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ArticleHow will Coca-Cola meet its pledge to make 25% of its beverage packaging refillable or returnable?
Following the Coca-Cola Company’s pledge earlier this year to make at least 25% of its beverage packaging refillable or returnable by 2030 we explore how and where the company plans to implement these solutions, and what challenges might impact the drive to meet these targets.
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ArticleJOHNSON’S Baby launches refill cartons for existing baby toiletry bottles
JOHNSON’S Baby has announced the launch of new paper-based refill cartons for existing plastic bottles of its Baby Shampoo, Bedtime Bath, and Top-to-Toe Wash toiletry products.
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ArticleAre paper-based alternatives to plastic wrap truly viable?
FMCG brands are increasingly ditching plastic multipack wrapping in favour of paper-based alternatives. But, according to Lindum Packaging, this is resulting in high levels of product damage and food waste. Rick Sellers tells us more.
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ArticleUPM Raflatac gains CarbonNeutral certification for entire linerless product range
UPM Raflatac has announced that its whole linerless product range has now achieved CarbonNeutral certification issued by Natural Capital Partners in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol.
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ArticleKraft Heinz explores Pulpex paper-based bottle for ketchup
The Kraft Heinz Company has today announced plans to partner with Pulpex to develop a prototype paper-based bottle for its HEINZ Tomato Ketchup range.
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ArticleConsortium including PulPac granted further funding to develop bio-based barrier coatings
BioInnovation has granted a consortium of PulPac, Nordic Barrier Coating, and OrganoClick additional funding to continue developing 100% bio-based, plastic- and PFAS-free barriers for food packaging applications.
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ArticleWhy fair access to collected material is crucial to achieving bottle-to-bottle circularity within the beverage industry
Ralf Peters, Vice President of Procurement at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, gives his perspective on the complexities of supply and demand of rPET across Europe and what is needed to boost capacity and support a circular economy for PET across the industry.
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ArticleSmurfit Kappa gains Vegan Society certification for corrugated packaging solutions
Smurfit Kappa has become the first packaging company to obtain the Vegan Society trademark for its corrugated packaging and will form a partnership with the organisation to supply other trademark holders with vegan packaging solutions for vegan products.
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ArticleMULTIVAC unveils new traysealer for food industry with enhanced output and safety features
MULTIVAC has launched T 305, a fully automatic traysealer designed for packaging small and medium-sized batches for the food industry that is compatible with a range of tray materials and offers high output and operator safety.
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ArticleHow can Deposit Return Schemes achieve success from the start?
Since its launch in January 2022, Slovakia’s DRS has facilitated the return of 100 million plastic bottles and metal cans by Slovakia’s population of over 5 million people in its first five months of operation. What is the process behind a successful start to DRS?
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ArticleA closer look at Huhtamaki’s ‘world first’ mono-material PET blister lid
Huhtamaki claimed an ‘industry first’ last month with the launch of its aluminium-free, mono-material PET blister lid for the global healthcare and pharmaceutical industries. Tobias Fackler, senior manager at the company’s healthcare business unit, told us more about the innovation and the story behind its creation.
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ArticleLife cycle assessment for ALPLA’s recycled HDPE demonstrates reduced carbon footprint
A life cycle assessment commissioned by ALPLA Group has found that recycled HDPE from its Spanish recycling plants offers up to 88% fewer carbon emissions compared to virgin material.
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ArticleAvery Dennison launches dual frequency RFID inlays for retail and medical applications
Avery Dennison has expanded its dual-frequency inlay range with two new additions that combine near-field communication (NFC) and RFID technologies for item-level tagging in retail and pharmaceutical applications.
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ArticleRoll up for recycling: A closer look at the Dow Innovation Award’s Diamond winner
At the end of March, Dow announced the winners of the 2021 Packaging Innovation Awards in a virtual unveiling ceremony. This edition’s highest recognition, the Diamond Award, went to O F Packaging and its Brookfarm curbside recyclable, high-barrier stand-up pouch. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Romain Cazenave, Packaging EMEA Marketing Director at Dow, and Joe Foster, CEO at Close the Loop Group and O F Packaging, to find out more.
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ArticleEssentra Packaging and AMD announce smart packaging collaboration to boost cold chain pharma security
Essentra Packaging has announced its collaboration with Advanced Material Development (AMD) in developing a new generation of Time Temperature Indicators (TTIs), a smart packaging technology for the pharmaceutical sector.
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ArticleAvery Dennison brings physical and digital worlds together with atma.io
Avery Dennison Smartrac, a longstanding AIPIA member, has announced new features to its atma.io connected product cloud, first launched in 2021. The new features will help transform how brands meet net-zero targets and reduce waste across the supply chain, it says.
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ArticleMore than half of Gen Z consumers influenced by packaging sustainability, according to new research
New research from the packaging manufacturer and consultancy Duo suggests that 56% of Gen Z consumers are less likely to buy from a retailer again if their e-commerce packaging isn’t sustainable or resourceful.
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ArticleCan new technologies and changing habits help reduce food waste?
By some estimates, one-third of all food produced for human consumption in the world is lost or wasted every year. How can our industry help to solve this issue? One of the answers, according to Joshua Young, Circular Economy Manager at PragmatIC Semiconductor, is smart packaging.
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ArticleIs a 'priority access' policy needed to close the loop on beverage packaging in Europe?
Representatives from the European non-alcoholic beverage industry have renewed calls for the EU to implement a policy framework that would give “right of first refusal” on food-grade recycled materials to beverage producers. In a new position paper, the organisations say that such a mandate, along with collection and a harmonised definition of high-quality recycling, is necessary to ensure the industry can meet its circularity commitments.
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ArticleNew wrapping machine from Sitma designed for e-commerce paper packaging
Sitma Machinery has launched E-Wrap, a paper wrapping machine aimed at e-commerce applications that can reportedly utilise heat-sealable paper and scan 3D objects to create customised packaging.