Edward Kosior

An Inventor working with Science and Business to help the planet's people to use less so we can live more simply especially with less packaging and plastics on

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@MerrinPearse @MO_HKG @HiltonHotels @SandsMacao Water saving showers
Limits on air conditioning temperature settings
Fewer changes to linen
Motion sensitive lights in the room and common areas
Reduced flush toilets
Less food waste at breakfast buffet
Lots to start with

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The President of India is launching 13 Agrotech India exhibition in Chandigar which is focused on increasing the income of farmers via modern technology. Nextek Limited is showcasing Biofreshpak films technology that can increase the the longevity of frui…https://t.co/81Y7Plr0MX

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I will be speaking at RWM on Wednesday12 Sept at 1315 in the Packaging theatre on "NextSort - solving difficult to recycle packaging". @edkosior is speaking at @RWM_Exhibition For free tickets

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Consumers will be really puzzled by what to do with this package once they have drunk the water. The bottle has a plastic neck and closure and a plastic paper laminate body. Where do you put this bottle that is neither recyclable…https://t.co/bU9gqjPXCB https://t.co/GEvHsTdV5i

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34 European organisations have asked the EU to implement a minimum requirement for recycled plastics in new products in response to what they see as omissions in the European Plastics Strategy. Mandatory recycled content is a fast…https://t.co/CATQOzE11G https://t.co/79NFuEfu5a

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All this plastic has ben washed from the land to the sea during the storm. The absence of effective waste management for informal housing is a common feature of developing countries. There needs to be international focus on helping…https://t.co/IuvDFA25Du https://t.co/HNrPV5SfHq

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The ‘historic’ agreement between China and EU could see the world’s two largest economies align key circular economy mechanisms and create the conditions for a ‘system shift’ on a global scale towards a low carbon, regenerative ec…https://t.co/UpBUSrmLtI https://t.co/MLtU7eUx6O

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A well run DRS scheme is a very positive move for UK and it must satisfy many issues. Consumer should be simply paid to return and collect bottles that might otherwise leak out of controlled collections. Municipal collections also…https://t.co/V0RXcgEXco https://t.co/dScvdvFBhn

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The waste and recycling industries are 16 times more deadly to work compared to other industries based on the latest statistics (per 100,000 hours worked) UK HSE. The manufacturing industry is 20 times safer. The urgent lesson is t…https://t.co/AZtzkE1WdS https://t.co/d8zWszt5El

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Thailand has joined Vietnam in banning imports of plastics and WEEE waste. This might disrupt current business practices however it will actually boost local recycling industries at the source to invest in recovering the value of t…https://t.co/dln4hs9Ots https://t.co/I0cJ7s5rUg

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Bans are a sign that common sense in communities and business has failed to avert the obvious problem that we have ignored for years. The EU could ask each member state to use a deposit system to collect 90 percent of plastic bottl…https://t.co/QhYoYLpBkk https://t.co/jqxQ7LjhzL

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Black packaging must be included in the recycling loop or eliminated. It is now a simple process that either eliminates the use of carbon black masterbatch or uses new NIR detectable black pigments developed via WRAP in 2011. I exp…https://t.co/lSP6j0AccI https://t.co/cc2M7rCHid

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Every plastics resin and product manufacturer should see A Plastic Ocean produced by @PlasticOceans . This screening by the Institute of Environment Science was standing room only and full of questions about how to avoid the painfu…https://t.co/iXyKXT0bWc https://t.co/kr9clAk4E5

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WRAP Cymru shows how to tackle plastics and meet the UK Plastics Pact. It aims to grow plastics reprocessing capacity from 55,000 tonnes to around 200,000 t/yr by 2025 by achieving a 75% capture rate for plastics through local aut…https://t.co/y6kQAcjlFp https://t.co/FMDdXT2XgS

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Another shocking reminder that the way we manage our waste is killing creatures. Waste management is missing in many communities and should be the primary focus for action to Catch Plastics before they get to waterways and oceans.…https://t.co/eakMF7RGAJ https://t.co/omLJeUUOTQ

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Zero Plastics waste to landfill by 2030, PRN reform and streamlined recycling system to minimise consumer confusion on recycling and greatly minimising leakage of plastics to oceans. These are pivotal and strong goals for the Briti…https://t.co/uC4gzRZfJb https://t.co/j1aDZNsMvs

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Life on this planet has evolved into many species and yet only one of those recent species (homo sapiens) will determine the future. A very sobering and enlightening video that asks the ultimate question. Will we choose to survive?…https://t.co/VeL4mfuGAz https://t.co/BGIo5tL2wv

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Strong and critically important goals for the Plastics industry in USA. All packaging to be 100% recycled or recovered by 2040 is great target (22 year gap). All packaging to be 100% recyclable by 2030 is also a great target (18 ye…https://t.co/z0aLMcT3cU https://t.co/hvY4X5kxw5

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Bikes in China have become a huge waste/litter problem on a huge scale rather than the solution to traffic problems they were designed for. Why has this gone wrong? Is this another indicator of the convenience and discard mentalit…https://t.co/NfHSfG3Aw5 https://t.co/o4KOyK6Y2j

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Unilever has committed £5m and Waitrose £0.5m to the Commonwealth Innovation "work in partnership to step away from our take-make-dispose model of consumption". This important connection between the environment, brand owners and re…https://t.co/VpiS991pWA https://t.co/sA60jDo3O6