Circular Economy

  • The Brief: Do single-use plastic water bottles spell disaster for tourism?

  • Diageo revisits recycled content, packaging weight and net zero targets

  • INC-5.2: Breaking point or turning point?

  • Tracking the key developments from INC-5.2

  • Which country has the best waste management system?

Circular Economy

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    The Brief: Do single-use plastic water bottles spell disaster for tourism?

    2025-08-28T09:57:00+01:00By

    As our summer vacations draw to a close, have we left mountains of single-use water bottles in our wake? In this edition of the Brief, we weigh up the necessity of plastic bottles at tourist destinations, factoring in both safety and convenience, and consider best practices for our future holidays.

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    Diageo revisits recycled content, packaging weight and net zero targets

    2025-08-26T08:32:00+01:00

    After revising its environmental targets, Diageo now aspires for 50% recycled content in its packaging by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050 – but no longer sets its sights on a 10% reduction in packaging weight or 100% renewable energy.

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    INC-5.2: Breaking point or turning point?

    2025-08-22T14:08:00+01:00

    INC-5.2 was a failure – but is that necessarily a bad thing? Willemijn Peeters, founder of Searious Business, tells us why this breakdown might be exactly what is needed.

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    Tracking the key developments from INC-5.2

    2025-08-12T08:30:00+01:00

    In this article, we’re tracking the key developments from INC-5.2, to keep you up-to-date with the most important decisions and talking points.

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    Which country has the best waste management system?

    2025-08-06T08:49:00+01:00By

    Sensoneo recently published its Global Waste Index 2025, comparing waste management across the 38 member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD). In this edition of The Brief, we outline the main findings of the report including the biggest global waste polluters, waste production trends and the impact of DRS schemes.

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    EU-backed scheme researching new cleaning methods for recycled plastics

    2025-08-06T07:57:00+01:00

    AIMPLAS is leading an innovative research project researching new cleaning and decontamination methods for recycled plastic, with the aim of enabling its safe reuse in food contact applications.

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    Will ambition win the day at INC-5.2’s Global Plastics Treaty talks?

    2025-08-05T09:38:00+01:00

    The sixth round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begins today, and WWF asks whether a continued push for consensus will slow its progress even further – or whether ambitious nations might branch off in pursuit of stronger sustainability measures.

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    INC 5.2: Chance for industry to seize ‘historic opportunity’

    2025-08-05T08:59:00+01:00

    With talks on a global plastics treaty resuming today, Ambrogio Miserocchi, Plastic Policy Lead and Co-Lead of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, calls on world leaders to stay ambitious and seize a historic opportunity to deliver a robust final agreement to end plastic pollution.

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    Burts Snacks cuts down on virgin plastic with 55% PCR crisp packets

    2025-08-05T07:43:00+01:00

    Burts Snacks has implemented 55% post-consumer recycled plastic into its new crisp packets – a move expected to save around 8,000 tonnes of virgin plastic.