Lego Invests in Creating Sustainable Plastic Bricks
Published on 20 June 2015
Lego A/S will invest 1 billion Danish krone ($152.3 million) and hire more than 100 employees as it looks for sustainable materials to replace ABS used in its bricks, by 2030.
Designing for Circularity: Global Event Tackles Solutions for a World Where Plastic Is Used, But Without Its Current Footprint
Published on 11 June 2015
The fourth annual Plasticity Forum took place in Cascais, Portugal over the past two days, with the global event bringing together more than 80 business and industry officials, sustainability experts, plastic producers and users, innovators, government representatives and other though leaders to discuss innovative solutions to the growing plastic problem facing our land and marine environments.
Report Touts Viability of Plastics-to-Fuel Technology
Published on 10 June 2015
A report released June 8 hopes to draw attention — and funding — to the growing plastics-to-fuel sector. And its authors hope an accompanying free tool for aspiring pyrolysis developers will help the nascent industry grow.
Coca-Cola unveils 100 percent plant-based PET bottle
Published on 06 June 2015
PlantBottle uses patented technology that converts natural sugars found in plants into the ingredients for making PET bottles. The packaging looks, functions and recycles like traditional PET.
Welcome to the Plastic Age
Published on 04 June 2015
“We often talk about the Stone Age, the Iron Age, the Bronze Age… Now, people are starting to refer to this age as the Plastics Age – it’s in everything,” MBA’s founder Mike Biddle explains, speaking in Pharrell Williams’ new film-documentary ‘The Plastic Age’.
Can the plastics industry create a collaborative model for change?
Published on 02 June 2015
The Plasticity Forum, now in its fourth year, is a unique collaborative forum which brings together a wide spectrum of experts operating within the “plastic puzzle” of commerce.
Recapturing the value of plastics
Published on 25 May 2015
Plasticity Forum presents ideas and opens up discussions on how to harness this material in new ways, both “pre” and “post” consumer use, according to Robert Grace.
International Ocean in Motion Festival Comes to Portugal
Published on 23 May 2015
The Ocean in Motion Film Festival is an exciting international film festival bringing Portuguese audiences a selection of the world’s most awe-inspiring ocean films, from both above and below the deep blue.
Plasticity to provoke a 'big conversation'
Published on 22 May 2015
Plasticity Forum will feature discussions about some of the solutions and best practices that are making their way to the market and from which we can all benefit.
Dunkin' Donuts Closing In on EPS Cup Replacement
Published on 21 May 2015
Dunkin’ Donuts expects to make a decision by the end of this year on the company’s years-long search for an alternative to using expanded polystyrene for its iconic coffee cup.