Lessons from over the pond

It will be interesting to see if DuPont extends its LifeCycle Based Solutions programme to the UK. The scheme, which allows retailers to recycle Tyvek and Tyvek Vivia displays, plays directly into the hands of sustainability-minded big brands and their print suppliers, but is so far only fully available in the US where DuPont has partnered with Waste Management which recycles the banners and reprocesses them into resin, which is then repurposed. Waste Management also gathers data pertaining to the Tyvek recycling programme by scanning a barcode on the recycling package. The material owner can then receive a certificate that details how much Tyvek is recycled, great for all those wanting actual measurements.