Single-use Plastic Archives

Portrait of PhD researcher Susana Meza Huaman working in the lab, in white coat, with protective glasses.

January 31, 2024 Jim McClelland

Rapid chemical recycling for single-use bioplastics

News: Researchers discover a method of chemical recycling that achieves full degradation of single-use bioplastics within just 24 hours.

Tray with five new recyclable delivery bowls: three are round, two with lids stacked on top of one another, the third is open showing food; one oval bowl has lid, other displays food inside. Chopsticks and Wagamama branded napkins in foreground

August 17, 2022 Jim McClelland

Packaging: cutting plastic and carbon from katsu curry

News: Sustainable packaging launch by restaurant chain will cut 330 tonnes of virgin plastic from supply chain and waste stream every year.

March 16, 2022 Jim McClelland

Venture capital backs eco-friendly period care

News: Period care has a plastic problem; so, ESG-based venture capital is investing in eco-friendly menstrual healthcare for a green economy.

White single-use carrier bag littered in natural environment, caught on twigs and branches.

February 23, 2022 Jim McClelland

Pollution on rise as only 9% plastic waste recycled

News: Pollution on rise, as report reveals that 22% of global plastic waste is mismanaged or littered and only 9% gets recycled.

August 3, 2021 Jim McClelland

Divestment: Are meat and plastic the new coal?

With stocks and shares under ESG scrutiny, will meat and plastic follow in the dirty footsteps of coal to become the new focus for divestment?

Pollution in Los Angeles River, Long Beach, California

June 18, 2020 Jim McClelland

No leaders, only laggards, as companies fail to fix plastic pollution

News: Major US corporates and brands are failing to address their responsibilities, fix packaging and turn back the tide on plastic pollution, says report.

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