Tag: recycled plastic

BUXTON now has all bottles made entirely of recycled plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Buxton Natural Mineral Water has achieved its 2019 commitment to not only have recyclable packaging but to help close the recycling loop by making its full range of bottles with recycled PET plastic (rPET), excluding caps and labels. The bottles are made with high-quality food grade rPET that keeps Buxton’s natural mineral water pure, crisp, refreshing, safe, and conveniently available. In achieving this milestone, Nestlé Waters UK has significantly reduced the amount of virgin PET plastic used to make its bottles, helping to close the recycling loop and contribute to…

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Vodafone launches Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic

Stuart Mitchell

Vodafone has launched Eco-SIM cards made from recycled plastic as part of the company’s commitment to reduce its impact on the environment. Starting from October 2021, Vodafone will provide customers with new Eco-SIMs in the half-sized format made from recycled plastic, progressively replacing SIM cards that are currently made from new plastic. Eco-SIM will be rolled out in all 12 of Vodafone’s European markets, in addition to Egypt, Turkey and South Africa.1 The launch of Eco-SIM builds on Vodafone’s successful global rollout of half-sized SIM card holders in 2020.  By…

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TotalEnergies Doubles its Recycled Plastic Production Capacity in France

Stuart Mitchell

TotalEnergies has inaugurated the extension of Synova in Normandy, the French leader in recycled polypropylene production. TotalEnergies is therefore doubling its mechanical recycling production capacity for recycled polymers, to meet growing demand for sustainable polymers from customers, such as Automotive Manufacturer (Auto OEM) and the construction industry. Moving the circular economy forward Plastics are essential to everyday life because of their many properties, including lightness, which allows the automotive industry, for example, to reduce the weight of vehicles and hence also fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. But plastics’ end-of-life is…

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Coca‑Cola continues sustainability journey as it ends use of non-recycled plastic in all on-the-go bottles sold in Great Britain

Stuart Mitchell

Coca‑Cola Great Britain (GB), in partnership with Coca‑Cola Europacific Partners, has today announced that it is set to reach a significant milestone by using 100% recycled plastic in all on-the-go bottles across its entire range, as it continues its progress towards fully sustainable packaging. The move means that all plastic bottles of 500ml or less in GB are to be made with 100% recycled plastic and will continue to be fully recyclable. The rollout commences in September, when the first 100% recycled 500ml bottles will start appearing on shelves.  This milestone…

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The LEGO Group reveals first prototype LEGO® brick made from recycled plastic

Stuart Mitchell

The LEGO Group has unveiled a prototype LEGO® brick made from recycled plastic, the latest step in its journey to make LEGO products from sustainable materials. The new prototype, which uses PET plastic from discarded bottles, is the first brick made from a recycled material to meet the company’s strict quality and safety requirements. A team of more than 150 people are working to find sustainable solutions for LEGO products. Over the past three years, materials scientists and engineers tested over 250 variations of PET materials and hundreds of other…

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