TOMRA Group Feature Articles
Why Europe's reuse leaders are flocking to Aarhus
What does a city that has cracked the reuse puzzle actually look like? Recently, 80 of Europe's leading sustainability experts traveled to Denmark to find out — and what they found promises to accelerate plans across the continent.
Read more about the Aarhus field trip
TOMRA and the Global Plastics Treaty
Alongside a strong coalition of businesses and NGOs, TOMRA has been active in promoting an ambitious Global Plastics Treaty with clear targets and harmonized regulation across UN countries. Our hopes were that the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee would finalize and adopt an agreement at the end of INC-5.2 in Geneva in August, but unfortunately, no agreement was reached.
Read more about the negotiation process
First year anniversary of TOMRA Reuse pilot in Aarhus
One year in, the world’s first city-wide platform for reusable takeaway packaging in Aarhus, Denmark demonstrates that it is possible to combine convenience on the go with more circular practices. The most heavily circulated REUSEABLE cups have so far completed an impressive 33 loops of reuse.
Read more about the project one-year in
The plastic dilemma: Is it recyclable or waste?
Knowing whether plastic packaging should be placed in the separate bin for plastic recycling or thrown into the mixed waste bin is not always easy.
Read more about TOMRA's plastic feedstock ambitions
EPR: At the core of plastic pollution control
As plastic pollution continues to soar, extended producer responsibility (EPR) is becoming an increasingly important policy tool to mitigate this crisis. Through EPR, the operational logistics and costs of managing waste are placed firmly on the producers of that waste, creating a financial incentive for them to create and manage their products and packaging in more sustainable ways.
Read more about EPR and plastic pollution control
Getting to zero: How ambitious recycling targets can combat global plastic pollution
Today, only 9% of plastic finds its way back into the production cycle after it has been thrown away — a far cry from the target the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive has set (50% of plastic to be recycled by 2025 and 55% by 2030). In anticipation of the third round of negotiations for the UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, where delegates from around the world will gather in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the terms of the Treaty, TOMRA has published 10 recommendations for consideration.
Read more about how to reach ambitious recycling targets
The UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution can drive global waste management solutions
How system integrity helps achieve higher packaging recycling rates
System integrity is critical to a trusted, reliable, and effective system. Learn more about the final design principle in this series.
How system integrity helps achieve higher packaging recycling rates
Global trends in EPR schemes: producer responsibility for consumer packaging
EPR schemes ensure that companies take responsibility for the collection, sorting, and recycling of the packaging they place on the market, from start to finish.
Global trends in EPR schemes: producer responsibility for consumer packaging
How consumer convenience can influence the success of EPR systems for packaging waste
High-performing EPR schemes are built on a combination of five design principles, with convenience being a fundamental pillar that most directly impacts a consumer’s role in the system.
How consumer convenience can influence the success of EPR systems for packaging waste
Driving resource efficiency with packaging targets
Analysis of EPR schemes shows that creating a trifecta of packaging targets drives resource efficiency. Read more about the second EPR design principle covered in this series: Performance.
Driving resource efficiency with packaging targets
Increasing the circularity of packaging - can resetting how recycling rates are calculated help?
EPR schemes have the power to advance the circular economy, but they need to be designed properly. There are five design principles of high-performing EPR schemes. The first is Circularity.
Increasing the circularity of packaging - can resetting how recycling rates are calculated help?
Reduce, reuse, recycle: what is a circular economy for plastic?
TOMRA explores the potential of the circular economy in helping to achieve environmental targets and how to achieve a circular economy for plastic.
Reduce, reuse, recycle: what is a circular economy for plastic?
What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)?
Learn more about Extended Producer Responsibility: What is it? Why is it important, and what does it mean for manufacturers, and others in the value chain?
Learn what Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is
Only 2% of plastic packaging is recycled in a closed loop. What about the other 98%?
The demand for plastic continues to grow and, currently, only 2% of plastic packaging is kept in a closed loop. What can be done to change this?
Only 2% of plastic packaging is recycled in a closed loop. What about the other 98%?
Unlocking the circular potential of polyesterene
TOMRA is here to change negative misconceptions about Polystyrene (PS) and prove that this material is not only recyclable, but incredibly valuable.
Unlocking the circular potential of polyesterene
What is the circular economy?
The circular economy is transforming the way we use and reuse resources, reducing waste and improving the sustainability of our planet. But what is the circular economy, and how does it work?
What is the circular economy?
A blueprint for a better future: Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
5 ways the circular economy reduces waste and increases value for people and planet
Here are five examples of circular economies that are transforming industries and already in action across the globe, including container deposit schemes for closed-loop recycling.
5 ways the circular economy reduces waste and increases value for people and planet
