Tag "műanyag"
DS Smith has replaced 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging since 2020
Date: 2024-06-12 12:01:57
DS Smith has replaced more than 1 billion pieces of plastic packaging – 16 months ahead of the 2025 target date – in collaboration with the world’s most iconic FMCG...
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There are more nanoplastics in mineral waters than we previously thought
Date: 2024-01-23 10:50:12
Bottled water in stores may contain much more plastic than previously thought, according to a new study. The small, nano-sized plastic particles that pollute the water can be 10 times,...
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The mandatory deposit system does not solve all problems
Date: 2024-01-22 12:11:34
Every year, humanity creates more and more plastic, but only 9 percent of it is recycled. This low rate is a serious problem, and many people do not realize that...
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Bottles, stockings and sinkholes – now everything can be recycled?
Date: 2024-01-11 11:58:49
As of January this year, plastic bottles can be returned and recycled in Hungary as part of the mandatory deposit system (DRS). The system has existed in Norway since 1902,...
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More questions than answers in the packaging sector
Date: 2023-12-07 10:40:01
On 30 November 2022, the European Commission published a draft regulation on packaging and packaging waste, the so-called PPWR Regulation. The legislative process is ongoing and expected to enter into...
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DS Smith and Coca-Cola replace unit packaging plastic carrying tabs with ‘DS Smith Lift Up’ packaging innovation
Date: 2023-10-03 11:54:28
DS Smith, a leading global sustainable packaging company, and Coca-Cola are replacing the plastic carrying handles of unit packaging with the ‘DS Smith Lift Up’ corrugated packaging innovation. DS Smith...
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Tupperware, the iconic American producer of plastic food containers, is facing bankruptcy
Date: 2023-04-14 10:18:31
The conmpany’s price has fallen 45% in a short period of time and has depreciated 98% in one year. The popularity of Tupperware containers has decreased significantly among younger generations,...
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Unilever has also joined the Green Pledge
Date: 2023-02-03 11:30:23
Unilever Hungary also joined the Green Pledge initiative launched by the Self-Regulatory Advertising Board (ÖRT), the Hungarian Marketing Association (MMSZ) and the Hungarian Communication Agencies Association (MAKSZ). The essence of...
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The 2022 plastic and garbage ranking of domestic grocery stores has been published
Date: 2022-12-15 11:40:16
A comprehensive report was prepared on how much single-use plastic and packaging materials burden the environment with the largest food retail chains present in our country. The research was carried...
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The European Commission proposes new rules to reduce packaging waste
Date: 2022-11-30 11:32:43
The European Commission proposed new European Union legislation on Wednesday, which aims to reduce the amount of plastic packaging waste that is difficult to decompose and harmful to the environment....
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Müller to entirely phase out coloured milk bottle caps by next summer
Date: 2022-11-30 09:39:40
Müller Milk & Ingredients is to switch all its coloured milk bottle caps to clear, recyclable plastic, following a series of successful trials. The dairy giant said it aimed to...
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A social consultation has begun on returnable plastic cups
Date: 2022-11-17 11:24:47
A social consultation has begun organized by the Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BKIK) and the Zöld Követ Egyesület on returnable plastic cups, the BKIK informed MTI on Thursday....
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The first two-Michelin-star restaurant in Hungary and Startup Plastic Surgery are launching a joint challenge for environmentally friendly catering
Date: 2022-10-10 10:25:29
The challenge of the incubation program is for young teams who could help with an innovative idea to replace vacuum packaging in an environmentally friendly way. In November 2022, Startup...
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Magazine: We want to use less plastic
Date: 2022-09-05 06:52:30
Plastic Free July is a worldwide initiative that is getting more popular year after year: its goal is to turn this month into a plastic-free one, when consumers don’t buy...
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450 tonnes less plastic in SPAR stores
Date: 2022-08-01 10:41:14
Starting in August, only biodegradable bags will be offered in the vegetable and fruit departments of SPAR and INTERSPAR nationwide, so traditional single-use plastic bags will no longer be available...
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Proposals have been received from Greenpeace to reduce plastic packaging in food stores
Date: 2022-08-01 07:10:53
Greenpeace also prepared its publication for food stores in Hungarian, in which the green organization, referring primarily to British examples, formulates professional recommendations on how the disposable plastic packaging used...
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Even on Svalbard, everything is full of plastic
Date: 2022-07-29 11:20:07
According to experts, the fact that plastic breaks down into particles over time and accumulates everywhere in nature is a huge danger. Even in Svalbard, everything is full of plastic,...
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Tesco launches match-and-mix deal to save plastic
Date: 2022-07-25 08:32:38
Tesco has ditched the wrapping on its own-brand juice cartons, water bottles and fizzy drinks in a bid to achieve its sustainability goal of saving 45 million pieces of plastic...
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Heinz partners with Tesco to create recyclable snap-pots
Date: 2022-06-16 08:30:13
Heinz and Tesco has collaborated on a soft plastics recycling trial to produce recyclable packaging for its Heinz Beanz Snap Pots. The trial set to start in July, will see...
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Ban plastic bottles and return to using glass, former minister pleads
Date: 2022-05-02 08:50:07
Britain should scrap plastic bottles and exclusively return to using glass, a former minister, Conservative former minister Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) told the House of Commons. According to...
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This country has already banned disposable plastics
Date: 2022-04-29 10:01:13
Luxembourg has passed new legislation to reduce waste and protect the environment, banning the use of plastic packaging for single-use plastic devices and a range of foods, including vegetables and...
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(HU) Így szorulnak ki az egyszer használatos műanyagok a boltokból
Date: 2022-04-22 10:16:14
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Nine out of 10 in favour of plastics
Date: 2022-04-13 09:56:00
Eighty-nine percent of people support the government’s move to reduce single-use plastics. More than 80 percent of Hungarian and European citizens believe that the state must take decisive action against...
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Ipsos research: banning single-use plastics
Date: 2022-04-08 08:16:28
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Auchan to eliminate plastic bags in its stores
Date: 2022-03-31 11:48:05
After Easter, the plastic bag used to measure and repatriate fruit and vegetables and baked goods, the so-called rollbag, will disappear from Auchan’s domestic stores: from 19 April, customers will...
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Startups to rethink plastic: the third Startup Plastic Surgery accelerator program is launched
Date: 2022-03-18 09:22:20
The application for the Startup Plastic Surgery program has been opened, which for the third time provides support to startups offering solutions to the environmental and health challenges caused by...
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Building blocks made from plastic waste
Date: 2022-03-11 08:30:13
US startup ByFusion uses discarded plastic as a building material. ByFusion’s eco-friendly process—called ‘Blocker’—uses steam and compression to convert plastic waste into construction blocks – without the use of chemicals....
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Beer brand for the environment
Date: 2022-02-21 11:55:46
Mexican beer brand Corona organised a plastic fishing contest in Mazatlán last year, to raise awareness of how polluted Mexico Bay is. Participants had to collect plastic from the Pacific...
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Sugar-based polymers enhance plastic circularity in new transatlantic research
Date: 2022-02-08 08:30:26
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, UK, and Duke University, US, have developed a new polymers family from sugar-based materials. The polymers retain the same qualities as common plastics, but...
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Plastic Bank Prevents 2bn Plastic Bottles From Entering The Ocean
Date: 2022-02-01 08:30:59
Plastic Bank, a social enterprise aiming to change the global supply chain for recycled ocean-bound plastic, has announced that it has prevented 2 billion plastic bottles from entering the ocean....
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