Beauty industry leaders team up to tackle the plastic problem

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 25-Aug-2017
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The New Plastics Economy initiative aims to promote a circular economy in the packaging industry

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A new initiative has launched that aims to spark a wave of recycling packaging innovation.

The New Plastics Economy initiative (NPEC) is a union between Henkel and other partners including

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