Month: March 2020

Safety of women and girls in public spaces is in focus at UN Women-led global forum

Stuart Mitchell

More than 200 leaders and experts from over 20 countries are meeting in Rabat, Morocco, from February 26 to 28 , to focus on strategic and effective approaches to make public spaces safe and empowering for women and girls. The city of Rabat and UN Women are co-hosting the Fifth Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces Global Leaders’ Forum at the Sofitel Hotel. The Forum takes place in the year where the visionary Beijing Platform for Action turns 25. Delegates will share practical integrated approaches to end sexual harassment and…

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National Trust becomes UK’s largest membership body to ditch plastic from its 5m iconic members’ card

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust has become the UK’s largest membership organisation to ditch plastic from millions of its iconic members’ cards, as the charity marks its 125th anniversary. From next week, the charity will begin to remove 12.5 tonnes of plastic, equivalent to two African elephants, from its 5m annually issued membership cards, which will now be made from a super-strength paper. It is thought to be the first time in the UK that the new, entirely recyclable and compostable material is being used for a membership card on such a…

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FareShare partners with Asda, Richmond Sausages and Rustlers Burgers to help customers donate thousands of meals to those in need

Stuart Mitchell

FareShare has partnered with Asda, Richmond Sausages and Rustlers Burgers to launch a ‘You Buy One We Give One’ promotion which helps customers donate food to those in need all across the UK. When Asda customers purchase participating Richmond Sausages, the Rustlers All Day Breakfast Sausage Muffin and Asda’s Extra Special Italian Meatballs, another similar product will be donated on their behalf to nationwide food redistribution charity FareShare. ““While one in eight people across the UK are experiencing food insecurity, we are grateful to Richmond Sausages, Rustlers Burgers, ABP, Asda…

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Dow and Avangard Innovative Advance Plastic Circularity With Agreement to Supply Recycled Plastics for Dow Technologies

Stuart Mitchell

In an exclusive agreement, Houston-based waste-optimization specialist Avangard Innovative LP will supply post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic film pellets to Dow, a significant addition to Dow’s plastic circularity portfolio that is aligned with the company’s goal to advance the circular economy for plastics and minimize waste in the environment. The companies expect to begin offering Dow’s first ever PCR-based innovations later this year to North American customers who are demanding stronger sustainability profiles in targeted applications such as liners, shrink wrap and protective packaging, among others. Dow will initially use the PCR from Avangard…

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Portugal joins the Plastics Pact network

Stuart Mitchell

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Plastics Pact network welcomes its latest European member with the official launch of Pacto Português para os Plásticos. Currently led by Smart Waste Portugal, with the support of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action, the Ministry of Economy, and the Ministry of the Sea, the Portuguese Plastics Pact brings together key stakeholders across the plastics packaging value chain. Businesses, the Portuguese government, cities, NGOs, and academia are working towards a common vision for a circular economy in which plastic never becomes waste or pollution. The…

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