Amazon shareholders to vote on proposal to reveal its plastic footprint
Oceana reported that the retailer generated 599 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2020.
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POM Wonderful switches to 100% rPET bottles across operations
The company aims to change more than 11 million bottles to rPET each year.
TotalEnergies and New Hope Energy to build recycling plant in Texas
TotalEnergies will use feedstocks from the plant to manufacture polymers for food-grade packaging applications.
Buxton using recycled PET for all its mineral water bottles
The brand is using different virgin plastic polymers to produce caps and labels for its bottles.
Aldi removes plastic shrink wrap from baked bean multipacks
The retailer aims to make all its own-label product packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by the end of this year.
Vietnam aims to ban the use of all plastic bags by 2030
Supermarkets in Vietnam use up to 104,000 single-use plastic bags a day.
Alliance to End Plastic Waste and LOIM launch circular plastic fund
The fund seeks to obtain $500m from institutional and other investors to develop scalable, sustainable solutions.
Colorado Senate clears bill to reduce plastic and boost recycling
The HB22-1355 bill is now with Governor Jared Polis, who will need to sign it into law.