Plastic Generation

100 Rubbish Barriers to Be Installed in Bali Rivers to Reduce Plastic Pollution

January 24, 2020

In recent years, Bali has been called the trash island in the world after a British diver recorded himself in one of the island's most iconic dive spots fully surrounded in plastics. In December 2017, the Bali...

Packaging conference 2020 to address plastic alternatives

Sarah Bedwell

January 20, 2020

Events

Austin Texas, February 3rd - 5th This year's Packaging Conference which takes place in the US has several organisations and speakers on the panel that will be addressing sustainability, packaging alternativ...

eXXpedition – Circumnavigating the globe for plastic pollution research

Sarah Bedwell

December 11, 2019

Business, Environment, Events, Ocean, Tech

All-female crew take to the seas for two years for eXXpedition sailing mission. On October 9th 2019 an all-female crew embarked on a two-year eXXpedition sailing research mission around the world to invest...

Great British Beach Clean 2019 plastic results

Sarah Bedwell

November 28, 2019

Environment, Events, Packaging, Wildlife

Every time we visit a beach we try to pick up any litter we see, don't we? Well, each year the Marine Conservation Society hosts the 'Great British Beach Clean' which sees thousands of people take to their loc...

Coca-Cols to use new KeelClip packaging across Europe

Coca-Cola replaces plastic wrap with new KeelClip cardboard packaging

Sarah Bedwell

November 25, 2019

Business, Packaging

Global drinks manufacturer, Coca-Cola is launching a new paperboard packaging solution across Europe. As the brand looks to eliminate plastic and excess packaging in its supply chain, it has recently announce...

Silentnight produces eco-friendly mattresses from plastic bottles.

Sarah Bedwell

November 18, 2019

Business, Next Generation, Tech

In partnership with the Marine Conservation Society, British bed manufacturer Silentnight is producing an eco-friendly mattress made of recycled plastic bottles. Through technology and manufacturing advan...

Could Grass Be Used To Make ‘Plastic’ Packaging?

Juan Askew

November 17, 2019

Environment, Packaging, Tech

Grass, straw and maize stalks could provide alternatives to plastic packaging, scientists have said. Bangor University researchers are working with leftover farming materials to create trays for fresh fruit, v...

How Much Plastic Do We Eat A Week?

Juan Askew

November 17, 2019

Environment, Government, Packaging

New research shows you probably ingest a credit card weight of plastic a week without realising. People around the world are consuming about 5 grams of microplastic a week, according to new research from the U...

Walker Logistics helps online retailers limit the use of plastic packaging

Sarah Bedwell

November 4, 2019

Business, Packaging

UK based Walker Logistics has eliminated the use of plastic-based void-fill materials in over 90 per cent of the orders it processes at its 250,000 sq ft fulfilment facility in Lambourn Woodlands, Berkshire. ...

LyondellBasell Announces New Small-Scale Molecular Recycling Facility

Sarah Bedwell

October 16, 2019

Packaging, Tech

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...