Stay updated with breaking news from Werner Mertz. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Edie Members exclusive: Findings reveal a lack of progress in reducing virgin plastic use among global firms, including L’Oreal and Coca-Cola. Despite efforts in recycling, the intensity of plastic usage hasn’t decreased.
To boost the uptake of recycled plastic in packaging material, the European Commission will define a method to measure, allocate and communicate recycled content. It will set a precedent and have further implications also for construction materials, batteries, vehicles and, most likely, textiles.
Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry.
Big companies including Coca-Cola and Danone have signed a new global commitment to tackle the plastic waste problem. Mere greenwashing, or can such pledges make a difference in the fight against plastic pollution?
More than 70 businesses, including some of the world's biggest plastic polluters, are calling for the UN to implement a global pact that includes reductions in plastic pollution as well as increased recycling.