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Coca-Cola aims for global PlantBottle production by 2020

Details: Published on Thursday, 22 December 2011 11:58; Written by Staff Reporter

GLOBAL – Coca-Cola says its eco-PET bottle made from 100% plant-based material could be produced on the commercial global scale within five or six years.

Hasbro to eliminate PVC packaging

Details: Published on Wednesday, 14 December 2011 15:11; Written by Trina Tan

US – Hasbro plans to eliminate PVC – which is widely used in blister packaging and thermoformed clamshell - from core product packaging from 2013. The global toy giant has already begun to phase out PVC from some packaging.

Greenpeace faces ban in Indonesia

Details: Published on Monday, 05 December 2011 11:44; Written by Stuart Hoggard

INDONESIA - The environmental activist non-governmental organisation (NGO), Greenpeace, familiar with in-depth probing investigations, is itself on the receiving end of a probe amid allegations of money laundering to fund its campaigns in Indonesia.

Coca-Cola removes PVC labels from products in China

Details: Published on Monday, 28 November 2011 13:34; Written by Staff Reporter

CHINA - Coca-Cola China has replaced the polyvinylchloride (PVC) labels used on its products in China with non-PVC ones to help reduce the risks of pollution caused by improper handling in the recycling process.

Vietnamese converter opens milk carton recycling plant

Details: Published on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 16:04; Written by Staff Reporter

VIETNAM - The Dong Tien Packing & Paper Company has opened Vietnam's first-ever line milk carton recycling facility.

Japanese firms to develop waste treatment project in Vietnam

Details: Published on Monday, 21 November 2011 16:39; Written by Trina Tan Ker Wei

VIETNAM - Japan-based JFE Engineering Corporation and Nihon Suido Consultants Company are exploring plans to develop wastewater and garbage treatment plants in Danang, a major port city in the south central coast of Vietnam.