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ArticlePlastics Recyclers Europe: High energy prices could drive recycling companies out of business
Plastics Recyclers Europe has warned that plastic recycling companies could be driven out of business by skyrocketing energy prices, with energy reportedly now representing up to 70% of operational costs.
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ArticleIndustry leaders in steel and aluminium sectors support decarbonisation of high-emissions industries by 2030
Over 200 industry leaders have expressed their support for the Mission Possible Partnership’s strategies to decarbonise the aviation, trucking, shipping, and steel industries within the decade.
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ArticleHow can the packaging industry engage with disability-led design?
Several consumer goods companies – including high-profile Unilever and Procter & Gamble brands – have unveiled what they refer to as inclusive or accessible packaging designs in the last few years. These companies often assert that they worked with disabled people during the development of the packaging, ...
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ArticleBlond designs stackable, refillable, recyclable pots for Dizzie’s closed-loop delivery system
Industrial design studio Blond has developed a line of reusable and recyclable pots for Dizzie, an online refillable grocery store, and its closed-loop delivery system.
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ArticleWhat is Carlsberg’s plan of action to achieve its sustainability goals?
Following the announcement of Carlsberg Group’s new sustainability pledges, we spoke to sustainability director Simon Boas Hoffmeyer to find out how the company plans to meet them, the roadblocks it may face, and its visions of a brighter future for packaging.
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ArticleMeler introduces new hand-held hot melt applicator
Meler, YourGluingSolutionsPartner, has introduced Raptor Handy, a new hand-held hot melt applicator from its specialist brand Raptor that aims to optimise and facilitate glueing processes.
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ArticleKM Packaging introduces bio-based clingfilm
KM Packaging has introduced C-Cling, a clingfilm that the company says is home compostable and can be used for applications including catering and retail.
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ArticleWWF and Ellen MacArthur Foundation push for plastic circularity by forming business coalition
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation and WWF are set to “form the basis for future policy engagements with governments” regarding the global plastic waste crisis by convening a Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty – consisting of 83 international businesses across the plastics value chain alongside financial institutions and NGOs.
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ArticleMondi investing in new R&D centre for collaboration with customers
Mondi is currently investing around €5 million in the construction of a new R&D facility at its Mondi Steinfeld plant in Germany, complete with a customer experience centre to encourage consumers’ participation in unfolding projects. A dedicated floor is set to allow professionals to meet and ...
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ArticleCullen Packaging launches moulded fibre bottle for dry goods
Cullen Packaging has launched a moulded fibre bottle for dry goods, which it claims is made from recycled cardboard and certified as recyclable in domestic recycling bins.
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ArticleDesign for sustainability: Does the easy dissembling of a product improve its sustainability?
We spoke to Sheri Dillard, director of Engineering Services at Jabil, about designing products with their disposal in mind.
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ArticleAvery Dennison provides digital labelling solution for fashion garments and packaging
Avery Dennison has collaborated with The R Collective, supplying the fashion brand with QR code labels for garments that provide brand transparency information when scanned and digitally enabled garment bags that it claims are plastic-free.
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ArticleFlexible packaging experts develop circular principles to underpin EPR schemes
Across Europe, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes facilitate the collection, sorting and recycling of consumer (flexible) packaging. A new set of criteria are helping support these schemes address a challenging packaging format and be designed to achieve material circularity.
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ArticleNeste aims to end reliance on crude oil at Finnish refinery by mid-2030s
Neste is launching a strategic study into the possibility of transforming its refinery in Porvoo, Finland, into a renewable, circular solutions site dealing in non-crude oils.
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ArticleWhy does TOMRA claim Norway’s deposit return scheme is one of the best in the world?
Norwegian recycling company TOMRA has given an insight into Norway’s unique deposit return scheme (DRS), which it says is an efficient, transparent and responsive system that could provide a role model for other countries around the world.
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ArticleHigh electricity costs will impact plastic conversion and production of packaging, warns EuPC
European Plastics Converters (EuPC) has expressed its concern that rising energy prices – with electricity costs said to have surged by 750% since the start of 2022 – will negatively impact plastic conversion in Europe.
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ArticleDesign for recycling: the role of adhesives
The plastic value chain initiative RecyClass has recently published a design book to support the plastics industry to design recyclable packaging, highlighting the importance of using proven technology and materials for designing truly circular packaging. Adhesives expert Bostik contributes to these efforts by providing proven bonding solutions. Wladimir Moraes, global market manager at Bostik, and Fabrizio Di Gregorio, technical director of Plastic Recyclers Europe and head of RecyClass, discuss the importance of high-quality recycling to achieve circularity and the role adhesives can play.
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ArticleWinners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards announced
The winners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards have been revealed, with Rutgers Printing & Packaging Solutions and Stora Enso’s re-closable cherry tomato box made from renewable virgin fibre crowned the Carton of the Year.
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ArticlePartnership between Paardekooper and CircularPET hopes to ensure circular recycling of plastic cups and trays at Dutch events
Independent packaging group Koninklijke Paardekooper has acquired a stake in CircularPET, producers of circular soft cup systems for public events, to ensure the recycling of plastic at events in response to the European Commission’s Single Use Plastic Directive (SUPD).
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ArticleKISICO and Colysis unveil NFC-tagged closure to deliver digital information and prevent counterfeit in medical products
Plastic screw cap manufacturer KISICO GmbH is collaborating with Colysis GmbH, a provider of cloud-based touchpoint technology, to develop a new, smart and secure closure for medical products equipped with an NFC tag.