Tag: recycling

The Coca-Cola Company Teams Up with Bill Nye to Demystify Recycling in Striking Animation

Stuart Mitchell

As science educator Bill Nye always says, “It’s not magic, it’s science!” And now he’s helping to show the magic – and the science – behind recycling. The Coca-Cola Company teams up with Bill Nye to unveil an animated, stop-motion short film that illustrates the holistic recycling process. The film breaks down the ins-and-outs of plastic recycling for viewers to demystify the process, with the ultimate goal of inspiring action. https://youtu.be/1HRadzzvQNY “As we know, we need to reuse plastic,” says Bill Nye. “That’s why I’m partnering with The Coca-Cola Company…

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Morrisons to co-own world leading soft plastic recycling site in UK

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons will become the first supermarket to own its own recycling operations through the acquisition of a significant stake in a new recycling site in Fife. The site will reprocess ‘hard-to-recycle’ soft plastics. Uniquely within the industry, Morrisons already owns 18 of its own food making sites.  Morrisons has also committed that by 2025, it will recycle and reuse the equivalent amount of plastic it puts on to the market within its own recycling facilities, to develop greater recycling in the UK. It has already announced it will reduce its…

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Dow and Mura Technology announce partnership to scale game-changing new advanced recycling solution for plastics

Stuart Mitchell

Dow, and Mura Technology, the global pioneer of an advanced plastic recycling solution, have announced a partnership to help keep plastic waste out of the environment. The collaboration will support the rapid scaling of Mura’s new HydroPRS™ (Hydrothermal Plastic Recycling Solution) advanced recycling process aimed at preventing plastic and carbon from entering the natural environment while creating the feedstocks for a sustainable, circular plastics economy. The deal marks an important step in Dow’s commitment to advance a circular economy for plastics and keep plastic waste from entering the environment. The…

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Pandemic Recycling Data Shows Big Spikes in Cardboard Boxes, Aluminum Cans, Bottles

Stuart Mitchell

This Earth Day, Republic Services is releasing pandemic recycling data showing significant increases in the recycling of cardboard boxes, aluminum cans and plastic and glass bottles over the last year, reflecting a shift in consumer behavior to more at-home consumption. All of these high-demand materials can be put back into the circular economy through proper recycling methods. “The pandemic’s effects were clearly seen in home recycling bins,” said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability. “We know that Americans are willing to recycle and are becoming more aware of…

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Recycling and using up food are as much a part of our Christmas routine as falling asleep in front of James Bond

Stuart Mitchell

Analysis by WRAP of its Recycle Now and Love Food Hate Waste websites over Christmas 2019 reveal that the UK’s commitment to recycling and preventing food being wasted intensifies during the festive season. Many households even log-on during the big day to find out how to recycle a variety of common Christmas items, or for an inspiring tasty recipe to prevent leftover Christmas foods going to waste. Visits to Recycle Now between Christmas Day and New Year 2019 show a busy week for the UK as we began the Great…

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