International Plastic Bag Free Day is celebrated each year on July 3rd! Here's a #tbt of Rebecca Ladue at Leominster's Summer Stroll last month showing off Open Sky's lime green reusable bags. Approximately 500 billion plastic bags are used worldwide each year but although most of those are only used for an average of 20 minutes, each bag can take between 500 and 1,000 years to decompose.
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It's Plastic Free July! Did you know that by refusing single use plastics, YOU can make a huge difference for our planet! 🌎 Choose to swap out single use items such as bags and water bottles for reusable alternatives! Imagine the impact it would have on the environment if we could stop using single use plastics? Here are some easy swaps: 🌟 Use a reusable water bottle 🌟 Grab a stylish cloth bag for shopping 🌟 Choose items in the shops that are not wrapped in unnecessary plastic! Every little change adds up, support plastic free July. #plasticfreejuly #bethechange #ecohero https://loom.ly/FSv2HeM
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Let's have a shout-out to the Chicago Women-Owned sustainable businesses making waves in a world obsessed with single-use, dirt-cheap plastic bottles. We had the chance to talk to two companies that are committed to giving plastic a run for their money. We were giddy after our conversation with Manuela Zoninsein. Her company, Kadeya designed a closed-loop hydration station. It is like Divvy for beverages. What we love most is her commitment to making it affordable and convenient (for the customer & the building owner). We also had a lovely conversation with another Chicago-based company, Open Water. They are walking the walk of sustainability. They use a circular closed-loop cycle and the highest PCR (post-consumer recycled) content in the industry. Then they offset any remaining emissions, so they are a climate-neutral company. We love their capped cans because they are refillable! Gotta love double-duty products :) #womenowned #innovation #localbusiness #chicago #ditchplastic #sustainabilitymatters
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On this International Plastic Bag Free Day, JB Polypack is rallying for a healthier planet by taking a stand against plastic waste. Single-use plastic bags, often discarded after just one use, wreak havoc on our environment. They linger for centuries, polluting our oceans, endangering wildlife, and adding to the alarming rise of microplastics. At JB Polypack, we are proud to offer sustainable packaging solutions like PET sheets and PET straps, all crafted from recycled bottles. Every action, no matter how small, makes a difference. By ditching plastic bags, we can collectively drive meaningful change. By choosing sustainable alternatives whenever possible, we drive change. So let’s choose reusable bags, champion sustainable practices, and spread the word about the urgent need to cut down on plastic waste. Join us in our mission to safeguard the planet. Make the switch to sustainable options today and be part of the movement for a greener future! #InternationalPlasticBagFreeDay #sustainablefuture #packaging #packagingsolutions #plasticrecycling Amit Agarwal Amit Jain sagar singhal CA Hardikkumar A. Punit Singhal Rajesh Gupta Samarth Arya Miklesh Goel Ayodhyaprasad S.
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💚 We're really pleased to have signed up to the Devizes Town Council Plastic Free Pledge 2024! We have already reduced plastic in our packaging and are using paper based parcel tape. We have also replaced disposable plastic cups with reusable cups and eco paper cups, and have returned to using glass milk bottles for our tea and coffee! But this year we are having a bigger push to reduce plastic use in our business! 💚 What are your businesses doing to reduce plastic use? Do you have any ideas to share? Let us know in the comments. #plasticgamechanger #plasticfreeoceans #plasticfree #sealingthefuture
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California has banned the plastic “bag for life”.🛍️ Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to ban all plastic bags in check out lanes, including the reusable bag for life. Despite single-use plastic bags at check outs being banned in 2014, the prevalence of the thicker bag for life has led to plastic bag waste increasing. Statistics by @CALPIRG found that in 2014, 157,385 tons of plastic bag waste was discarded in California. By 2021, that tonnage had increased by 47% to 231,072. The new law will come into effect on January 1 2026 and will focus only on checkout bags. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eJieX3nX
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Let's celebrate this day with less plastic waste. Here's how you can make a difference: - Say NO to single-use plastic bags: Opt for reusable bags when shopping. ️ - Spread the word: Encourage your friends and family to join the plastic-free movement! ️ - Explore sustainable alternatives: Shenzhen Formers Paper offers a wide range of eco-friendly packaging solutions! Let us know what action you are taking to make the world plastic free in the comments! hashtag #paperproducts hashtag #paperpackaging hashtag #foodpackaging hashtag #sustainableproducts hashtag #officesupplies hashtag #thermalpaper hashtag #securitybags hashtag #kraftbags hashtag #tapes hashtag #mailers hashtag #ATMpaper hashtag #labels hashtag #stickers hashtag #envelopes hashtag #tickets hashtag #jumboreels hashtag #ecofriendlypackaging hashtag #sciliconereleasepaper hashtag #formerspaper hashtag #formers hashtag #PlasticBagFree
