In an industry first for sustainable packaging, Procter & Gamble has started producing the world’s first recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25 percent recycled beach plastic. P&G’s Head & Shoulders brand will produce the world’s largest run of recyclable bottles made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) beach plastic—a milestone in the hair care industry in creating a sustainable business model that advances a circular economy. Announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos, P&G’s new purpose-driven initiative follows on The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s call to business leaders to drive the re-use of plastic waste. “We felt that the leading shampoo brand in sales should lead in sustainability innovation and know that when we do this, it encourages the entire industry to do the same,” said Lisa Jennings, VP Head & Shoulders, in a press release. Working with recycling experts TerraCycle and SUEZ, a limited run of the new bottles will be available to consumers in France at retailer Carrefour this summer. And that’s just the beginning. P&G also announced a plan to introduce recycled plastic across its European hair care brands in 2018—a commitment that would use 2,600 tons of recycled plastic to make half a billion shampoo bottles every year. Consumer participation is key to the project, as volunteers collected the waste for the new bottles along France’s beaches. With predictions that by 2050 there could be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans, P&G expects to manufacture as many as 170,000 of the special edition bottle. Steve Morgan, technical director at plastics recycling network Recoup, said the level of recycled content makes the initiative a technological breakthrough. “In the past when companies have tried to use plastics that have been sourced from oceans or beaches, it hasn’t been technically possible because of the exposure to UV, and also the plastics degrade and don’t recycle that well,” saidMorgan. “What they’ve done here is make it technically viable, which is kind of the big thing.” While recycling and up cycling are becoming more common, real change will come as companies shift to circular economy business models rather than traditional linear make-use-dispose models. And to have a global company such as P&G lend its support, brands and resources to recycling is a bellwether for truly having an impact and creating a change in supply chain, sourcing and sustainable packaging. P&G has been using PCR (post-consumer recycled) plastic in packaging for more than 25 years, but this latest commitment raises the bar and paves the way for achieving its corporate 2020 goal of doubling the tonnage of PCR plastic used in packaging. In 2015, adidas made headlines with a prototype recycled shoe made from ocean plastic. Fast forward to 2017 and adidas, in partnership with Parley for the Oceans, has committed to a run of 7,000 pairs of the “UltraBOOST Uncaged Parley” for $220 a pair, with a plan to produce 1 million pairs of from more than 11 million plastic bottles this year. As adidas notes on its product page, the shoes are “spinning the problem into a solution, the threat into a thread.” And as P&G is finding out, turning the world’s beach plastic into sustainable packaging  will make every day a good hair—and soul—day.  

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La marca de productos para el cuidado personal Head & Shoulders (H&S) lanzará este verano la primera botella de champú del mundo fabricada con plástico reciclado.

La compañía multinacional Procter & Gamble anunció que su marca de champú Head & Shoulders (H&S) producirá la primera botella de champú del mundo fabricada con plástico reciclado recogido en las playas. Concretamente, estos nuevos envases incluirán un 25% de material reciclado.

En colaboración con las empresas TerraCycle y Suez, la innovación llegará a Francia este verano como una botella de edición limitada a disposición de los consumidores de la cadena minorista Carrefour.

Esta será la producción más grande del mundo de botellas reciclables hechas con plástico posconsumo reciclado (PCR) de playa, y un primer paso importante en el establecimiento de una cadena de suministro única que implica el apoyo de miles de voluntarios y cientos de ONGs en las playas.

“Fuimos conscientes de que la principal marca de champú en ventas tenía que liderar la innovación en sostenibilidad y animar así a toda la industria a hacer lo mismo”, dijo Lisa Jennings, vicepresidenta de Head & Shoulders.

Además, P&G anunció que para finales del 2018 más de 500 millones de envases en Europa incluirán hasta un 25% de plástico reciclado posconsumo. Esto representa el 90% de todas las botellas de productos para el cuidado del cabello que la compañía vende cada año en Europa, de marcas insignia como Pantene y Head & Shoulders.

