PACKAGING RECYCLING

Report highlights value of recovering small plastics from recycling streams / Investment essential

US PET MARKET

Circular market woefully lacking / Consultants draw roadmap for transformation by 2040

REUSABLE CUPS

City-wide initiative launched in Petaluma, California / Project launched by Starbucks-McDonald's consortium

PEPSICO

Elimination of virgin plastics in European snack packaging by 2030 / USD 35 mn investment in US recycling infrastructure

PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY

Fast-food giants hop on sustainability bandwagon / McDonald's to replace Happy Meal toys / Burger King tests reduced-paper packaging

BOTTLE RECYCLING USA

PET recycler Evergreen to double operations by mid-2022

RECYCLING

Dow, LyondellBasell, Nova Chemicals join together to reclaim polyolefins / Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund starts with USD 25m

NESTLE

US investments advance circular economy / Three water brands' bottles go 100% rPET

PLASTIC CARRIER BAGS

US retail giants CVS, Target and Walmart launch bag redesign initiative / USD 15m commitment

MARINE LITTER

Industry giants to contribute USD 90m to preventing ocean plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur announces global commitment for packaging / "Our Ocean" 2018 conference in Bali

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

Waitrose joins list of stores moving away from single-use coffee cups / Starbucks trials disposable cup fee in London / DS Smith advances recycling

PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT

BASF and Americas Styrenics join World Plastics Council

MARINE LITTER

Ocean Conservancy and WPC part of USD 150m initiative to combat ocean plastics / Waste and recycling management in Southeast Asia / EU commits to fund European and global strategies and centres