Tetra Pak launches industry’s first package made entirely from plant based, renewable packaging materials
October 20, 2014
The new Tetra Rex carton will be the first in the market to have bio-based low-density polyethylene films and bio-based high-density polyethylene caps, both derived from sugar cane, in addition to Forest Stewardship Council certified paperboard.
Since 2011, Novelis has invested approximately $500 million to expand its recycling network, doubling its recycling capacity to 2.1 million metric tons per year and raising its recycled content from 30% to 46%.
Education-based 'Recycle Rally' empowers students to recycle for the environment and win cash prizes
October 10, 2014
To get more students recycling, PepsiCo announced it is now opening its popular K-12 school Recycle Rally program to schools across the U.S. The program is one of the ways PepsiCo is working to increase recycling to help drive the U.S. beverage container recycling rate to 50% by 2018.
Tetra Pak is working with Kingfisher and IKEA to promote the benefits of legal, responsibly sourced, sustainable timber and clarify the role of Forest Stewardship Council certification in the delivery of these values.
The report also defines driving and restraining factors for the global biodegradable plastics market with the analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, winning imperatives, and challenges.