RENEWABLES AND ENERGY REDUCTION
mgs
Powering through the positives
MGS Technical Plastics has reduced its carbon footprint by 41%. Judson Smythe, Managing Director, explains the commercial benefits and the measures taken forward by the company.
17 Nov 2025
exel composites
Exel Composites' new India plant reaches volume production capacity for wind energy components
Exel Composites’ new Banda facility in India is now in full-scale productio, shipping IEC 61400-5 certified carbon fibre components for wind turbine blades.
20 Oct 2025
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies
Hydropower plants: Achieving maximum output
With its application-specific seals and materials, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies enables high and sustainable yields in hydroelectric power generation.
1 Sep 2025
BPF
BPF releases energy management in plastics processing book
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) has published the fourth edition of Energy Management in Plastics Processing written by Dr Robin Kent.
14 Jul 2025
JSP
JSP EMEA uses 100% electricity from renewable sources
JSP has recently renewed energy supplies, with the energy source for 2025 being predominantly hydroelectricity. It is guaranteed and certified as 100% renewable.
14 Feb 2025
PepsiCo
PepsiCo plant in Spain to go net-zero globally by 2025
PepsiCo's beverage plant in Northern Spain aims to become the company’s first plant globally to reach net-zero emissions by 2025, thanks to the electrification of its operations, eliminating 1,849 tonnes of CO2 per year.
9 May 2024
Countrystyle Recycling
Countrystyle Recycling breaks ground on new waste transfer facility
The site has been designed to fulfil both the company's and its third-party customers’ needs.
7 May 2026
Circulate Capital
Circulate Capital raises $220M at first close for Asia Fund II
The company has achieved over 70% of its overall target.
5 May 2026
TOMRA
Portugal launches its deposit return scheme for single-use drink containers
Portugal becomes the 19th European country to implement this kind of system, and the first sizable market in Southern Europe to adopt a DRS.
1 May 2026
TOMRA
Singapore becomes first Southeast Asian country with nationwide deposit return scheme
The move will create a clean, high-quality stream of recycled materials and promote a circular economy for Singapore’s beverage containers.
28 Apr 2026
Trioworld
Trioworld publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report
The report coincides with the company’s 60th anniversary of business.
24 Apr 2026
Neste
Neste commissions upgrading facility for liquefied waste plastic
The facility can process up to 150,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic each year.
22 Apr 2026
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Countrystyle Recycling
Countrystyle Recycling breaks ground on new waste transfer facility
The site has been designed to fulfil both the company's and its third-party customers’ needs.
7 May 2026
University of Edinburgh
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh could make a Parkinson’s drug using waste plastic
PET waste is being broken down and transformed into L-DOPA using engineered E.coli bacteria.
2 Apr 2026
Global Impact Coalition
Jaguar Land Rover joins the Global Impact Coalition
JLR will aid with the second phase of GIC’s Automotive Plastics Circularity project.
16 Apr 2026
MBA Polymers
MBA Polymers completes merger with energenta AG
The move has created a high-quality plastics recycling and recovery technologies leader.
15 Apr 2026
Trioworld
Trioworld publishes its 2025 Sustainability Report
The report coincides with the company’s 60th anniversary of business.
24 Apr 2026
business waste
Flushing period products releases 2,500 tonnes of plastic a year
Netflix’s The Plastic Detox documentary shows how microplastics have moved into the public health spotlight. Sanitary waste experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk discuss the issue in detail.
14 Apr 2026
Sponsored
Mauser Packaging Solutions invests to revolutionise sustainable plastic drum manufacture
Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin.
White Paper
Accelerate digital transformation in the chemical industry
In this White Paper Nokia look at best practices and use cases to drive productivity, sustainability and worker safety. Click here to download.
10 Mar 2023
Sponsored
Mauser Packaging Solutions invests to revolutionise sustainable plastic drum manufacture
Investment in multi-layer plastic drum machine expands capacity for growing demand of Infinity Series products manufactured with recycled resin.
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Webinar
Energy saving cooling systems Webinar
In this Webinar You will be able to discover how to achieve energy savings by lowering chiller usage with adiabatic and direct free air coolers during low ambient conditions. Register today.