Sarah Bedwell, Author at Plastic Generation

LyondellBasell Announces New Small-Scale Molecular Recycling Facility

October 16, 2019

LyondellBasell today announced that it is building a new small-scale pilot facility at its Ferrara, Italy site moving another step closer to converting post-consumer plastic waste into new plastics on a commer...

Coca-Cola transforms ocean plastic into new bottles

Sarah Bedwell

October 8, 2019

Next Generation, Ocean, Packaging, Tech

Coca-Cola has recently announced that it is producing new bottles from ocean plastic thanks to new breakthrough technology. The new technology can transform low-quality plastic into high-quality food-grade pac...

British technology ready to solve UK/Malaysia plastic waste crisis

Sarah Bedwell

October 7, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Tech

A newly commercial British technology which converts waste plastic into clean energy is ready to solve the problem of waste plastic from the UK ending up in vast mounds in Malaysia. This crisis has been graphi...

Rome Offers Free Travel in Exchange for Plastic Bottles

Sarah Bedwell

October 4, 2019

Next Generation, Tech

Travellers in Rome are being offered free metro tickets in exchange for plastic bottles. The scheme is part of the cities plan to become more environmentally friendly. Rome is just one of many cities that enab...

Solar power and circular software eliminate plastic waste from one fashion brands supply chain.

Sarah Bedwell

September 27, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Tech

Isle of Wight fashion brand creates a software platform, factory and rebrands to tackle plastic pollution in its own way. In 2008, fashion brand Rapanui launched on the Isle of Wight. Two brothers be...

Go Glitter Free This Christmas!

Sarah Bedwell

September 24, 2019

Next Generation, Packaging, Society

Retailers are ditching the traditional Christmas sparkle to save our oceans. This Christmas you'll see a lot less sparkle on the High Street. Retail chains are vowing to be Glitter Free. They're removing ...

Schoolgirls win! Burger King ditches plastic toys from kids meals

Sarah Bedwell

September 24, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Society

They'll even take your old ones back, recycle them and give you a free meal. Popular fast-food chain Burger King has vowed to remove all plastic toys from its kid's meals following a petition from two schoo...

Researchers turn plastic water bottles into prosthetic limbs

Sarah Bedwell

August 22, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Tech

Artificial limbs made out of plastic water bottles could save healthcare providers millions of pounds and help tackle pollution at the same time. Dr K Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering&...

Hasbro games to remove plastic packaging by 2022

Sarah Bedwell

August 21, 2019

Business, Packaging

US toy company, Hasbro, will eliminate plastic across its product portfolio by 2022. The major manufacturer of plastic action toys and board games, Hasbro is giving plastic packaging the boot. Plans to star...

Danish designers create ‘LastSwab’ in an attack on single-use cotton buds

Sarah Bedwell

July 10, 2019

Business, Environment, Next Generation, Ocean

Every year, trillions of single-use plastic products are consumed and thrown away - often to end up in the ocean or in the belly of animals. Now, three Danish product designers want to revolutionise how we vie...

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