustainability champions: 1) Lightweight & Durable: PET bottles require less material to transport, reducing their environmental footprint. 2) 100% Recyclable: When recycled properly, PET bottles get a second life as new beverage bottles. Even the caps! ♻️ 3) Circular Economy Contributors: The beverage industry is committed to investing in the circular economy, closing the loop on plastic waste and keeping it out of landfills. Achieving zero waste requires all of us! Responsible recycling is key. By properly recycling your PET bottles, you can contribute to a more sustainable future. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dZNbh5Gk

🌍 RECYCLING WEEK KICK-OFF: PROCUREMENT MONDAY! We’re excited to announce Crown's participation in Recycling Week 2024! On Procurement Monday, we’re focusing on making right choices from the start. It's all about avoiding unnecessary purchases, rethinking our needs and purchasing items that can be reused, repaired, repurposed or recycled. At Crown, we have made the conscious choice to print all our marketing literature on recycled paper stock, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. Join us in taking the first step towards a waste-free future. Let’s rethink our procurement habits and make choices that benefit our planet. Reclaim | Serious About Recycling #RecyclingWeek2024 #ProcurementMonday #WasteFreeFuture #SayNoToWaste

🌍 RECYCLING WEEK KICK-OFF: PROCUREMENT MONDAY! We’re excited to announce Crown's participation in Recycling Week 2024! On Procurement Monday, we’re focusing on making right choices from the start. It's all about avoiding unnecessary purchases, rethinking our needs and purchasing items that can be reused, repaired, repurposed or recycled. At Crown, we have made the conscious choice to print all our marketing literature on recycled paper stock, reinforcing our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. Join us in taking the first step towards a waste-free future. Let’s rethink our procurement habits and make choices that benefit our planet. Reclaim | Serious About Recycling #RecyclingWeek2024 #ProcurementMonday #WasteFreeFuture #SayNoToWaste

Sprite goes Naked For Now! Food and beverage packaging is an important part of modern life, but discarded packaging is taking its toll on our beaches, oceans, and the communities we live in. Coca-Cola's attempt to move towards 'A World Without Waste' by their new initiative being advertised as 'Naked for now' is admirable. What does this mean? Stripping off the labels helps in reducing the generation of packaging material waste and eliminates the need to separate them from the bottles during the recycling process. Read through the article to learn more about Coca-Cola's World Without Waste strategies. #wastemanagement #plasticrecycling #worldwithoutwaste The Coca-Cola Company JLL India

The plastic is the material used to manufacture several objects we use in our daily lives, such as PET bottles, containers, plates, shampoo bottles, or toys. What you may not know is that plastic recycling not only reduces the amount of waste that ends up in our environment but also contributes to lowering carbon dioxide emissions and saving water. Additionally, there are innovative solutions and initiatives promoting recycling and the circular economy. Come and discover them at the Plastic Recycling Show Europe!

We have ambitious goals within our World Without Waste strategy and we’re working towards these at every stage of our packaging chain: from using less virgin plastic and making it easier to recycle our packs, to supporting effective collection schemes across Europe which will help ensure that more of our packaging can have more than one life – many, in fact. This #GlobalRecyclingDay♻️, I want to share some of the ways our teams have been recently innovating and adapting our supply chain to make sure that more of our packaging is recycled.   - It includes introducing attached caps to our bottles across Europe so they can be collected together for recycling.   - We’re continuing to transition Sprite plastic bottles from green to clear plastic. - And, in GB, we are piloting a limited trial of label-less Sprite bottles to help simplify the recycling process! Thank you to our dedicated Technical, Innovation and Supply Chain teams across Europe who are pushing forward our sustainability ambitions every day.   #CocaColaEurope #PackagingInnovation #CircularEconomy #WorldWithoutWaste