UK reverses opposition to tough EU recycling targets | Environment
Exclusive: Ministers will now back a target of 65% by 2035, meaning ambitious rhetoric is being supported by firm action, say experts…
Source: www.theguardian.com
Exclusive: Ministers will now back a target of 65% by 2035, meaning ambitious rhetoric is being supported by firm action, say experts…
Source: www.theguardian.com
sustainable leather bag – Mulberry created its Portobello tote as its first-ever 100% sustainable leather bag, featuring a design that’s made in the UK. The bag is mad…
This tiny Himalayan village has shunned single-use plastics – the impact is too serious for them.
Government also confirms previously trailed plans to raise plastic bag levy from 5p to 10p across all shops in England…
Event Business Breakfast: Water & The Circular Economy. The Future Economy Network is thrilled to be co-hosting this event with PwC UK, we will be welcoming representatives from Bristol Water, subscribers Halcyan Water Conditioners and IWS Design Lim…
In order to achieve the objective of becoming 100 per cent self-sustainable for all its power needs, Indian Railways has decided to set up solar power plants on vacant unused rail land on a mega scale, a decisive step towards going green and achieving the net zero carbon emissions target by 2030.
Flint Group Packaging Inks, a global leader in the supply of print consumables and services to the packaging industry, has signed up to the HolyGrail 2.0 project that seeks to solve the complexities surrounding the recycling of post-consumer plastic packaging. Project HolyGrail was established in 2017 to speed up the transition to a global circular economy for plastics by improving recycling rates through more effective, high quality sorting of materials. In 2020, the second phase of the project, HolyGrail 2.0, was launched to open it up as a cross-value chain initiative with greater scale and scope. Partners involved in the project are exploring the viability of tagging packaging with unique, machine-readable codes to improve automated detection and sorting within current recycling systems. One technique being considered is to apply an optical code utilising digital watermarking technology. The watermark would be applied directly within the packaging artwork and printed onto the expanse of the printed package, usually in a repeatedly tiled manner. Paul Winstanley, Senior Director – Technology & Innovation at Flint Group Packaging Inks, commented: “HolyGrail 2.0 aligns perfectly with our vision to support the packaging industry achieve a circular economy by developing responsibly-built products and sustainable solutions. It made absolute sense to commit ourselves to working with the European Brand Association (‘AIM’), which is spearheading the project, and other HolyGrail partners, to further develop this technology that will significantly increase the recycling of plastic packaging. “Flint Group Packaging Inks can bring some unique capabilities and expertise to the project to drive the development of digital watermarking and coding. This includes our Global Innovation Centre where we can design supporting ink and coating technology and test full scale simulations of any proposed solutions.” One of the biggest hurdles to achieving high volumes of quality recycled plastics lies in the complexity…