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Nespresso Pledges Net-Zero By 2022, Debuts New Recycled Aluminium Capsules
Nespresso has committed that every cup of its coffee will be carbon neutral by 2022. In the same announcement, the Nestlé-owned capsule coffee launched its new capsules, which are the first-of-its-kind on the market made with 80% recycled!-->…
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Plant Meat Startup Heura Introduces Recyclable Packaging That Reduces Plastic Use by 80%
Barcelona’s plant-based meat company Heura has launched its brand new packaging, which will reduce plastic use by 80% and is 100% recyclable. According to the company, the move will slash plastic consumption by 12.85 tons each year and!-->…
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Impact Snacks: World’s First Carbon Positive Plant-Based Superfood Bars With Compostable Packaging
Impact Snacks is the newest plant-based startup in town and is the world’s first snack company that reclaims 100% of its carbon footprint. Based in Boston, the company will launch this month its first product, a plant-based superfood bar!-->…
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McDonald’s To Trial Reusable Packaging With Circular Delivery Platform Loop
McDonald’s has just announced that it will be collaborating with zero-waste delivery platform Loop to pilot a new reusable packaging scheme in the U.K. next year. The move by the fast food giant marks a major step forward in the movement!-->…
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The Future Of Takeaway & Delivery Food Packaging: Q&A w/ BarePack Co-Founder Roxane Uzureau
Founded just last year, barePack is a Singaporean startup that offers a convenient solution to make takeaway orders more sustainable and fight the mounting waste crisis caused by disposables. It is touted as the “world’s first unlimited!-->…
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Eco Pizza Delivery? This Filipino Café Is Serving Pizzas In Reusable Handwoven Pandan Leaf Boxes
Move over, cardboard pizza boxes. It looks like we now have a more eco-friendly contender. The BrickOven Café based in the Philippine province of Laguna is now serving its pizzas in handwoven reusable boxes made using pandan leaves. Not!-->…
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Lindt Is Rolling Out Vegan Oat Milk Chocolate Bars In Eco Packaging
Leading Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli has announced that it will be launching a range of vegan chocolate bars made with oat milk this year. There will be three flavours and will be wrapped in 100% recyclable packaging. So far, the!-->…
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Walmart, Target & CVS Establish Alliance To Replace Plastic Bags
Some of the biggest supermarket chains in the U.S. including Target, Walmart and CVS will be teaming up to remove plastic bags from their operations. Called the Beyond the Bag Initiative, the multi-year collaboration will seek to identify,!-->…
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#INVISIBLEBAG: Hong Kong Startup’s Plastic-Free Packaging That Disappears In Water
On a mission to fight plastic waste, Hong Kong-based startup Distinctive Action has created a bag that completely disappears in water. Designed to replace conventional plastic bags, the company’s solution is non-toxic, biodegradable,!-->…
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Johnnie Walker To Launch 100% Plastic-Free Paper Bottles Next Year
Johnnie Walker, the famous brand of Scotch whisky, will be introducing a new plastic-free bottle made from paper next spring. It is a part of a new collaboration between the brand’s parent corporation Diageo and venture management firm!-->…
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Circular E-Com: Reusable Packaging Startup Loop Partners With Tesco In UK For Online Orders
Loop, the reusable packaging e-commerce platform, has partnered with supermarket giant Tesco to launch its circular delivery service in the United Kingdom. It marks the first time groceries will be available in reusable containers in the!-->…
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Foodpanda Singapore Partners With BarePack To Bring Reusable Packaging For Food Deliveries
Food delivery giant Foodpanda has just announced that they are collaborating with Singapore startup barePack to offer reusable food containers to their customers in the city-state. Currently in pilot stage, the delivery platform hopes to!-->…
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Comprehensive Plastic Packaging Tax Proposed For UK, A Blueprint For Other Countries?
The British government is proposing to introduce a new tax on plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic. If the planned bill is passed, any plastic used for packaging across all sectors that is manufactured in or!-->…
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Carlsberg & Coca-Cola Drinks May Soon Use “All-Plant” Compostable Plastic Bottles
A biochemicals company based in the Netherlands is now developing “all-plant” bottles, which may soon land on supermarket shelves. The company, Avantium, uses plant sugars instead of fossil fuels to manufacture its degradable and!-->…
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Alibaba Invests US$6M In Hong Kong Plant Fibre Packaging Startup Ecoinno
Ecoinno, a Hong Kong-based company producing sustainable packaging made from plant fibres, has attracted US$6 million in a series A1 funding round led by two Alibaba funds. The startup says it will use the new capital to scale up!-->…
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Is Plastic-Free Food Delivery A Solution To Our Wasteful Convenience Culture?
Tap into a food delivery app on your phone or laptop, choose a restaurant, pick your dish, and relax. Within minutes, you can expect your hot food order delivered straight to your door by a rider. But is it just food that gets delivered?!-->…
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Indonesia Wants To Make Seaweed The New Sustainable Plastic
From edible coffee cups to food containers and bags, Indonesia wants to replace plastic with bioplastic alternatives made from seaweed. Currently, the country is the world’s second largest producer of seaweed behind China, making about 8!-->…
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Amcor Develops First 100% Post-Consumer Recycled Clear PET Container
Global packaging company Amcor has just developed and launched a PET container made from 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content resin. According to the company, the clear bottles are the first of its kind in the world. They are!-->…
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Kellogg’s Bear Naked Granola Brand Develops First Ever 100% Recyclable Cereal Pouch
American multinational food manufacturer Kellogg Company has just revealed its first fully recyclable cereal pouch for granola sold under its Bear Naked Inc. brand. Unlike most types of plastic zipper pouch packaging sold across mainstream!-->…
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EcoSPIRITS: World’s First Zero-Waste Alcohol Bottle Packaging Solution
Singapore-based spirits distributor Proof & Company has just launched its zero-waste solution to spirits packaging, ecoSPIRITS. Their technology is the first of its kind in the world to tackle the carbon footprint and waste associated!-->…
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Big Brands Want In On Zero-Waste With Circular Delivery Service Loop
Since the launch of the reusable packaging e-commerce platform Loop last year, more giant consumer brands and for the first time, even supermarket retailers want in on the zero-waste solution. The trend has been driven by the consumer!-->…
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