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Packaging design changes could help improve recycling outcomes, reduce plastic pollution, and support waste sector workers in low- and middle-income countries, a new report by The Consumer Goods Forum’s Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has suggested.

Changes to packaging design could boost recycling and support workers

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago4 mins

Packaging design changes could help improve recycling outcomes, reduce plastic pollution, and support waste sector workers in low- and middle-income…

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In June 2026, Tunley Environmental brought together leaders from a range of product-based businesses for a roundtable discussion on the future of sustainable products. The conversation explored the question of ‘are sustainable products becoming a strategic advantage, or an increasing commercial burden in 2026?’

Sustainable products in 2026: strategic advantage or commercial burden?

1 month ago1 month ago7 mins

Op-ed by Dr William Beer, CEO, and Dr Aaron Yeardley, senior scientist and science team co-lead, Tunley Environmental. In June…

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new, entirely bio-based material from a somewhat unexpected ingredient: yeast.

Bio-based material made from yeast could be used in architecture and interior design

5 months ago5 months ago4 mins

A novel bio-based material produced from yeast could be used in architecture and interior design applications currently reliant on fossil-based…

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