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This week in packaging, Sri Lanka moved to ban certain single-use plastic packaging items following a spate of wildlife deaths throughout the island.
Avantium partnered with US-based Origin Materials to accelerate the mass production of PEF, which it says can compete with the fossil-fuel industry.
Cepi said a positive future awaits the EU’s paper and pulp industry despite economic troubles faced in the past year. |
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Circularity Scotland announced £22 million (US$26.5 million) of cash flow support to build the “most comprehensive” DRS system in the world.
Divisions over the UN’s plastic pollution treaty continued to solidify, as international coalitions released conflicting proposals on how the treaty should be stipulated.
Just Zero published model legislation to aid government and policymakers in improving waste management infrastructure in the US. Meanwhile, uncertainty clouded how the Northern Ireland Protocol will impact packagers in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
South Korea’s environment ministry announced plans to crack down on greenwashing in the country with financial penalties for misleading advertising and labeling.
In research, Ames National Laboratory researchers in the US created a catalyst that transforms aliphatic hydrocarbons into chemicals that are easier to recycle. Canadian researchers developed a carotenoid-sourced compound to make a fully-degradable, soluble polymer that disintegrates with acid and sunlight.
Lastly, Dow and LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) Beauty announced a collaboration to accelerate environmentally sustainable packaging across LVMH’s perfume and cosmetic products. |
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