Let's celebrate this day with less plastic waste. Here's how you can make a difference: - Say NO to single-use plastic bags: Opt for reusable bags when shopping. ️ - Spread the word: Encourage your friends and family to join the plastic-free movement! ️ - Explore sustainable alternatives: Formers Paper offers a wide range of eco-friendly packaging solutions! Let us know what action you are taking to make the world plastic free in the comments! #paperproducts #paperpackaging #foodpackaging #sustainableproducts #officesupplies #thermalpaper #securitybags #kraftbags #tapes #mailers #ATMpaper #labels #stickers #envelopes #tickets #jumboreels #ecofriendlypackaging #sciliconereleasepaper #formerspaper #formers #PlasticBagFree
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Currently, I'm a digital marketing trainee at PACKIN CLUB //Student at ACHARYA NARENDRA COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI // EX-digital marketing intern at Kshitiksha Foundation//
Still, using plastic packaging? Don't make this huge mistake. Plastic packaging is becoming increasingly recognized for its damaging environmental qualities. Plastic can take thousands of years to biodegrade, so single-use plastic packaging is highly polluting. Even plastic packaging that claims to be recyclable often ends up in landfill There is a need to minimize our plastic use to effectively minimize plastic waste. This means modifying our everyday habits, not using plastic when there is a good alternative and only using plastic when it is strictly necessary. For which Packin Club ( Packin Club) is here with a solution for all your packaging problems it is a leading provider of eco-friendly packaging solutions, committed to helping people reduce their environmental footprint. #packinclub #ventureforpackaging #noplasticpatrotismthisrepublicday #usecompostablepackaging #compostablebags
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Recycler of segregated rigid plastic waste. 100% of accepted plastic is processed by us for future plastic manufacturing
Today I thought that I would take it back to basics and try to explain why those of us that prefer plastic, do so. We are opting to advocate for the material that is best for the planet. This table, courtesy of Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice 3rd Edition and Chris DeArmitt, shows why plastic for drinks bottles is top of the pops. Recyclability is very important in sustainability (acknowledging that individuals, organisations and governments need to play their part – hence the lower figures in column 5 than are possible) and this needs to be a major consideration too. The HDPE bottle (such as a milk bottle) and the PET bottle (such as a The Coca-Cola Company bottle) have the lowest impact, whilst simultaneously both having the properties of being 100% recyclable. And you can see, in particular, why we get our knickers in a twist about water in a can! The truth is, though, as consumers we should all aim to reduce our consumption. Water is perfectly acceptable from taps (in first world countries) and should be drunk from a glass (with no straw!) or carried in a reusable plastic water bottle away from home. We all need to be that bit more mindful and make more sustainable and green decisions. #sustainability #packaging #water
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When striving to make more sustainable choices, it is vital to educate oneself on the situation and of the candidate selections. Consider the attached example LCA comparison on a drink container. Without doubt, we, as consumers, have 3 things to remember: -Be better about reducing our consumption - Choose to #recycle solutions that can be recycled - Select the lowest-environmental-impact product choice wherever possible. In my cases, despite what you've been told, this is indeed plastic. And I second the suggestion to follow Chris DeArmitt - PhD, FRSC, FIMMM for additional unbiased reporting on the actual data around plastics and sustainability. #sustainability #plastics #facts
Recycler of segregated rigid plastic waste. 100% of accepted plastic is processed by us for future plastic manufacturing
Today I thought that I would take it back to basics and try to explain why those of us that prefer plastic, do so. We are opting to advocate for the material that is best for the planet. This table, courtesy of Materials and the Environment: Eco-Informed Material Choice 3rd Edition and Chris DeArmitt, shows why plastic for drinks bottles is top of the pops. Recyclability is very important in sustainability (acknowledging that individuals, organisations and governments need to play their part – hence the lower figures in column 5 than are possible) and this needs to be a major consideration too. The HDPE bottle (such as a milk bottle) and the PET bottle (such as a The Coca-Cola Company bottle) have the lowest impact, whilst simultaneously both having the properties of being 100% recyclable. And you can see, in particular, why we get our knickers in a twist about water in a can! The truth is, though, as consumers we should all aim to reduce our consumption. Water is perfectly acceptable from taps (in first world countries) and should be drunk from a glass (with no straw!) or carried in a reusable plastic water bottle away from home. We all need to be that bit more mindful and make more sustainable and green decisions. #sustainability #packaging #water
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https://lnkd.in/dzPxkFkf Berry Global, Inc. partnered with Abel & Cole to introduce lightweight, refillable PP milk bottles for the Club Zero Refillable Milk service. These bottles can be reused up to 16 times before recycling, producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional glass bottles. Research by Abel & Cole shows that reusing these bottles just four times cuts the carbon footprint by half compared to glass, which would require over 15 returns to achieve similar savings. This initiative is expected to prevent 450,000 single-use plastic bottles from reaching landfills each year, equivalent to 23 tonnes of plastic. #Webpackaging #PackagingInnovation #Sustainability #Reuse #RefillableBottles #RefillablePackaging #Milk
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