Australia looks towards sustainable packaging

The Australian Institute of Packaging has held a forum addressing government moves to introduce stricter accountability for recycling and the impact it will have on the industry. Speakers pointed out challenges such as recycling often proving to be more expensive and many programmes are over zealous. Held in conjunction with …

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Australia – WMAA launches compost supply chain roadmap

The aim of this new roadmap project is to develop a viable and sustainable organics recycling industry across Australia. This will involve new product and market identification and development of strategic plans that target both niche and wide-ranging markets for recycled organics. The focus will be on the identification of …

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Europe environmentally friendly plastic: Commission welcomes voluntary industry commitment

Plastic bags, cups, plant pots, wraps… we all use polymer-based products every day. Certain polymers are biodegradable and compostable, though you can‘‘t tell by looking at them. Encouraged by the European Commission, a consortium of manufacturers has now voluntarily committed themselves to using environment-friendly polymers in the packaging sector and …

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Europe – mobile phones LCA report

The European Commission has made available a report from telecoms giant Nokia which reviewed life cycle assessment data on mobile phones. This is the first report in the EC IPP pilot project and serves as a guidance document on the environmental issues in the life cycle of a mobile phone, …

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Japan – ongoing efforts to target household food waste

Japan faces an acute shortage of landfill sites. The Ministry of the Environment estimated at the end of fiscal 2001 that all of the nation‘‘s final disposal sites for non-industrial waste would be completely filled in 12.5 years. Encouraged partly by the enactment of the Food Recycling Law in 2001, …

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Australia looks towards sustainable packaging

The Australian Institute of Packaging has held a forum addressing government moves to introduce stricter accountability for recycling and the impact it will have on the industry. Speakers pointed out challenges such as recycling often proving to be more expensive and many programmes are over zealous. Held in conjunction with …

Mais »

Australia – WMAA launches compost supply chain roadmap

The aim of this new roadmap project is to develop a viable and sustainable organics recycling industry across Australia. This will involve new product and market identification and development of strategic plans that target both niche and wide-ranging markets for recycled organics. The focus will be on the identification of …

Mais »

Europe environmentally friendly plastic: Commission welcomes voluntary industry commitment

Plastic bags, cups, plant pots, wraps… we all use polymer-based products every day. Certain polymers are biodegradable and compostable, though you can‘‘t tell by looking at them. Encouraged by the European Commission, a consortium of manufacturers has now voluntarily committed themselves to using environment-friendly polymers in the packaging sector and …

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