Tag: recycled

The LEGO Group introduces tires made with recycled materials

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group has announced the introduction of a new, more sustainable material for selected LEGO tires, made from recycled fishing nets, ropes, and engine oil. The material is created by repurposing discarded ropes and nets from ocean vessels which is then combined with recycled engine oil to reduce reliance of virgin fossil fuel-based ingredients. It will initially be used in seven LEGO tire pieces, each containing at least 30% recycled content. The new tires have already started appearing in LEGO sets— indistinguishable from existing tires fans know and love.…

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Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Industry Advances Sustainability with $185M Investment in Recycled Content Resin Technologies

Stuart Mitchell

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) resin producers in North America have collectively invested more than $185M in technologies for recycled content EPS feedstock, advancing sustainability in many sectors. Leading resin producers RAPAC, Epsilyte, Styropek, Nexkemia and BASF have all developed proprietary formulas that will allow EPS fabricators to incorporate ≥30% recycled content in the manufacturing of many applications. Seventy-nine million pounds of online capacity is already serving North American markets, with projections for an additional 150 million pounds of capacity. Three of the resin producer’s recycled content products are third-party certified and…

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Nestlé Confectionery announces major packaging innovations for Quality Street and KitKat

Stuart Mitchell

Nestlé Confectionery has announced industry-leading packaging innovations for two of its best-loved brands – Quality Street and KitKat. In a category first, Quality Street will move to recyclable paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets. By replacing the double layer of foil and cellulose with a paper wrap, Quality Street will remove more than two billion pieces of packaging material from the brand’s supply chain. At the same time, KitKat will introduce wrappers made with 80% recycled plastic*. These wrappers can be recycled at more than 5,000 supermarkets across the UK…

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All Pandora jewellery to be made from recycled silver and gold

Stuart Mitchell

Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, has announced it will entirely stop using newly mined silver and gold in its jewellery by 2025 and only buy from recycled sources. This will cut carbon emissions by two thirds for silver and by more than 99% for gold. “Silver and gold are beautiful jewellery materials that can be recycled forever without losing their quality. Metals mined centuries ago are just as good as new. They will never tarnish or decay. We wish to help develop a more responsible way of crafting affordable…

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HP Receives First Recycled Content Validation for Ocean-Bound Plastics from UL

Stuart Mitchell

UL announces HP, a leading provider of personal systems, printers and 3D printing solutions, has achieved recycled content validations from UL for five of their resins, which contain between 5 to 99% recycled content from ocean-bound plastic. HP is the first company to achieve validation from UL to the UL 2809 Environmental Claim Validation Procedure (ECVP) for Recycled Content Standard which now includes auditing of social responsibility procedures.  As a volume leader in using ocean-bound plastic materials in HP products, HP is focused on innovating and using sustainable materials while…

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