Indonesia plans to ban single-use plastic by end of 2029
Indonesia will start imposing a ban on single-use plastic products by the end of 2029, the country’s Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said on Monday (Jun 5). By that time, manufacturers ...
How to convert CO2 to bioplastics in the age of global warming
Global warming, caused by greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide (CO2) which trap heat in the atmosphere and warms the globe, is becoming increasing prevalent with unsustainable human activity ...
UK strengthens pledge to end plastic pollution by 2040
UK signs Ministerial Statement calling for an ambitious global plastic pollution treaty to tackle plastic pollution and protect the marine environment. The UK, alongside 52 other members of the High ...
‘Difficult but doable’: Malaysia’s aim to ban the use of plastic bags by 2025
Cigarette butts, plastic bottles, takeaway containers, food wrappers, plastic bags, and straws. These are just some of the waste items that are collected from the coastlines during Reef Check’s international ...
Packaging goes green: Say no to single-use plastic and yes to sustainable packaging solutions
July 3, International Plastic Bag Free Day, is a good time to shine the spotlight on alternative packaging solutions that are ecologically sensitive. What do materials like bagasse (sugarcane residue), ...
Packaging producers have to act now!
While the focus of the plastic packaging sector continues to be strongly directed at sustainability, recycling rates have not kept pace with ambitions, according to a new report from Rabobank ...
Paris to ban single-use plastic from the 2024 Olympic Games
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Friday the city planned to ban single-use plastic when it holds the 2024 Olympic Games as part of efforts to tackle a global plastic ...
G7 commits to ending plastics pollution by 2040
The G7 economic bloc of some of the world’s largest economies is out with a declaration committing its member countries to end plastics pollution by 2040, including taking steps to ...
