or because it is cheaper to ship their waste to countries with lower labor and processing costs. Less thanhalf of the plastic packaging waste collected in the UKis recycled domestically, with the highest share being exported. In 2023, Turkey was theleading destination of UK plastic waste ...
The European Parliament’s latest round of voting on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) reflects a stance that is behind... Nov 27, 2023 Reading time: about 4 minutes #circular economy #packaging The top plastic polluters 2022 ...
Packaging wastePurpose This paper aims to explore the relationship between the various variables present in the packaging plastic waste management system in the cosmetics industry.Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors deal with plastic packaging waste in the cosmetic industry with the ...
High-protein food such as meat, fish, and dairy is a trademark in the Americas and those generate a lot of plastic packaging waste. For instance, every 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of fish consumed will lead to an average of about 1.6 kg (2.5 lbs.) waste. This includes plastic bags, trays, an...
Policies regarding the circular economy are noteworthy, as shown in Fig.19, consisting of material input: Bans on non-degradable and non-recyclable plastic, laws and regulation encouraging bio-based material. Product design includes existing impact and packaging regulations. Manufacturing and service pro...
Plastic Waste Playing a leading role in eliminating plastic waste on land and sea About the Initiative Mission Commitments & Achievements Governance Key Projects Plastic Packaging Design: CGF Golden Design Rules Extended Producer Responsibility Reuse/Refill...
"Above all, we must avoid waste, preferably as early as during production by avoiding unnecessary and unnecessarily material-intensive packaging," she said. As reasons for the ever increasing demand for plastic, the German environmental agency pointed to a growing trend to add auxiliary products suc...
In addition, we work with several organizations to find and create solutions for sustainable packaging. For example, we collaborated with the Packaging Waste Fund Foundation to research the viability of PET tray recycling at Albert Heijn. We also worked together with Fost Plus in Belgium to look ...
Extended Producer Responsibility and corporate performance: Effects of environmental regulation and environmental strategy Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 218, 2018, pp. 181-189 Benhong Peng,…, Guo Wei Public-private partnership versus extended producer responsibility for end-of-life of photovo...
CGF Plastic Waste Coalition of Action: 40 member companies committed to playing a leading role in eliminating plastic waste on land and sea.