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New Report Says Banks Responsible for Plastic Pollution

2021-01-11 07:00:00| Waste Age

Banks are to blame for the globe's plastic problem, says a new report from Bankrolling Plastics. Financial institutions have given more than $1.7 trillion to 40 companies the report says has "significant involvement" in the plastics supply chain - n

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Archeologists Discover 3,000 Pieces of Plastic at Historic Site

2021-01-08 13:36:00| Waste Age

Archeologists recently found more than 3,000 items of plastic at a former hillfort in Wales. Plastic spoons, eyeglasses, bottle caps, straws, mobile phone batteries, paint can lids, candy wrappers, and plastic wrap were uncovered. Two replica I

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KFC and Pizza Hut Launch New Plastic Reduction Initiatives in China

2021-01-06 07:00:00| Waste Age

SHANGHAI -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China",NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced that it has launched a series of plastic reduction and environmentally friendly packaging initiatives across its brands in line wi

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H&M debuts packaging solution to tackle plastic waste

2020-12-22 12:34:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

Swedish fashion retailer H&M has introduced a new multi-brand paper packaging system that it says is reusable and recyclable in a bid to tackle packaging waste.

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