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Recycled Plastics Packaging Need Major Overhaul to Gain Confidence of Food Industry: Top Polymer Scientist Taking a step towards plastic waste management and increasing the use of recycled plastic packaging, the Ministry of Environment,…

PET Recycling Coalition Formed to Improve Plastic Packaging Circularity Leading companies such as Eastman, Indorama Ventures, P&G, Danone, Coca-Cola Co. take action to unlock the environmental and economic benefits of PET recycling.…

IOC Unveils 'Sustainable & Green' Eco-Friendly Uniform Made From Recycled PET Bottles IOC’s eco-friendly uniform initiative would support the recycling of about 405 tonnes of PET bottles, equivalent to offsetting over 20 million…

Commentary: Chemical and Mechanical Recycling—Complementing or Competing? Rising demand for recycled-content plastic means the two technologies can coexist, according to the CEO of a chemical recycling firm. Debate continues over what…

Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling in Bangladesh Dhaka-based food manufacturer Akij Food and Beverage (AFBL), a member of Akij Venture Group, is producing its own rPET for the company’s brand beverage bottles on a bottle-to-bottle recycling line…

Recycled Plastic Bottles Leach More Chemicals Into Drinks, Review Finds More chemicals being released by reused plastic could indicate need for ‘super clean’ recycling process A widely used kind of recycled plastic bottle passes more…

Oregon State Pioneers New Method for Recycling Plastic The new "single sort" method would allow previously unrecyclable products to be reused. Many people know the motto, "reduce, reuse, recycle." But what is the good of recycling if…

Coca-Cola Hopes to Achieve 100% Recycling of Bottles, Cans in 2-3 Yrs in India The company through its focus on three fundamental goals -- design, collect and partner -- is laying emphasis on entire packaging lifecycle -- from how bottles…

Coca-Cola and Zepto to Collect, Recycle Pet Bottles in Mumbai In the ‘return and recycle’ initiative, consumers can access the ‘Return PET Bottles’ feature on the Zepto app, where they can opt to return up to four empty PET bottles across…

Brightmark Launches Medical Waste Recycling Program With Jamar Health Products The company will convert plastic medical waste, including Jamar’s Patran slide sheets, into circular and sustainable products. Brightmark, a global waste…