Another shocking reminder that the way we manage our waste is killing creatures. Waste management is missing in many communities and should be the primary focus for action to Catch Plastics before they get to waterways and oceans.…lnkd.in/eFMn65C lnkd.in/e6KXfCM

WRAP Cymru shows how to tackle plastics and meet the UK Plastics Pact. It aims to grow plastics reprocessing capacity from 55,000 tonnes to around 200,000 t/yr by 2025 by achieving a 75% capture rate for plastics through local aut…lnkd.in/eVvRGMs lnkd.in/ePBNnwv

Every plastics resin and product manufacturer should see A Plastic Ocean produced by Plastic Oceans UK is now Ocean Generation . This screening by the Institute of Environment Science was standing room only and full of questions about how to avoid the painfu…lnkd.in/eWSmE7z lnkd.in/ejeiFJM

Black packaging must be included in the recycling loop or eliminated. It is now a simple process that either eliminates the use of carbon black masterbatch or uses new NIR detectable black pigments developed via WRAP in 2011. I exp…lnkd.in/emG5MAM lnkd.in/e_77pji

Bans are a sign that common sense in communities and business has failed to avert the obvious problem that we have ignored for years. The EU could ask each member state to use a deposit system to collect 90 percent of plastic bottl…lnkd.in/e9bDh8H lnkd.in/etN37uC

Thailand has joined Vietnam in banning imports of plastics and WEEE waste. This might disrupt current business practices however it will actually boost local recycling industries at the source to invest in recovering the value of t…lnkd.in/eGybRGv lnkd.in/eXevJ2q

The waste and recycling industries are 16 times more deadly to work compared to other industries based on the latest statistics (per 100,000 hours worked) UK HSE. The manufacturing industry is 20 times safer. The urgent lesson is t…lnkd.in/eubApMe lnkd.in/ejxsEjg

A well run DRS scheme is a very positive move for UK and it must satisfy many issues. Consumer should be simply paid to return and collect bottles that might otherwise leak out of controlled collections. Municipal collections also…lnkd.in/gV9w5ha lnkd.in/gftDDde

The ‘historic’ agreement between China and EU could see the world’s two largest economies align key circular economy mechanisms and create the conditions for a ‘system shift’ on a global scale towards a low carbon, regenerative ec…lnkd.in/gjVR-6E lnkd.in/gNNuFNb

All this plastic has ben washed from the land to the sea during the storm. The absence of effective waste management for informal housing is a common feature of developing countries. There needs to be international focus on helping…lnkd.in/gVhEEhy lnkd.in/gDK_7T4

34 European organisations have asked the EU to implement a minimum requirement for recycled plastics in new products in response to what they see as omissions in the European Plastics Strategy. Mandatory recycled content is a fast…lnkd.in/giCb7ra lnkd.in/gTJHstH

Consumers will be really puzzled by what to do with this package once they have drunk the water. The bottle has a plastic neck and closure and a plastic paper laminate body. Where do you put this bottle that is neither recyclable…lnkd.in/drb7gcx lnkd.in/dG2WAXH

I will be speaking at RWM on Wednesday12 Sept at 1315 in the Packaging theatre on "NextSort - solving difficult to recycle packaging". Edward Kosior is speaking at RWM Expo 2025 For free tickets

The President of India is launching 13 Agrotech India exhibition in Chandigar which is focused on increasing the income of farmers via modern technology. Nextek Limited is showcasing Biofreshpak films technology that can increase the the longevity of frui…lnkd.in/eQvf_Br

Imagine how many kayaks we need in this battle to clean up the oceans with the knowledge that the problem will worsen if we don't stop the outflow. We must Catch Plastics on land otherwise every noble effort will be dwarfed by the…lnkd.in/e-AAa3G lnkd.in/eAd_bMi

Unilever has committed £5m and Waitrose £0.5m to the Commonwealth Innovation "work in partnership to step away from our take-make-dispose model of consumption". This important connection between the environment, brand owners and re…lnkd.in/eVfUk-e lnkd.in/eshhCA7

Bikes in China have become a huge waste/litter problem on a huge scale rather than the solution to traffic problems they were designed for. Why has this gone wrong? Is this another indicator of the convenience and discard mentalit…lnkd.in/etDTxV3 lnkd.in/eVTW-BT

Strong and critically important goals for the Plastics industry in USA. All packaging to be 100% recycled or recovered by 2040 is great target (22 year gap). All packaging to be 100% recyclable by 2030 is also a great target (18 ye…lnkd.in/dHMBgDe lnkd.in/d7dqt5h

Life on this planet has evolved into many species and yet only one of those recent species (homo sapiens) will determine the future. A very sobering and enlightening video that asks the ultimate question. Will we choose to survive?…lnkd.in/ehz383P lnkd.in/ehyHM6u

Zero Plastics waste to landfill by 2030, PRN reform and streamlined recycling system to minimise consumer confusion on recycling and greatly minimising leakage of plastics to oceans. These are pivotal and strong goals for the Briti…lnkd.in/eV7B-es lnkd.in/eDRMYrK