Ellen MacArthur Foundation

PLASTICS WASTE EU renews call for global regulation of plastics / WWF says polymer pollution now in “every part of the ocean” / UN to discuss global treaty	10.02.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Global brands back call for UN plastics treaty / Clear business case for action, signatories say	01.02.2022
UPDATE - USA Plastics Pact calls for end of PS, EPS, and PVC packaging by 2025 / Group wants to eliminate 11 polymer products and materials	28.01.2022
KAUFLAND / LIDL Parent company Schwarz Group ups recycling target / 10% recyclate currently used in own-brand plastic packaging across all countries	01.12.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Virgin plastics use may have peaked for brands, retailers: EMF / Top consumer goods firms show more recycled content in packaging / Global Commitment 2021 Progress Report	29.11.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Fast-food giants hop on sustainability bandwagon / McDonald's to replace Happy Meal toys / Burger King tests reduced-paper packaging	23.11.2021
BERRY GLOBAL Personal care products under circular range / New sustainable packaging goal announced	22.11.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Coca-Cola, PepsiCo remain top plastics polluters / Break Free From Plastic brand audit report	16.11.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA CPP outlines plans to 2025 / Priorities defined / Support from 70 industry players	15.11.2021
PACKAGING RECYCLING Watermark trial for packaging in Copenhagen / First products in 2022	16.09.2021
INDIA Launch of Plastics Pact by WWF, CII / Packaging targets to be achieved by 2030	09.09.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING USA Ineos Styrolution joins US Plastics Pact / Roadmap to 2025 unveiled	26.08.2021
PACKAGING Leading brands, retailers to help create schemes to collect, recycle / Ellen MacArthur report puts annual cost of programmes at USD 30 bn	23.07.2021
LEGO Prototype block made from rPET / One-litre PET bottle enough for 10 bricks / Testing phase to last at least a year	29.06.2021
PLASTICS WASTE Study says 20 plastics producers make more than half of all SUP material / US industry group assails report's bias / Both parties call for circular economy	01.06.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING OCEANIA Launch of “Anzpac” pact to tackle plastics waste / Four targets by 2025 / Part of Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact”	25.05.2021
MONTELLO Recycler takes EUR 45m loan from Intesa Sanpaolo	29.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT PepsiCo and Mondelez agree to cut use of virgin plastics for packaging / As You Sow withdraws shareholder proposals filed with US giants	16.03.2021
PACKAGING AND SUSTAINABILITY Brand owners lead the way in renewable packaging / Giants McDonalds and Amazon have a long way to go / Smaller firms offer innovative alternative solutions	10.03.2021
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT As You Sow files shareholder proposals with 10 consumer goods giants to reduce plastics use / Call for sustained commitments / Urgent new findings from EMF report	25.02.2021
ALPLA EUR 250m to be spent for recycling operations / Expansion and international push	24.02.2021
PLASTICS RECYCLING CANADA North American country joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation's global “Plastics Pact” / Commitment towards zero plastic-waste economy by 2025	18.02.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY UNEP launches circular economy coalition for Latin America and the Caribbean	15.02.2021
NOVAMONT Construction of FDCA monomer pilot plant for bioplastics / Material is a precursor for PEF	11.01.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Pandemic hits EU 27 sales, output in first nine months / Circular economy can cushion economic blows	08.12.2020