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Article‘Recyclable’ high barrier stand-up pouch announced by TotalEnergies, W&H, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group
TotalEnergies, Windmöller & Hölscher, and Mitsubishi Chemical Group have supposedly completed a successful proof of concept for their High Barrier Stand-Up Pouch, said to be fully recyclable and applicable to contact-sensitive food packaging.
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ArticleCEFLEX and AEPW join forces to recycle household flexibles at a commercial scale
CEFLEX and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste have unveiled the ValueFlex sorting and processing model in an attempt to tackle hard-to-recycle flexible plastics in household waste streams; the companies anticipate that, by working towards a commercial-scale facility, they can process 50,000 tonnes of household flexible plastics starting in 2025.
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ArticleCould ‘wash and refill’ decimate the production of new packaging?
As it stands today, most wash-and-refill services are smaller, independent businesses. Is there a world wherein these services could achieve greater mainstream success? Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, tells us about the market trends he’s noticed, highlights the companies leading the way, and advocates for creative yet convenient packaging solutions as the industry aims for sustainability.
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ArticleFinalist interview: EcoCubly e-commerce packaging
In our latest Sustainability Awards 2022 finalist interview, we find out about EcoCubly, a reusable e-commerce packaging solution that reduces void fill and empty space. EcoCubly is a finalist in the pre-commercialised Climate category.
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ArticleFINAT predicts that EU’s legislative revisions to restrict packaging materials will disrupt development of recycling technologies
FINAT has released a statement expressing concern over the European Commission’s reported plans to revise its Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive with a negative list of packaging characteristics – suggesting that to do so would impede the progress of recycling technologies.
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ArticleThe AIPIA World Congress: The #1 event for Smart Packaging
In just over two weeks AIPIA will open the doors for its first live Congress since 2019 (14/15 November). The event will host around 30 speakers and, on each of the two days, a Brand Challenge will open a window on what two internationally recognised Brands are planning for their next Smart Packaging implementation.
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ArticleACE’s new recycling guidelines for beverage packaging encourage design-for-recycling, 90% collection rate, and decarbonisation in lead-up to 2030
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment has published new recycling guidelines looking towards the wider production of renewable, circular, and climate-positive packaging solutions by 2030, including a 90% collection and 70% recycling rate and the broader utilisation of fibre over plastic.
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ArticleSI Group develops range of performance additives hoped to refine recycling process for polymers
SI Group, developer and manufacturer of performance additives, process solutions, pharmaceuticals, and chemical intermediates, has unveiled its EVERCYCLE additives platform for recycling PET, HDPE, PP, and LDPE packaging – aiming to improve stability, performance, colour control, and the amount of recycled content produced.
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ArticleNew Smart Packaging technology delivers end-to end solution for cannabis sector
AIPIA member Identiv and TrueGreen, a cannabis technology company specializing in digitizing packaging, have announced the deployment of the world’s first smart tamper seal using RFID technology, designed to deliver, along with the TrueGreen software as a service (SaaS) platform, digital transformation in the cannabis industry, giving products a unique digital identity, they claim.
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ArticleWhat does modern traceability look like for CPG businesses?
Consumers are paying attention to their products – where and how they are sourced, and whether they are everything they claim to be. How can smart packaging accommodate for this shift, and what additional benefits can it bring? Ken Sickles, EVP and chief product officer at Digimarc, tells us why digitisation might be the way forward for CPG businesses.
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ArticleBeverage associations fear that ‘discriminatory’ EU reuse targets for beverage containers will cause economic and environmental setbacks
UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, The European Fruit Juice Association (AIJN), The Brewers of Europe, and Natural Mineral Waters Europe have issued a collective warning that the mandatory reuse targets for beverage containers set by the European Commission may be ‘discriminatory’ towards some industrial players and cause harm to existing businesses and sustainability efforts.
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ArticleTotalEnergies Corbion purchases reprocessed PLA waste for production of rPLA
TotalEnergies Corbion has announced that it is buying reprocessed PLA waste to recycle into its Luminy rPLA brand, which claims to share the properties and certifications of virgin Luminy PLA.
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ArticleBacardi announces intent to remove plastic pourers from its rum bottles
Bacardi is set to remove non-refillable fitments from its bottles in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Spain and Portugal in an attempt to save around 140 tons of single-use plastic every year.
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ArticleQR on snack packaging invites students to create their own music
Harvest Snaps, a plant-based snack brand which is part of Calbee America, has launched a music-driven, TikTok-branded, effect designed to attract and engage college students across the USA during the Autumn.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Keiryo Packaging’s polymer processing technology
We find out about Keiryo Packaging’s new technology that sets out to improve polymers’ performance by introducing a 3D printed part into existing industrial assets. The company is a finalist in the pre-commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category.
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ArticleDow collaborates with W&H and B&B to produce ‘recyclable’ MDO-PE pet food bag
A collaboration between Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics, W&H, and B&B has resulted in a supposedly recyclable wide-format MDO-PE bag to be used for pet food packaging.
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ArticleDulux Decorator Centre’s can recycling scheme said to receive one million paint cans
Dulux Decorator Centre claims that its can recycling scheme has surpassed one million paint cans, an achievement thought to have contributed to the reduction of construction waste ending up in landfill.
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ArticleHow ensuring accessibility improves packaging for everyone
In this article, Howard Wright, executive creative and strategic director UK, IE & Australia at Equator Design, explores how inclusive design can be used to create packaging that not only meets the expectations of disabled customers but can also lead to a better product overall.
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ArticleSealed Air’s first paper wrapping systems aspire for quick, safe, and efficient packaging process for product delivery
Sealed Air has launched its first ready-to-roll paper wrapping systems, aimed at streamlining packaging supply for low- and medium-volume e-commerce retailers and fulfilment companies.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: UPLIFT recyclable plastics solution
The UPLIFT project, a finalist in our pre-commercialized Recyclable Packaging Sustainability Awards category, is a multi-stakeholder project developed by researchers at Aalborg University which focuses on the biological depolymerization of bio- and fossil-based plastic packaging waste.