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ArticleFibre-based food tray adopts double-rim structure for fresh protein market
MM Packaging Deeside has upgraded its fibre-based food tray, GreenPeel, with a new double-rim structure – a move set to improve strength, seal integrity and retail performance for fresh protein products.
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ArticleWhat do MEPs have to say about the PPWR’s administrative burden for SMEs?
On Wednesday, Members of the European Parliament debated the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation’s impacts on small businesses selling across EU borders. We take a closer look at the conversations held and what they mean for EU legislation going forward.
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ArticleHow do we bring biobased packaging materials to commercial scale?
Where will the next generation of sustainable packaging materials come from, and how will they reach commercial scale? Ward Heij, business development manager at Colesco Circular & Climate Credit Impact Fund, discusses the opportunities and challenges for biobased materials, the role of renewable carbon, and how packaging companies should assess their viability.
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ArticleFutamura and Bio4life develop home and industrially compostable PSA label
Futamura and Bio4life have collaborated on a certified home and industrially compostable PSA label, designed to help retailers and packers eliminate conventional plastic stickers from fresh fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleCapri Sun unveils limited-edition Big Pouch format
Capri Sun has revealed a limited-edition Big Pouch, said to be nine inches tall, twice as wide and hold roughly three times the amount of juice compared to a standard pouch.
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ArticleSustainability Awards Finalist Interview: Plastipak’s PET oxygen barrier technology
Plastipak is a finalist in the Circular Plastics category of this year’s Sustainability Awards with its O2Blox PET oxygen barrier technology, said to be compatible with PET recycling systems and support bottle-to-bottle recycling. We asked Plastipak’s director of International Packaging Development, Miguel Vieira, a few questions to find out more about this entry.
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ArticleNon-EU companies selling in Europe held to new e-commerce and customs rules
The European Parliament has approved a major reform of the EU Customs Code that treats non-EU businesses selling to EU consumers as responsible importers, also establishing a new handling fee and customs authority.
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ArticleWho do you need to meet at the Sustainable Packaging Summit?
850+ attendees. 43+ countries. 80% involved in final decision-making. But the most important people at Sustainable Packaging Summit are the ones your business actually needs to meet. Our new partnership model is designed to help you find them.
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ArticleScaling reuse: What have we learned from city-scale pilots?
With market penetration of reuse still relatively low, at ~20%, what does it take to move reuse from an individual-business initiative to a functioning city-scale system, and what can cities learn from the successes and failures of recent pilots?
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ArticleTap&Reuse reusable cup scheme nominated for environmental contribution award
Circular&Co and the University of Chichester’s Tap&Reuse scheme for reusable cups – reported to have prevented the use of 28,000+ disposable cups so far – has been nominated for a Times Higher Education Award.
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ArticlePaper and fibre packaging: navigating economic, technical and regulatory shifts
The industry is facing critical challenges: with supply chain disruptions and the availability of raw materials, amongst a backdrop of global regulations becoming stricter, and more complex. How can brands and producers scale solutions whilst delivering protective qualities and achieving cost parity with competing materials? Join us ...
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ArticleSri Lankan universities receive €110,000 to research single-use plastics in food sector
The European Union funded Circular project has announced three research grants totalling €110,000 to support university-led studies in Sri Lanka on the use, flow and impacts of single-use plastics (SUPs) in the country’s food sector.
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ArticleAvantium and Klöckner Pentaplast to explore plant-based polymer use in food packaging
Avantium has signed a capacity reservation agreement with Klöckner Pentaplast (kp films) to explore the use of its plant-based polymer PEF (polyethylene furanoate), Releaf, in thermoformed food packaging applications, including food trays and other packaging designed to protect fresh and prepared foods.
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ArticleInside the single-use cup investigation that put McDonald’s in hot water
The Fair Resource Foundation filed an enforcement request against McDonald’s Netherlands for breaking Dutch law and serving single-use cups to dine on-site. It resulted in a penalty notice.
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ArticleUnilever, P&G, Nestlé and more join recyclable, flexible paper consortium
Unilever, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive, and Mars are founding members of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s new PaperFlex Consortium, which aims to drive innovation in recyclable and biodegradable paper-based flexible packaging.
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ArticleAvery Dennison announces new Bluetooth label range for advanced tracking
Avery Dennison has revealed its AD Visi product line, a new range of Active Bluetooth Low Energy labels designed to deliver advanced tracking for time critical and high-value shipments across global supply chains.
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ArticleUPM extends barrier paper technology for label face papers
UPM Specialty Materials has extended its barrier paper technology to label face papers for the first time under its new UPM Asendo 80 grade, which applies grease-resistance technology to labelling without using PFAS.
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ArticleSustainability Awards Finalist Interview: Polytag’s UV tag system for recycling data
Nominated in the Thinking Big category of this year’s Sustainability Awards, we asked finalist Polytag a few questions to find out more about its UV tag and detection system to trace and provide packaging recycling data.
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ArticleInverted cup from Amcor and Ge Wu An to serve wet pet food in one clean piece
Amcor and premium pet food brand Ge Wu An have unveiled Li Kou, an inverted cup designed to help consumers transfer wet food into a bowl in one clean piece.
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ArticleIMFA’s European Regulation Tracker to help moulded fibre comply with EU rules
The International Molded Fiber Association has launched a European Regulation Tracker to help its members understand and adjust to policy changes that could affect their access to the European market, all through a single platform.