Plastic

ReSea Project becomes just the second organization in the world to be certified after new standard of plastic recovered in oceans and rivers.

World leading assurance and risk management company DNV GL released the first ever traceability standard in 2020 to verify the authenticity and origin of recovered ocean and river plastic. ReSea Project, a Danish company cleaning rivers and oceans in Indonesia, is the second organization in the world to be certified to the standard, offering the highest level of traceability of plastic removed from the hydrosphere.

Wehlers stol R.U.M bliver hyldet for design, og virksomheden er anerkendt for bæredygtighed som B-Corporation medlem.

Arkitektforeningens “Ugens arkitektur” i uge 12 er en stol fra Wehlers, der er fremstillet af genbrugt plastic fra havet. Stolen hedder R.U.M., der står for Re Used Materials.

Ny rapport præsenterer hidtil usete data for de globale plast-flows

Én af anbefalingerne er, at de udviklede lande udvikler løsninger og tager ansvar for egne mængder.

Why is plastic recycling so difficult - and what's next?

Only 5% - 9% of all plastic manufactured in the world is being recycled. The battle against plastic pollution is here - what's your move?

From drink to ink – KLM makes tools from PET bottles

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the first airline in the world to recycle PET bottles to make tools for repairing and maintaining its aircraft. Empty bottles are collected at the end of every flight and transformed into filament, the material used in 3D printers. This process means an empty water bottle can end up as part of a 3D-printed piece of equipment that saves Engineering & Maintenance time and money.

Festivals replace 2 million disposable plastic jars with a new, sustainable alternative

Festival guests will for the first time consume ice-cold draft beer from sustainable and recyclable plastic glasses. The Danish festivals Northside, Tinderbox, Roskilde and GRØN are introducing a new greener alternative.

Introducing the New Easy-To-Use (Bio)plastic LCA Tool

thinkstep, with support of the Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites (IfBB, Hannover), has developed an easy-to-use LCA tool specifically for the assessment of (bio)plastic products.

H&M med på moden: Vil reducere forbruget af plasticposer

Den internationale modevirksomhed H&M vil tage op til 3 kroner for plasticposer i kædens butikker. Overskuddet skal gå til den nye samarbejdspartner WWF Verdensnaturfonden.

Dansk Retursystem skruer op for ambitionerne: De sidste 10 pct. skal med

Dansk Retursystem har besluttet at skrue op for ambitionerne. Virksomheden ønsker at øge antallet af flasker og dåser, der kommer retur, selv om returprocenten allerede ligger på 90. Industrien efterspørger genanvendte materialer af høj kvalitet, og forbrugerne efterspørger fokus på bæredygtighed. De sidste 10 pct. udgør omkring 140 millioner emballager årligt – omregnet betyder det en yderligere besparelse på 10.200 tons råstoffer og 14.300 tons CO2.