ALPLA's recycling division, ALPLArecycling, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Clean Bottle, a Brazilian company specialising in the recycling of high-density polyethylene (HDPE).

The finances of the deal were not disclosed. Credit: ALPLA. ALPLA's recycling division, ALPLArecycling, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Clean Bottle, a Brazilian company specialising in the ...

This question has long been pondered by beer drinkers: Why aren’t wine bottles redeemable containers? Is this a conspiracy by the wine industry to turn beer guzzlers into wine swillers one dime ...

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Most will agree that reusable water bottles are a great idea in theory and in practice. What you may not realize is that every one of them has an expiration date. Inevitably, even the sturdiest ...

A highly-experienced science teacher has been banned from the classroom after drinking half a bottle of wine on her lunch break then going back to take a lesson. Former head of chemistry Rhian ...

In the December quarter (Q3FY25), ace investor Dolly Khanna has bought stake 1.07 percent stake in Stove Kraft. Prominent investor Ashish Kacholia also holds a 1.75 percent stake in Stove Kraft ...

SINGAPORE -- When Singapore's Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort went almost completely dark during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, the absence of guests in the three gleaming towers, with ...

Despite the growing importance of state threats as a specific policy challenge, current research on the topic is limited. This research paper has sought to address this evidence gap by, clarifying the ...

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We’ve updated this guide accordingly. January 2025 If you spend a lot of money on wine, buy more bottles than you can drink in a month, or want to age wines, a wine fridge is a worthy purchase.