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Walmart fails to hit its 2025 packaging targets


Retail giant Walmart said it does not expect to meet its 2025 plastic packaging reduction and recyclability targets. The news comes shortly after the US retailer admitted it would fall short of 2025 and 2030 green- house gas emissions reduction targets. “While we have made significant progress towards our ambitious 2025 goals for recycled content, virgin plastic reduction, and packaging recyclability, we expect to fall short of achieving these goals by 2025,” said Walmart in a recent update, pointing the finger at limited supplies of high-quality PCR and price volatility. It also suggested that certain laws and regulations restrict PCR use


Circular alliance in boats


in certain areas. The company said that


82% of its private-brand plastic packaging is de- signed for recycling and says it has reduced its overall ‘plastic packaging intensity,’ attributing increases in the weight of virgin plastic it uses to growth in certain product categories. “While we continue to


work towards reducing waste, progress depends on many factors outside our control, including emer- gence and scalability of innovative more-recyclable materials, public policy for materials management systems, infrastructure development, and societal behaviour change,” it said. � https://corporate. walmart.com


Carbios technology used by Biotherm


L’Oréal Group brand Biotherm is launching a cosmetics bottle, designed using Carbios’ enzymatic PET recycling technology. From spring, Biotherm’s iconic Waterlover sun mist will be available in the


reinvented bottle which is made with a material which reduces its carbon footprint by 90% compared to the production of a virgin plastic. Carbios’ biorecycling process also produces material of clear transparency, luxurious shine, and customisable colours. � www.biotherm.com � www.carbios.com


An alliance consisting of various industry leaders has been formed to help achieve circularity in boat production so boats can be built using more recycled materials, such as Elium resin produced by Arkema which is a member of the alliance. The collaboration, launched in France, claims to offer a model for composites sustainability. Beyond the marine industry, the collaboration intends to demonstrate how circular manufactur- ing can be applied across industries reliant on composites, including automotive, aerospace, wind energy, and con- struction. “Elium resin was designed to make composites recyclable, and this initiative show- cases how it works at scale,” said Guillaume Cledat, Arkema Global Business Manager, and this lays the foundation for the industry to build a circular economy in composites. � www.arkema.com


RecyClass revises methodology on recyclability


An updated version of the RecyClass Recyclability Methodology in Europe has been published in anticipation of upcoming legislative changes. The recyclability classification system, originally composed of six classes, will now be streamlined to three, with classes D, E, and F being removed and


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classified as ‘non-recyclable.’ In addition, the recyclable plastic content thresholds have been adapted to the preliminary PPWR thresholds and the revisions incorporated into the RecyClass audit scheme for plastic packaging recyclability. “Over the past ten years, RecyClass


PLASTICS RECYCLING WORLD | March/April 2025


has been offering reliable and indus- try-relevant tools and certifications to advance plastic circularity,” said Paolo Glerean, Chairman of RecyClass. “With this update, we are ensuring further optimisation of the methodology in light of the new regulation.” � https://recyclass.eu


www.plasticsrecyclingworld.com


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