Ellen MacArthur Foundation

ALPLA Austrian packaging producer invests EUR 50m in recycling	08.11.2018
MARINE LITTER Industry giants to contribute USD 90m to preventing ocean plastics waste / Ellen MacArthur announces global commitment for packaging / "Our Ocean" 2018 conference in Bali	02.11.2018
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY Waste feedstocks, product performance and digital tools offer opportunities for successful commercialisation of "green" materials / Lux Research report	12.09.2018
MARINE LITTER Pacific garbage patch on alert / Ocean Cleanup to launch floating collection system in September / Estimates of 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic in gyre	27.08.2018
MARINE LITTER EU and China sign partnership on oceans / Ellen MacArthur Foundation sees potential of circular economy for plastics	24.07.2018
MARINE LITTER G7 recognises urgency of ocean plastics pollution / Lost value of plastics in waste stream / Ellen MacArthur Foundation to form coalition of businesses and governments	13.06.2018
UK PLASTICS INDUSTRY More than 60 firms sign up to "UK Plastics Pact" / Plastics waste initiative led by Wrap / First global network of this kind / Supported by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and BPF	04.05.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradables industry slams EU drive to restrict usage / Conventional polymers seen as the “bigger risk” in microplastics generation	06.03.2018
PET Experts across value chain meet at annual “Petcore Europe Conference” / Over 200 attendees gain insights into circular economy and innovation	20.02.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT UNEP and Ellen MacArthur partner to step up circular economy actions / China's plastics waste restrictions beneficial	06.02.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Winners of innovation competition announced at WEF in Davos / MacArthur's programme identifies latest projects to reduce marine litter	25.01.2018
EVIAN Plans to make water bottles from 100% recycled plastic by 2025 / Danone-owned group will collaborate with Ellen MacArthur	23.01.2018
SAUDI ARABIA Certain packaging plastics required to be oxo-degradable / Customs checks since December 2017	11.01.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradable lobby responds to EMF's critical report / Packaging firms "care more about profits than the environment"	22.11.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Ellen MacArthur Foundation calls for oxo-degradable plastic packaging ban / Contribution to microplastic pollution	13.11.2017
KENYA Launch of wide-sweeping plastic bag ban / Draconian penalties for use / Other African countries to follow	06.09.2017
AEGG Manufacturing plant expanded in the UK / Growing demand for PS, PET and PP food packaging	25.08.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT World Plastics Council undertakes marine litter combat / Increasing awareness for waste prevention concepts in Asia / G20 Action Plan announced in Hamburg	14.07.2017
BASF Membership in two Ellen MacArthur Foundation circular economy initiatives	15.05.2017
UNILEVER Consumer giant to use only recyclable plastic packaging / MacArthur membership renewed	26.01.2017
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT WEF, MacArthur Foundation and plastics industry in joint declaration on combatting marine litter / “New Plastics Economy” initiative presents strategies for recycling at Davos	25.01.2017
DANONE Food giant joins Ellen MacArthur Foundation / Promoting the circular economy	19.01.2017
BOREALIS Austrian polyolefins giant joins key circular economy projects PCEP and New Plastics Economy	19.12.2016
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Much work still needed in UK, paper says / Extended Producer Responsibility is key / Packaging waste cleanup costs exceed GBP 100m annually in England / All parts of supply chain must work together	29.11.2016
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Marine Litter: More plastics in the Pacific than thought / Ocean Cleanup completes first aerial survey	10.10.2016