El proyecto requerirá un suministro de 2,600 toneladas anuales de plástico reciclado. P&G ha utilizado el plástico reciclado en envases desde hace más de 25 años, y el anuncio reciente es un paso importante de la compañía para cumplir su objetivo para el año 2020 de duplicar el tonelaje de plástico posconsumo reciclado utilizado en los envases.

Según la Fundación Ellen MacArthur –principal impulsora de la economía circular-, el 95% del valor del material de envases plásticos, que oscila entre 80,000 y 120,000 millones de dólares anuales, se pierde como residuo, y al ritmo actual en 2050 podría haber más plástico que peces en el océano.

“La botella de champú reciclable Head & Shoulders fabricada con plástico de playa es la primera del mundo en la categoría de cuidado del cabello. Aumentar el uso de plástico reciclado en los envases de nuestras marcas insignia, como Pantene y Head & Shoulders, facilita a los consumidores poder elegir productos más sostenibles sin concesiones”, dijo Virginie Helias, vicepresidenta de Sostenibilidad Global de P&G.

“Estamos orgullosos de trabajar con una de las marcas más grandes del mundo para crear un producto innovador”, dijo Tom Szaky, CEO de TerraCycle. “Con la economía circular ganando más atracción, esperamos que otras marcas globales trabajen con proveedores verdes y usen su influencia para impulsar el cambio en beneficio del medio ambiente”, concluyó.

Por su parte, Jean-Marc Boursier, vicepresidente ejecutivo senior de Suez, recordó que “con nueve instalaciones dedicadas de plástico en toda Europa, Suez ya produce 170,000 toneladas de polímeros reciclados de alta calidad”.

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The Procter & Gamble Company announced that Head & Shoulders (H&S), the world’s #1 shampoo brand, will produce the world’s first recyclable shampoo bottle made from up to 25 percent recycled beach plastic. In partnership with recycling experts TerraCycle and SUEZ, this innovation will come to France this summer as a limited-edition H&S bottle available to consumers in Carrefour, one of the world’s leading retailers. This will be the world’s largest production run of recyclable bottles made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) beach plastic, and a first major step in establishing a unique supply chain that involves the support of thousands of volunteers and hundreds of NGOs collecting plastic waste found on beaches. “We felt that the leading shampoo brand in sales should lead in sustainability innovation and know that when we do this, it encourages the entire industry to do the same,” said Lisa Jennings, Vice President, Head & Shoulders and Global Hair Care Sustainability Leader, Procter & Gamble. “We’ve been fortunate to work with such great partners in TerraCycle and SUEZ to make this vision a reality.” Additionally, P&G announced that in Europe by end of 2018 more than half a billion bottles per year will include up to 25 percent post-consumer recycled plastic. This represents more than 90 percent of all the hair care bottles sold in Europe across P&G’s hair care portfolio of flagship brands like Pantene and Head & Shoulders. Company Approaching 2020 Goal The project will require a supply of 2,600 tons of recycled plastic every year—the same weight as eight fully loaded Boeing 747 jumbo jets. P&G has been using PCR plastic in packaging for over 25 years, and today’s announcement is an important step in the company’s journey to meet their Corporate 2020 goal of doubling the tonnage of PCR plastic used in packaging. According to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF), 95 percent of the value of plastic packaging material, worth $80 billion to $120 billion annually, is lost to the economy and on the current track, there could be more plastics than fish in the ocean (by weight) by 2050. “At P&G, we believe that actions speak louder than words,” said Virginie Helias, Vice President of Global Sustainability, P&G. “The increased use of PCR plastic across our hair care portfolio of brands demonstrates our continued commitment to driving real change. The Head & Shoulders recyclable shampoo bottle made with beach plastic is a world’s first in the hair care category. Increasing the use of recycled plastic in the packaging of our flagship brands, like Pantene and Head & Shoulders, makes it easier for consumers to choose more sustainable products, without any trade-offs. So while we’re proud of what we’ve done and what we’re doing, we know there is much more work ahead.” “This partnership represents an important step for TerraCycle,” said Tom Szaky, CEO, TerraCycle. “We are proud to be working with one of the world’s largest brands to create a breakthrough product. Creating the world’s first recyclable shampoo bottle with beach plastics is a start of an important journey. With the circular economy gaining more traction, we hope that other global brands will work with green suppliers and use their influence to drive change for the benefit of the environment.” “This partnership between SUEZ, TerraCycle and P&G represents an exciting step in the creation of a world first for consumers, a recyclable shampoo bottle made of beach plastics,” said Jean-Marc Boursier, Group Senior Executive VP in charge of Recycling & Recovery Europe, SUEZ. “We hope that other organizations will continue to partner with different providers in order to deliver major environmental changes in this industry and hopefully across other industries too. With nine dedicated plastic facilities across Europe, Suez is already producing 170,000 tons of high quality recycled polymers.”

