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Unilever and Alibaba launch AI-powered closed-loop recycling system in 'Waste Free World' initiative
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Two of the globe's biggest consumer goods firms have come together to create recycling machines that use artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically identify
January 13, 2021 by Toby Hill
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Tesco claims to have made significant headway last year in cutting back on the plastic stocked on its shelves, after working closely with more than 1,000
January 6, 2021 by Cecilia Keating
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For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent
January 4, 2021 by Meg Wilcox
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At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. From an unprecedented
December 28, 2020 by Holly Secon
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When you think of Colgate-Palmolive, the first thing likely to come to mind is its eponymous toothpaste or dish soap. But the company also owns a lot of other
December 23, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
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As the year comes to a (welcome) close, it’s worth taking a moment to consider how the circular economy concept has emerged and evolved during this very
December 21, 2020 by Lauren Phipps
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Most environmentally oriented eyes on the Biden administration are focused — appropriately — on mitigating climate change, creating jobs and transitioning to a
December 14, 2020 by Lauren Phipps
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Every so often, a corporate announcement gets under my skin. (I’m guessing, dear reader, this sort of thing never happens to you.) The latest culprit: Bacardi
December 7, 2020 by Lauren Phipps
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When the price of crude oil plunged to "negative" $37.63 a barrel earlier this year, it was viewed as another blow to the fledgling recycled plastics market.
December 2, 2020 by Doug Woodring
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The world's largest consumer goods companies have made progress towards increasing the amount of recycled plastic in their packaging, but are still largely
November 11, 2020 by Cecilia Keating
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By 2030 plastic waste is expected to increase by more than 50% to 330 million tons per annum if business
October 21, 2020 by Taylor Flores
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In 1968, the nations of the world signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, aimed at reducing, if not eliminating, an existential threat:
October 19, 2020 by Joel Makower
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At Closed Loop Partners, we recognize the need to deploy multiple strategies to build a system that addresses all kinds of plastics. In a world of
October 16, 2020 by Paula Luu
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This article is sponsored by Fill it Forward.
Is there a word that you would use to describe your work in 2020?
Mine is "unfulfilled." Although for me,
October 14, 2020 by Matt Wittek
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Experts agree that the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic will be with us for years, even after the immediate threat has passed.
The way we live may have changed
October 12, 2020 by Douglas Broom
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Here’s a different perspective on the plastic waste problem. You’ve probably heard how 90 percent of the plastic in our oceans comes from just 10 rivers —
September 24, 2020 by David Elliot
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When Morgan Stanley decided to launch its Plastic Waste Resolution in April 2019, it had realized that plastic waste was a business issue. That was after
September 23, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
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The year 2020 has been a reckoning of sorts for many people and companies across the globe. For Coca-Cola, the last five months have made the company realize
September 18, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
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Mary Beth Kirkham hadn't studied microplastics when she was invited to co-edit a new book about microplastics in the environment—but something stood out to her
September 17, 2020 by Kate S. Petersen
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A major problem with behavior-change programs in the waste industry is that they rely on consumers being taught to feel the guilt of plastic in the ocean, and
September 15, 2020 by Sara Kingman
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What does it mean for companies to go "plastic neutral" and what will it take to scale, track and standardize effective plastic-offsetting infrastructure?
September 14, 2020 by Holly Secon
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What is the U.S. Plastics Pact and how are its signatories advancing a circular economy for plastics?
The U.S. Plastics Pact brings together businesses,
September 14, 2020 by Holly Secon
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This is a story about using innovation to do what’s right for the environment, about next-generation recycling that can
September 14, 2020 by Holli Alexander
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Since Avangard Innovative came onto the recycling scene 30 years ago, the company has expanded its presence to 11 countries. Its goal is to lower waste costs
September 11, 2020 by Deonna Anderson
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Week in Review
Stories discussed this week (9:30).
Why every C-suite officer should care about plastic waste
To reduce deforestation, we must get serious
September 11, 2020 by Deonna Anderson