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Crown Holdings has introduced Twentyby30, a programme outlining 20 measurable, environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals to be completed by 2030 or sooner.
The metal can manufacturing firm, which specialises in beverage, food and aerosol packaging, introduced five key pillars of action – climate action, resource efficiency, optimum circularity, working together and never compromise…
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Foresight Group and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) have increased their stake in UK aerosol valve company Salvalco.
The independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager and engineering company announced a £500,000 (€553,000) follow-on investment to support the development of aerosol valves that use ecologically sustainable propellants.
Overall, the Foresight Williams…
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A record amount of aluminium packaging was recycled in the UK in the second quarter of this year.
Data released by the Environment Agency on 22 July shows a record 40,653 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected, indicating that a total of 76,933 tonnes were collected for recycling in the first half of 2020 – an increase of 52% compared to the same period in 2019.
Aluminium packaging…
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Procter & Gamble (P&G), the firm behind brands including Febreze, Gillette, and Old Spice, has committed to making its global operations carbon neutral for the decade through a series of interventions to protect, improve and restore nature.
The company said it recognises the next decade represents a “critical window” for the world to accelerate progress on climate change and that…
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US Ecology, a leading provider of environmental services to commercial and government entities, has partnered with DeSpray Environmental, based in the Netherlands, to offer a 100% aerosol recycling service.
US Ecology’s new Aerosol Recycling Technology was delivered in partnership with DeSpray to tackle this challenging waste stream. DeSpray’s system processes 100% of the waste aerosol…
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Beiersdorf, the multinational company behind major brands such as NIVEA and Eucerin, has joined forces with German recycling firm Werner & Mertz.
Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Werner & Mertz have developed a standard for the use of mechanically-recycled waste plastic, which is obtained from the German ‘Grüner Punkt’ waste…
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Major chemical and consumer goods company Henkel has become the first company to conclude a plastic waste reduction bond.
The proceeds from the $70 million (€62.2 million) bond – a private placement with Japanese insurance companies Dai-ichi Life and Dai-ichi Frontier Life – will be specifically allocated to projects and expenditures related to Henkel’s activities to reduce plastic…
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Unilever has teamed up with German aerosol can manufacturer Tubex to develop its eco-friendly antiperspirant, Rexona Recycled Refreshed.
The Rexona aerosol can is made of a patented aluminium alloy and 25% real post-consumer recycled (PCR) material. The use of alloy and a slight change of shape makes Rexona Recycled Refreshed 14% lighter than its predecessor. The significant weight reduction…
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Nussbaum Matzingen, a manufacturer of aluminium monobloc cans, has launched an aerosol can made from 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) aluminium. The firm claims it is the first of its kind containing no primary aluminium at all.
The starting material used is mono-material aluminium scrap from consumer goods returned to the collection points for recycling. The collected scrap is pressed,…
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Aluminium packaging recycling increased by 48% in May compared to the same period last year, according to Environment Agency (EA) data.
The figures show 17,066 tonnes of aluminium packaging were collected for recycling in May. According to the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation UK (Alupro), with the lockdown resulting in a significant increase in the volume of aluminium packaging…
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Unilever has set out a range of ambitious measures and commitments designed to tackle climate change, including transparency about the carbon footprint of every Unilever product.
The major corporation has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions from all of its products by 2039 and invest €1 billion in a new dedicated Climate & Nature Fund. The fund will be used over 10 years to take…
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Welsh start-up company Resource Efficient Data (RED) has partnered with the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) to provide UK waste data flow for 12 months.
The partnership gives Alupro access to RED’s platform of UK waste data, which houses open source data from Waste Data Flow and other open-source data, allowing easy searches by material type, material source, local…
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Dutch plastic packaging solutions firm Weener Plastics has received the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus accreditation for its use of sustainable raw materials.
ISCC Plus is an EU-based, leading global certification system supporting the implementation of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable production in global supply chains. The…
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Beiersdorf and chemicals giant Evonik have joined forces to research sustainable raw materials for care products, using carbon dioxide (CO2) as the starting material.
Beiersdorf is seeking new sources of raw materials to help reduce the company’s carbon footprint. One option being considered is artificial photosynthesis technology. According to Evonik, with the aid of electricity from solar…
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Hair care brand Living Proof has partnered with TerraCycle on two new packaging recycling initiatives. Consumers can now recycle any Living Proof bottles in the US and Canada, including aerosol products.
The partnership will help to support Living Proof’s sustainability goals. By 2025, the Unilever-owned brand has committed to decreasing its use of virgin plastic in global packaging by 50%;…
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Ball Corporation has highlighted five of its aluminium packaging plants in its R. David Hoover Sustainability Awards.
The five plants, including Ball’s San Luis Potosí aerosol plant in Mexico, were recognised for their progress in areas with the most significant sustainability impact across the company’s operations in safety, energy, water and waste, as well as the promotion of aluminium…
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Recycling of steel packaging in Europe has hit an all-time high of 82.5%, according to the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL).
This new record rate, representing data from 2018, confirms steel as Europe’s most-recycled primary packaging material, according to APEAL, and means that more than eight out of 10 steel items put on the EU market this year have been…
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