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World Wildlife Fund launches Activation Hub to help prevent 10M metric tons of global plastic waste

ReSource will collaborate with industries to ensure a systems-based approach to addressing plastic production, consumption, waste management and recycling as a single system.

May 15, 2019

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Switzerland, launched ReSource: Plastic, a new activation hub.

G&W’s Georgia Central Railway to serve new plastics distribution facility

Georgia Central will transport bulk plastic resin to the new Plastic Express multi-commodity transloading center, which broke ground in June 2018.

April 25, 2019

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W), Lyons, Ga., announced that its subsidiary Georgia Central Railway, L.P., will serve a major new plastics distribution facility under construction on its line in Pooler, Ga.

ALDI announces commitments to reducing plastic packaging

ALDI will also reduce packaging material across its entire range by at least 15%.

April 3, 2019

ALDI U.S., Batavia, Ill., announced a commitment to making 100% of its packaging, including plastic packaging, reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

Natural Grocers eliminates over 300 million single-use plastic bags

Since Earth Day 2009, Natural Grocers has led the fight to reduce single-use plastic bags and end food insecurity in the communities they serve.

April 1, 2019

Natural Grocers, Denver, Colo., eliminated more than 300 million single-use plastic bags across all 152 stores.

Nestlé, Veolia join forces to tackle plastics leakage into the environment

The partnership will also explore technologies to establish viable models of recycling in different countries.

March 18, 2019

Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, and Veolia, a France-based resource management company, announced a collaboration to work on waste collection, sorting and recycling of plastic material, with a particular emphasis on flexible plastic packaging.

Leading CPG companies form the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to reduce plastic packaging

All 107 consumer packaged goods, retail and packaging producing signatories are committed to making 100% of their plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

March 14, 2019

The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment unites businesses, governments and other organizations behind a common vision and targets to address plastic waste and pollution at its source.

Walmart announces new plastic packaging waste reduction commitments

The new commitments enable Walmart executives to work with suppliers to expand efforts to improve the sustainability of its private brand product packaging, with an emphasis on increased recyclability.

February 27, 2019

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., issued a new set of plastic waste reduction commitments by leveraging its massive private brand program.

Study: RPCs present 53% labor savings for grocers

The study found that it takes less than half the time to stock an egg display using retail-ready RPCs instead of corrugated.

February 18, 2019

Tosca Ltd., Atlanta, released the results of a “Time and Motion Study” for eggs.

Chroma Color acquires Polymer Concentrates

Polymer Concentrates develops and manufactures color concentrates for the international plastics industry.

February 15, 2019

Chroma Color Corp., McHenry, Ill., acquired Polymer Concentrates Inc., Clinton, Mass., to grow its manufacturing footprint and its suite of colorant and additive technologies.

Nestlé announces initiative to reduce plastic waste

Between 2020-2025, Nestlé will phase out all plastics that are not recyclable or are hard to recycle for all its products worldwide.

January 24, 2019

Nestlé USA, Arlington, Va., released its broader vision to achieve a waste-free future and announced a series of specific actions toward meeting its commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, with a particular focus on avoiding plastic waste.

Articles Tagged with ''plastics''

World Wildlife Fund launches Activation Hub to help prevent 10M metric tons of global plastic waste

G&W’s Georgia Central Railway to serve new plastics distribution facility

ALDI announces commitments to reducing plastic packaging

Natural Grocers eliminates over 300 million single-use plastic bags

Nestlé, Veolia join forces to tackle plastics leakage into the environment

Leading CPG companies form the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to reduce plastic packaging

Walmart announces new plastic packaging waste reduction commitments

Study: RPCs present 53% labor savings for grocers

Chroma Color acquires Polymer Concentrates

Nestlé announces initiative to reduce plastic waste

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