The Initiative now has more than 40 core members. The New Plastics Economy Initiative has announced that five more organizations have joined the group. The five organizations joining the Initiative are Circular Flanders, NatureWorks, The New York City Economic Development Corp., Sealed Air and TerraCycle. The five join Amcor, The Coca-Cola Company, Danone, MARS, Novamont, Unilever and Veolia, the initiative’s core partners. At the present time there are 40 members of the Initiative. The three-year initiative has been designed to develop a plastics system that works. According to the organization, the Initiative seeks to apply the principles of the circular economy; bring together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics, starting with packaging; and work to develop new strategies to increase recycling rates and introduce new models for making better use of packaging. The Initiative is led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The New Plastics Economy launched in London in May 2016. In January the initiative presented its latest research findings to business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos. To see a complete listing of the Initiative's member organizations, click here. 

I just finished reading one of the most kid-friendly books which explains how plastic recycling works. It’s “The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story About Recycling” by Alison Inches, and illustrated by Pete Whitehead. On the cover is a plastic water bottle waving from its spot on a conveyor belt. While appropriate for elementary-aged kids, it’s also a great read for grownups. It begs the question: “Have you ever thought about where your plastic bottle came from?” Plastic bottles are so abundant and easy to find that we end up taking them for granted most of the time. Perhaps you’ve never wondered what adventures your water bottle had been on long before it reached your hands. In the book, the story begins deep under the ocean in a thick, oozing blob of crude oil that’s been there for thousands of years. All seven types of plastic commonly used to manufacture new products begin as crude oil that is collected, then sent to an oil refinery. The process can refine crude oil into fuel, oil, gas and other types of products — including the plastic pellets used to make plastic bottles. Those pellets are then shipped to manufacturers that heat up the pellets and mold them into the shape of a bottle. Depending on the facility, the bottles are then sent to a bottling company which sanitizes, labels and fills the bottles with water. The new plastic water bottles are then shipped to stores where the product is sold to consumers. Shipping may involve traveling over hundreds of miles by air or tractor-trailer. Once at the store the product is unloaded by workers who restock shelves. All of that happens behind the scenes! Finally, a customer buys the water bottle, consumes the water and hopefully recycles it so it can be remade into a new product. If the plastic bottle goes in the trash, it’s a very sad moment because the bottle will be buried and lost with no hope to be used again in the future. All of that time, effort — crude oil extraction, refinement, transportation — is lost after just one use. Plastic water bottles that are recycled can be remanufactured into new things, like fleece for ski jackets or sleeping bags, yarn for carpet, toys, clothing, furniture and more. Talk about an adventure-filled life! According to the book “Make Garbage Great: The Terracycle Family Guide to a Zero-Waste Lifestyle” by Tom Szaky and Albe Zakes, about 802,000 tons of No. 1 plastic bottles (such as those for water and soda) were recycled in the U.S. in 2011. But, during that same year more than twice that amount, about 1.9 million tons, were thrown out. This amount doesn’t include the other types of plastic, like No. 2 for milk and laundry detergent jugs. Plainly stated, out of all the bottles and jugs being manufactured, the majority are not making it to the recycling bin.

A P&G anuncia no Fórum Econômico Mundial de Davos que a sua marca Head & Shoulders, número um de xampu do mundo, irá produzir a primeira embalagem reciclável feita de plásticos retirados das praias.