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ATLANTA, April 18, 2019 (Press Release) -Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Honeywell International Inc. and International Paper Co. for cleanup of contaminated soils and sediments at the LCP-Holtrachem plant in Riegelwood, Columbus County, North Carolina.
Read moreHELSINKI, April 17, 2019 (Press Release) -Kemira Oyj announced today the signing of a EUR 400,000,000 five (5) year multicurrency revolving credit facility (“RCF”), with two one-year extension options. The RCF’s margin will increase or decrease dependent on Kemira meeting three sustainability key performance indicators (“KPI”), namely:
Read moreHELSINKI, April 17, 2019 (Press Release) -Kemira Oyj announced today the signing of a EUR 400,000,000 five (5) year multicurrency revolving credit facility (“RCF”), with two one-year extension options. The RCF’s margin will increase or decrease dependent on Kemira meeting three sustainability key performance indicators (“KPI”), namely:
Read moreATLANTA, April 15, 2019 (Business Wire) -The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has honored WestRock Company, a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, with its Innovator Award for the company’s work in improving the recyclability of foodservice packaging.
The SPC is a membership-based collaborative that believes in the power of industry to make packaging more sustainable. Each year, the organization recognizes advancements toward more sustainable packaging through its SPC Innovator Awards.
Read moreSWINDON, UK, April 16, 2019 (Press Release) -Ecosurety has revealed an alternative model for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) governance, currently under consultation by Defra.
Called the Centralised Competition model, the alternative system revealed by Ecosurety offers an ambitious yet achievable set of parameters under which the UK’s EPR system would be governed following implementation in 2023.
Read moreDUBLIN, Ireland, April 15, 2019 (Press Release) -Smurfit Kappa has joined forces with the Plastic Soup Foundation to stress the growing need for sustainable packaging.
The Plastic Soup Foundation is a Dutch organisation which campaigns for an end to the pollution of the world’s oceans. The term ‘plastic soup’, which first became popular in the late 1990s, refers to the pollution of the oceans by plastic including large pieces and tiny micro-plastic and nano-plastic particles, both floating and sunken.
Read moreASHINGTON, UK , April 12, 2019 (Press Release) -Polar Krush, the UK-based iced drinks market leader has actively eliminated plastic straws from its brand with the launch of a revolutionary, 100% environmentally friendly spoon straw.
After listening to feedback from its global customer base, Northumberland-based Polar Krush has developed a unique spoon straw made from paper to replace the hundreds of millions of traditional polypropylene straws distributed each year by the food, drinks and leisure industries as a whole.
Read moreBRUSSELS, April 10, 2019 (Press Release) -FEFCO is proud to announce the new cradle-to-grave carbon impact of corrugated packaging at 538kg CO2 equivalents per tonne of product.
The carbon footprint covers the cradle-to-grave carbon impact of corrugated packaging, taking account of fossil and biogenic greenhouse gas emissions and removals and emissions from direct land use change.
Read moreLONDON, April 11, 2019 (Press Release) -A newly developed programme delivered by Hubbub and funded by the Starbucks 5p cup charge will help communities resource collection of paper cup waste.
Applications open today for grants ranging between £50,000 and £100,000.
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