Showing posts with label plastic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plastic. Show all posts

Friday, 20 February 2026

Clean energy needs a clean planet: PLAN-B NET ZERO and everwave launch joint initiative

PLAN-B NET ZERO announces a strong start to 2026 as it enters into a partnership with the Aachen-based environmental scale-up, everwave. 

With the guiding principle ‘1 euro = 1 kilogram of waste’, the partners recovered 10,000 kilograms of waste from rivers in Cambodia at the start of the initiative.

Around 11 million tonnes of plastic waste enter the oceans every year. 

Without effective countermeasures, this volume could almost triple by 2040. Studies show that about 80 percent of marine plastic reaches the sea via roughly 1,656 rivers worldwide. To date, everwave has removed in excess of a staggering 2.4 million kilograms of plastic from rivers in Cambodia, Albania, and Thailand. 

The company uses specially-designed  waste collection boats, barriers, and manual cleanups to stop plastic before it reaches the oceans. 

At the same time, mobile sorting and recycling solutions return materials efficiently to the circular economy. AI support optimises collection routes to clean as many waterways as possible in a sustainable way.

The partnership began in Cambodia, where the initiative’s waste collection boats operate in rivers and canals around cities.

 With this action, PLAN-B NET ZERO and everwave advance their shared vision of a clean and sustainable future.

“Together with everwave, we have already removed 10,000 kilograms of waste from rivers in Cambodia. We want to use our good energy in the best possible way, because clean energy alone does not help without a clean planet,” Julia Schnitger, Head of Marketing at PLAN-B NET ZERO, proudly told That's Green.

everwave carries out cleanups directly on site and works closely with local authorities and partners. This structure anchors the measures long term in the regions and creates measurable impact.

PLAN-B NET ZERO transforms 100% sustainable energy from a commodity into a lifestyle product. 

Their platform expands energy supply with digital and service-based offerings, as well as software and licensing. 

Data-driven optimisation, user-focused features, and additional services beyond pure energy supply create a new, integrated user experience.

You can learn more by visiting

www.planbnetzero.com 

and 

https://everwave.de/en

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Clean Planet Group Announces Strategic Investment by FTAI Infrastructure to Support Waste-Plastic Advanced Recycling Expansion, and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Infrastructure Deployment

Clean Planet Group has received a strategic investment from FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ: FIP), managed by Fortress Investment Group. 

This marks the next phase of a partnership focused on scaling advanced waste-plastics recycling and sustainable fuels infrastructure across Europe and North America.

The expanded investment builds on the previous collaboration between FTAI Infrastructure and Clean Planet Group in the US and reflects a growing ambition to advance Clean Planet’s technology, project pipeline and international market opportunity.

The strengthened partnership broadens FTAI Infrastructure’s support beyond individual US project development to the wider Clean Planet platform.

Clean Planet operates across three integrated divisions: Energy, which develops, builds and operates advanced recycling facilities; Technologies, which focuses on proprietary refining processes and low-carbon fuels innovations; and the Clean Planet Foundation, the not-for-profit arm supporting education, engagement and impact. Together, their platform addresses two structurally linked global challenges: unmanaged plastic waste and the decarbonisation of hard-to-abate sectors.

Clean Planet Technologies’ progress in plastics-to-SAF aligns closely with FTAI Infrastructure’s long-standing commitment to sustainability and energy-transition assets and reflects the growing importance of SAF as a scalable, near-term solution for reducing aviation emissions. Last month, Clean Planet Technologies received grant support through the UK Government’s Department for Transport’s SAF Clearing House.

Dr Andrew Odjo, CTO and Co-Founder of Clean Planet Group, told That's Green: “FTAI Infrastructure has been a committed and highly aligned partner, and this next phase of investment enables our ambition to scale internationally. 

"Beyond our established advanced recycling business, we are building a technology-led platform that can supply lower-carbon fuels to sectors that urgently need them, which makes this a particularly exciting moment for the Clean Planet.”

The extended partnership will support the continued rollout of Clean Planet’s ecoPlant facilities, which produce circular feedstocks for downstream petrochemical manufacturers, further development of its clean fuels technology portfolio, and progression towards commercial-scale SAF production.

https://www.cleanplanet.com

Sunday, 23 November 2025

Students Worldwide Invited to Join “Refill, Not Landfill!” Creativity Campaign to Tackle Plastic Pollution

Today, REUSE Foundation launches Refill, Not Landfill!, a global creativity competition calling on students and young people (aged 16–25) to improve our planet and win real rewards for doing it.

What Is Refill, Not Landfill!?

Refill, Not Landfill! is a social media–based challenge. Participants are asked to produce a short video (for Instagram Reels, TikTok, etc.), meme, or carousel that educates and inspires, and shows why plastic recycling is failing, why we must move beyond single-use plastics, and why reuse is the strongest solution. 

Entrants should motivate their peers to join in, take action, and rethink how we consume.

Who Can Join

Open to individuals or teams, worldwide.

Students and young people (16-25) only — no professional agencies or companies.

Free to enter.

How to Participate

Create your content: reel, TikTok, meme, or carousel — max 60 seconds for video recommended.

Include the Refill, Not Landfill! logo (provided by REUSE Foundation).

Use a clear call to action — inspire people to reuse, to refill, to refuse single-use.

If you present facts or statistics, cite reputable sources in your post.

Tag REUSE Foundation on your post:

Instagram: @reuse.foundation

TikTok: @reuse.foundation

LinkedIn: @reuse-foundation

Facebook: @reuse.foundation

Use hashtags: #RefillNotLandfill, #ReuseFoundation.

Make sure your post is public, so REUSE Foundation can view and verify it.

Explain in your caption what inspired your post and what you're hoping to achieve.

Important Dates

Campaign window: 22 November 2025 through 30 June 2026.

Winners will be announced on or before 30 July 2026.

Prizes

At least £1,000 in total prize money, funded by REUSE Foundation (with potential to rise to £5,000 depending on donations).

Prize split: 50% – first place, 30% – second, 20% – third.

Judging criteria: creativity & originality (40%), clarity of message (30%), potential for impact/engagement (30%).

Why This Matters

Single-use plastics continue to be a major environmental crisis. As REUSE Foundation highlights, recycling alone is not enough — most plastic still ends up in landfills or incinerated. Through campaigns like Refill, Not Landfill!, REUSE Foundation is putting the power in the hands of young people to spark change, create awareness, and accelerate the shift to reuse.

Who Is Behind It

REUSE Foundation is a UK-based registered charity focused on practical, scalable solutions to reduce plastic waste by promoting reuse. The foundation supports innovation, community projects, and policy change — and Refill, Not Landfill! is an effort to mobilize youth creativity around this urgent issue.

www.reusefoundation.org