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Silentnight produces eco-friendly mattresses from plastic bottles.

November 18, 2019

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...

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...

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...

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&...

Scotland introduces bottle return scheme

Sarah Bedwell

May 14, 2019

Business, Environment, Government, Packaging, Tech

The Scottish Government is bringing in a deposit return scheme for some plastic bottles, cans and glass. In a bid to reduce the amount of plastic waste Scotland produce, the government has today revealed th...

Scientists engineer a plastic-eating enzyme

Sarah Bedwell

April 15, 2019

Business, Environment, Next Generation, Packaging, Tech

By accident, Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles. The breakthrough could solve the global plastic pollution crisis by enabling for the first time the full recycling ...

Coca-Cola: we produce three million tonnes of plastic packaging per year

Dan Walsh

March 15, 2019

Business, Packaging

For the first time ever, global drinks brand Coca-Cola has admitted the company produces three million tonnes of plastic packaging per year. The data was shared with plastic campaigner Ellen MacArthur, who...

Experts unite at Imperial College London to combat plastic pollution

Dan Walsh

February 27, 2019

Business, Packaging

Earlier this month, students, scientists, sustainability experts and big brands came together at Imperial College London to discover new ways to tackle the ever increasing issue of plastic pollution. The Pl...

Alderney launches milk refill facility to reduce plastic bottle waste

Sarah Bedwell

February 27, 2019

Business, Packaging, Wildlife

First Channel Island to introduce a milk vending machine The UK's Alderney the most Northerly Channel Island, located approximately 8 miles West of France is introducing a milk refill facility for Islanders...

Big retailers accused of ‘watering down’ proposed bottle recycling scheme

Dan Walsh

February 19, 2019

Government, Packaging, Society

Many of the UK's biggest retailers have been accused of trying to 'water down' a new proposed plastic bottle recycling scheme that is set to be rolled out by the government. Campaigners have been asking for...

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