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ArticleHSMG and H.B. Fuller combine technologies to create ‘recyclable’ barrier solution for single-use paper cups
HSMG has combined its patented PROTĒAN CupKOTE coating with H.B. Fuller’s Swifttak adhesives to create a reportedly recyclable and poly-free water, oil, and grease barrier solution for single-use paper beverage cups.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: The Recharge packaging refill
The Recharge from Netherlands-based Fasten BV is a cosmetic refill packaging concept, nominated in the precommercialized ‘Driving The Circular Economy’ category for the Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleDeliveroo offers subsidies to restaurant partners buying ‘environmentally friendly’ packaging items
Deliveroo has launched a £2.5 million fund intended to provide its partners with a 50% subsidy on the cost of sustainable packaging and assist them in reaching their sustainability goals; it is hoped that the scheme will save over 400 tonnes of single-use plastic from landfill.
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ArticleSealed Air Corporation acquires Liquibox with sights set on market expansion
Sealed Air Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Liquibox and utilise its packaging solutions, such as bag-in-box, to expand into new industrial sectors.
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ArticleNestlé shares key packaging sustainability metrics
To coincide with the release of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment 2022 report, Nestlé has shared some key metrics regarding its environmental performance.
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ArticleProgress report by Ellen MacArthur Foundation casts doubt on business’ full transition into reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025
In its Global Commitment progress report for 2022, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation asserts that its target to completely implement reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging by 2025 will ‘almost certainly’ be missed by most business signatories.
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ArticlePrinces Group’s Branston Beans packaging undergoes redesign in collaboration with The Brand Nursery
Princes Food Group has worked together with The Brand Nursery to redesign the packaging of its Branston Beans brand to appeal to intergenerational consumers and stand out on supermarket shelves.
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ArticleKellogg’s, Deldea Design, HP Indigo, and Precision Proco Group produce limited-edition cereal packaging for Corn Flakes’ centenary anniversary
Kellogg’s has partnered with Deldea Design, HP Indigo, and Precision Proco Group to design and digitally print limited-edition Corn Flakes cereal packaging in celebration of its 100th anniversary.
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ArticleFinalist Interview: FlexSea’s biomaterials made from seaweed
We speak to FlexSea to learn more about their novel biomaterials that set out to replace single-use plastics. The company is a finalist in the pre-commercialized climate category of our Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticlePolymers for Europe Alliance objects to additional ‘energy surcharges’ in supply agreements with plastics manufacturers and converters
The Polymers for Europe Alliance has highlighted ‘energy surcharges’ as a prevalent issue faced by manufacturers and converters in the plastics industry and is calling for their removal from suppliers’ industrial negotiations.
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ArticleINEOS and Plastic Energy join forces to work towards large-scale production of raw materials from plastic waste
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe has signed an agreement with Plastic Energy aiming to produce 100,000 tonnes per annum of recycled raw materials from plastic waste at its steam cracker in Germany.
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ArticleEurofins Assurance announces new certification service set to reward companies’ zero-waste efforts
The Eurofins Assurance network has launched a new Zero Waste to Landfill Certification Service in an effort to provide companies with a ‘fact-based’ system to display their efforts to redirect waste away from landfill.
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ArticleWhat is next for CEFLEX’s ValueFlex sorting and processing solution?
Following the announcement of CEFLEX and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste’s ValueFlex sorting and processing model for flexible plastics, we spoke to CELFEX workstream consultant Dana Mosora to learn more about the company’s vision for its future.
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ArticleSiegwerk and Henkel announce new oxygen barrier coating for food-contact flexibles
A partnership between Siegwerk and Henkel has supposedly produced an oxygen barrier coating that is applicable to mono-material flexible packaging, a solution that aims to contribute to a circular economy for food packaging.
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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.