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ArticleTotalEnergies accelerates incorporation of recycled plastics into lubricant bottles
TotalEnergies’ range of premium lubricants in Europe is now packaged in platinum-coloured bottles containing 50% post-consumer recycled polyethylene, produced by the company’s own polymers segment.
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ArticleNew software platform hopes to unlock the power of packaging data
A new not-for-profit packaging data-sharing platform, GING, is launching today. Its cloud-based software aims to enable users to store and share data on packaging along their supply chains in a quick, user-friendly and secure way.
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ArticleAmazon announces 100% recyclable delivery packaging across entire European network
Amazon has announced today that 100% of its delivery packaging in Europe—the boxes, bags and envelopes needed to get products to customers—is now recyclable. This includes items sold by Amazon, as well as third-party selling partners that use Fulfilment by Amazon (FBA).
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ArticleNew automated packaging system for liquid products revealed by Sealed Air
SEE (formerly Sealed Air) has announced the launch of a new automated packaging system for liquids – the CRYOVAC Brand 308A CE Vertical Form-Fill-Seal System.
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ArticleBeverage industry urges EU to include priority access to recyclates in PPWR proposal
With just one week left until the plenary vote on the proposed EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European natural mineral water and soft drink industries are calling on MEPs to secure a priority access right to recyclates in the proposal.
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ArticleCarbios and L’Oréal win Pioneer Award for ‘world’s first’ enzymatically recycled cosmetic bottle
Carbios and L’Oréal have won a Pioneer Award for what the companies say is the ‘world’s first’ fully enzymatically recycled plastic cosmetic bottle.
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ArticleWinners of the Sustainability Awards 2023 announced!
At the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam, the winners of this year’s Sustainability Awards, the most prestigious global competition for sustainable packaging innovation, have just been announced – and for the first time in Sustainability Awards history, joint winners have taken home prizes in two of the categories!
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ArticleAbsolut launches limited-edition bottle in collaboration with Olly Alexander
Absolut is launching a limited-edition bottle, Absolut Mosaik, designed by British singer, songwriter, actor and social activist for inclusivity, Olly Alexander.
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ArticleTOMRA to invest €36 million in new infrastructure for Quebec DRS
TOMRA has entered into a long-term agreement to provide ‘reverse vending machines’ for a new deposit return scheme in Quebec starting in 2024.
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ArticleDuo and Plastix launch shrink film made from waste fishing gear
Packaging consultancy and manufacturer Duo and Danish plastic recycler Plastix have created a shrink film that utilises a recycled plastic material made from waste fishing gear.
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ArticleSmurfit Kappa’s new lattice box aims to solve crucial tomato packaging problem
Smurfit Kappa and Isle of Wight Tomatoes have collaborated to create a new box that aims to keep tomatoes in perfect condition, while also displaying a bold new brand design.
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ArticlePentawards 2023 uplifts interactive packaging and on-pack recyclability messaging
The winners of Pentawards 2023 were announced at a Gala Ceremony at Magazine London on 10th November, with recurring features including pro-recycling messaging implemented into the packaging design and the prioritization of interactivity and sustainability in the unboxing process.
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ArticleMono-material medical flexibles displayed by Coveris at COMPAMED
Coveris is showcasing new, flexible, and recyclable medical packaging solutions at the COMPAMED show in Düsseldorf, designed to minimize packaging and product waste without sacrificing the functionality and safety of conventional materials.
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ArticleWhy does INC-3 matter?
Rob Opsomer, Executive Lead of Plastics and Finance at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, urges governments and policymakers not to miss a once-in-a-generation opportunity to establish a bold global treaty to end plastic pollution.
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ArticleComplementary reuse and recycling and prevention from exceeding EU reuse targets prioritized in joint letter
As a plenary vote on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation approaches, UNESDA has joined a range of European organizations in signing a letter calling for the complementarity of reusable and single-use recyclable packaging, alongside the prevention of exceeding the European Commission’s reuse targets.
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ArticleWhat do we need the UN’s legally binding instrument on plastic pollution to actually do?
Today is a landmark day for packaging sustainability, with the start of the third meeting of the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, which is aiming to develop international, legally-binding legislation on plastic pollution. What can we expect from this meeting, which is taking place in Nairobi from the 13th to the 19th of November? Dominic Hogg, director of Equanimator, tells us more.
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Article3,162 companies share plastics data via CDP’s environmental disclosure platform
As negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty continue this week, over 3,000 companies – including Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, and Sumitomo Chemical – have disclosed information regarding their production, use, and disposal of plastics via environmental disclosure platform CDP, while 48 financial institutions have signed an open letter calling for corporate disclosure to become mandatory.
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ArticlePaptic material applied to Dorsal pillows in phase-out of fossil-based plastics
Dorsal has transitioned into recyclable, wood fibre-based Paptic material for its pillow packaging in a strategic move away from fossil-based plastics and towards more ‘responsible’ material usage.
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ArticleWhy mass balance matters…
How we can increase and scale plastics recycling rates through using systems like mass balance.
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ArticleIndustry players and NGOs rally behind methodology to measure plastic footprints
As INC-3 approaches, the Plastic Footprint Network, a coalition of global corporations and NGOs, has unveiled a unified methodology to measure plastic footprints and push back against plastic pollution worldwide.