The Plastic Waste Problem and its Solutions We’ve all come across plastic waste in some form or other. You can find it in our homes, in our streets, and in our oceans. Plastic pollution has become a global issue that needs to be addressed urgently. While there have...

Extended Producer Responsibility – How Can It Drive Global Circularity and Sustainability? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is the concept that producers and importers should take responsibility for the products they put into a market across their entire...

How Can Businesses Reduce Plastic Use and Improve Their Plastic Footprint Every day, thousands of tons of plastic are produced, used once, and then just thrown away. This plastic pollution is causing massive problems in the environment and is directly contributing to...

What Are Plastic Offsetting Schemes for Business As a business it is almost inevitable that you will use a certain amount of plastic in either the products you supply or as a by-product of carrying out commerce. Many organizations have set themselves targets to...

Sustainable Development: Challenges and Opportunities Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Sustainable development has been on the agenda since the late 1980s and over that time much progress has been made in moving towards a world that is more sustainable. However,...

How to Become a Net Zero or Zero Carbon Business Today more than ever there is a lot of reasons why it is a good idea for a business to become a zero carbon. However, this does raise the question on how this is to be achieved and what are the steps that need to be...

What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) & How do Plastic Credits Fit In? What is EPR? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is the concept that brands, plastic packaging producers and importers should take responsibility for the plastic they put into a...

Guide to the Effects of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean ​It is hard to miss the news reports on television and in the press showing the effects of plastic waste and the amount of plastic debris in the ocean. From single-use plastic bags to fishing nets there is a vast...

When plastic was first introduced it was thought of as a miracle and flexible material but as the world has come to realize this material comes at a cost to the environment and health. Businesses have relied on plastic not only as one of the raw materials in the...