15 Sustainable Packaging Innovations to Watch
New sustainable packages, including those made from oat hulls and cocoa bean byproduct, refillable and reusable packaging for cosmetics, hand sanitizer, and deodorant, and other innovations, are the focus of webinar from ThePackHub.
Apr 5th, 2021 Sustainable packaging innovations just keep coming, with new technologies and introductions that follow a number of global trends. These include renewable or bio-based packaging that is compostable or biodegradable; packaging that is moving from one material to another in particular, the trend away from plastic; packaging made from recycled materials, or packaging that is recyclable; and refillable and reusable packaging.
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Europeans spend more than £700 billion (€800bn) a year on recreational visits to water bodies - but perceived poor water quality costs almost £90 billion (€100bn) in lost visits, a new study has found.
The new research - led by a European collaboration involving the University of Exeter and the University of Stirling - used data from 11,000 visits in 14 different countries to analyse the economic value of water bodies, such as rivers, lakes, waterfalls, beaches and seaside promenades.
The research team estimated that people spend an average of £35 (€40) travelling to and from these sites, with a typical family making 45 such trips each year.
Finnish attention has been drawn eastwards since Russian opposition leader
Alexei Navalny s return and subsequent arrest. Last week President
Vladimir Putin, telling reporters, I had a long discussion with Putin and we went through the Navalny situation.
Niinistö previously received thanks for his help in getting Russian officials to allow Navalny to fly to Germany for medical treatment.
The detention of protesters including Navalny s wife
Pekka Haavisto tweeting arrests of peaceful protesters in Russia, including Yulia Navalnaya, are not acceptable. Navalnya has since been released.
Finnish media has consequently been transfixed by the drama in Russia and the reaction of Finnish leaders.
Taaleri, Savon Voima collaborate on biocoal plant, biomass procurement bioenergy-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bioenergy-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Taaleri Plc and Savon Voima Oyj announce cooperation – Taaleri’s first biocoal plant planned in Joensuu
Taaleri is preparing a bioindustry venture to build a new biocoal plant in Joensuu. The plan is that customers will also be able to invest in the project at a later stage. Torrefied biocoal is replacing coal in energy production and other industries. Biocoal can also be used for soil improvement and water treatment.
Around the world, fossil raw materials are gradually being phased out. Finland has passed a ruling that prohibits the use of coal, the most harmful of all fossil raw materials, for the production of electricity and heat from 2029 on. A clear majority of Finnish energy producers are already aiming to give up coal by 2025. Biocoal is an environmentally friendly raw material choice for energy producers. Biocoal combustion is emission-free, and emissions from the biocoal logistics chain and production account for ju