There isn’t enough recycled plastic for companies to meet commitments. What now?

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Many companies have made commitments to drastically increase their use of post-consumer recycled content (PCR) in their packaging or products. Take Ne...

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Are carbon offsets a joke? A response to comedian John Oliver

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Oliver also left viewers thinking that offsets are only ever used to greenwash, which again ignores what’s actually happening. Many companies follow b...

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Tesco launches new waste-busting service to help suppliers swap surplus stock

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“Excess stock or waste for one supplier could be a valuable commodity to another,” said Sarah Bradbury, Tesco quality director. “By ...

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New rule coming through: How to keep up with changing climate regulations

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In an effort to salvage our planet for generations to come, climate-protection measures are intensifying around the world. Most recently, the Security...

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How climate change reporting can change the face of investment

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What motivates industries to reduce their environmental impact? In order for businesses to be transparent with their investors, they need to have cons...

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EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY REGULATIONS 2022 BRIEF

EPR SENSITIZATION WEBINAR PRESENTATION

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has finished the development of the Extended Producer Responsibility Regulations 2022. This brief, developed ...

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Gov’t Endorses Elimination Of Problematic Plastics

Dr Ayub Macharia, officially launching the Priority List

The Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP) has published a list of problematic and unnecessary plastic items to be eliminated in Kenya. This adds to the already ex...

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EcoFlow: Your eco-friendly, innovative, off-grid energy solution

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Rising energy prices are forcing people to seek alternative sources of this important commodity that fuels many activities in homes and offices. Given...

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5 lessons from Closed Loop Partners’ challenge to reinvent retail bags

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The single-use plastic retail bag is a highly visible symbol of our incumbent linear, take-make-waste system: these bags are used for an average of 12...

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COP27: World leaders agree to talk about paying for loss and damage

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“Funding arrangements responding to loss and damage” has been included for the first time in an agenda agreed upon by the global community for the COP...

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