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ArticleA spoonful of sprinkles helps the (real) medicine go down
Counterfeit or substandard medicines adversely affect the health of millions of people and cost an estimated $200 billion annually. Their burden is greatest in developing countries, where the World Health Organization estimates that one in ten medical products are fake.
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ArticleIndia to introduce ban on some single-use plastics from July 2022
India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced that from the 1st of July 2022, the country will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of select single-use plastics, including cutlery, straws, carrier bags, and trays, that it claims have “low utility and high littering potential”.
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ArticleThumbs up for QR codes on dairy and pharmaceutical products to cut waste
The ‘use-by’ and ‘best-by’ dates printed on milk containers may soon become a thing of the past, giving way to more accurate and informative QR codes, says a report published recently by Cornell University in the USA.
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ArticleConnect with industry-leading experts at our Sustainable Packaging Summit
With Packaging Europe’s Sustainable Packaging Summit just weeks away, here’s a rundown on the top-level experts who’ll be attending – and how you can meet them.
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ArticleNew dual frequency RFID inlay for industrial and healthcare applications unveiled by Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison has added to its portfolio of dual-frequency RFID inlays with the new AD Slim DF EM4425 tag designed for logistical, medical, and industrial applications.
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ArticleConstantia Flexibles launches mono-material laminate for high chemical resistance applications
Constantia Flexibles has launched what it claims is a recycle-ready, mono-material PP laminate with high chemical resistance for pharmaceutical applications.
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ArticleWhere are the barriers and opportunities for scaling reuse systems?
Hubbub has released a report that draws on interviews with key industry players and a poll of consumers to understand attitudes toward reusable packaging and pathways to scaling reuse solutions. Convenience and cost, education and research, and technology and design are key considerations that the organisation says must be accounted for when it comes to establishing reusable packaging systems at scale.
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ArticleValser introduces label-free beverage bottles
Valser, a Coca-Cola brand, has launched beverage bottles without labels, which feature the product information and logo embossed into the bottle with the barcode printed on the top of the lid.
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ArticleBall Corporation unveils lightweight aerosol can aimed at carbon footprint reduction
Ball Corporation has unveiled a new aluminium aerosol can made with its lightweight ReAl alloy while incorporating 50% recycled content and aluminium smelted using renewable energy sources in a bid to half the pack’s carbon footprint.
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ArticlePernod Ricard launches digital label system aimed at responsible alcohol consumption
Pernod Ricard is set to roll out a digital label system across its wine and spirits brands with QR codes that consumers can scan with their smartphones to access information on ingredients, nutritional values, and responsible alcohol consumption.
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ArticleEdible silk tag can prove your alcohol or medicine is authentic
In the future, when ordering a shot of whiskey, the customer might ask the bartender to remove an edible fluorescent silk tag that could be found floating inside, even though it is safe to consume. This little silk tag, with a QR code, is a security measure that could reveal if the whiskey is fake or not.
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ArticleIntegrated cap solution for small dose tubes launched by Emballator
Emballator Tectubes has introduced an integrated Twist off Recap solution for its mono-material Small Doses range that reportedly reduces material content by 10%.
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ArticleNew granulator for in-line scrap recycling of thermoformed parts unveiled by CMG Granulators
CMG Granulators has introduced a newly-designed granulator for in-line scrap recycling suitable for thermoformed rigid plastic applications.
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ArticleHow can we harness the potential of the informal waste economy?
Plastics For Change aims to engage informal waste collectors in the Global South with traceability solutions to facilitate higher collection rates and ethical working conditions. Andrew Almack, CEO and founder of Plastics For Change, discusses both the global and local significance of the informal waste economy and its potential to generate social and environmental change.
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ArticleNeste secures European rights to Alterra Energy’s chemical recycling technology
Neste has purchased the European rights to Alterra Energy’s thermochemical liquefaction technology, a chemical recycling solution for hard-to-recycle plastics that the companies are looking to scale at Neste’s refineries in Finland and the Netherlands.
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ArticleNEXTLOOPP concludes first packaging production trial of rPP resins
NEXTLOOPP says it has “successfully” concluded its first full-scale packaging production trial, incorporating PPristine food-grade resins into Mannok Pack’s dairy tubs and lids to produce 30% rPP packs with acceptable visual and processing characteristics.
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ArticleCould this innovative technology replace plastic coatings and PFAS?
Cellulotech, a Canadian materials science company, claims to have developed a food contact-approved process that makes paper products resistant to water, grease, oxygen, and vapour – all while having no effect on recycling and composability.
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ArticleConstantia Flexibles and Plasthill collaborate on lighter weight PE films
Constantia Flexibles and Plasthill Technical Films have collaborated to scale the former’s proprietary micro embossing technology, CompressSeal, which reportedly offers higher seal integrity than standard PE films while weighing up to 30% less without compromising on thickness.
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ArticleAustralian winemakers collaborate on launch of flat, 100% rPET wine bottles
Packamama has collaborated with Accolade Wines and Taylors Wines on the Australian market launch of wine bottles made from 100% recycled and recyclable PET with a flatter profile that reportedly allows twice as many bottles to fit in a standard wine case.
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ArticleHenkel’s Pril brand now offered in 100% rPET bottle
Henkel has announced that the bottle bodies for its Pril dishwashing liquid brand now include 50% recycled material from the ‘yellow bag’ collection system in Germany, with the remainder sourced from recycled beverage bottles to bring the total composition up to 100% rPET.