Category: climate crisis plastic pollution

May 19, 2021

DuPont: In A Record Vote, 81.2% Of Investors Support The Firm Reporting On Its Plastic Pollution

3 Mins Read One of the world’s largest producers of chemicals and science-based products, DuPont de Nemours, also known as DuPont, released its final tally on how many of its investors supported an ‘As You Sow’ shareholder proposal calling on the firm to report on its spills of plastic pellets that it releases into the environment. A whopping […]

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April 17, 2021

Pulau Plastik: New ‘Plastic Island’ Documentary Explores Damage Caused By Single-Use Pollution

3 Mins Read Pulau Plastik (Plastic Island), a documentary film shot in Indonesia, is set to release in cinemas across the country on Earth Day (April 22), inviting audiences to take a look at the extent of single-use plastic pollution and encouraging us to reduce our massive dependency on it, not only for the good of our planet […]

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March 22, 2021

Mars Wrigley To Create Biodegradable Wrappers For Its Candy Brand Skittles

3 Mins Read In partnership with Danimer Scientific, confectionery giant Mars Wrigley has announced that by early 2021, its world-famous Skittles candy will be sold in biodegradable wrappers. U.S.-based multinational manufacturer of chocolates and sweets Mars Wrigley has joined forces with Danimer Scientific, a developer, and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, for a two-year partnership that will see the […]

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March 4, 2021

Ribena: U.K. Soft Drinks Giant Ditch Plastic Straws, Opt For 100% Recyclable Paper Ones

3 Mins Read U.K.-based soft drinks giant Ribena has recently announced that it will be permanently ditching plastic straws and will instead use recyclable paper straws. Ribena has decided to completely stop manufacturing plastic straws for its cartons and has switched to 100% recyclable paper ones. Back in spring 2020, the company held a trial of the paper […]

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March 1, 2021

Plastic-Neutral FMCG: Hindustan Unilever To Achieve 100% Plastic Waste Collection In 2021

4 Mins Read In a recent announcement, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) plans to achieve 100% plastic waste collection this calendar year meaning that it will collect and process more plastic packaging waste than the company’s own plastic usage. Mumbai-based Hindustan Unilever, the leading Indian FMCG company that is a subsidiary of the British-Dutch multinational consumer goods giant Unilever, with […]

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Category: climate crisis plastic pollution

DuPont: In A Record Vote, 81.2% Of Investors Support The Firm Reporting On Its Plastic Pollution

Pulau Plastik: New ‘Plastic Island’ Documentary Explores Damage Caused By Single-Use Pollution

Mars Wrigley To Create Biodegradable Wrappers For Its Candy Brand Skittles

Ribena: U.K. Soft Drinks Giant Ditch Plastic Straws, Opt For 100% Recyclable Paper Ones

Plastic-Neutral FMCG: Hindustan Unilever To Achieve 100% Plastic Waste Collection In 2021