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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.
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ArticleHushållsost cheese wrapped in mono-PP by Mondi and Skånemejerier
Mondi and Skånemejerier have repackaged ICA’s Hushållsost cheese in a mono-PP base web and lidding film, which has been designed for recycling and aims to close the material loop without compromising on food quality.
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ArticleUN Treaty on Plastic Pollution: Aspirations must become actions
The UN treaty on plastic pollution must now move ‘from aspiration into action’. Leanne Gale, Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel, at Nestlé S.A., explores what this might look like.
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ArticleTIPA turns rice waste into recyclable, home compostable tray
TIPA has converted rice waste into a tray designed for recyclability and home compostability – intended as an alternative to plastic and paper food packaging in line with upcoming restrictions on takeaway containers.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Recyda’s software for packaging recyclability management
Our latest Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview is with Recyda about its software for packaging recyclability management, nominated in the commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category. You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2023. Congratulations! To start off, could you summarize your entry, in less than 50 words? ...
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ArticlePilot project recycles Berry film leftovers from Haver & Boecker machinery
Berry Global and Haver & Boecker are collecting and recycling Berry’s NorDiVent film bags in a closed-loop system hoped to cut down on waste and encourage the reuse of valuable resources.
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ArticleNew syringe and label combine to protect vaccines at -100 °C
Therapies and vaccines with mRNA substances as well as cell and gene therapies are becoming increasingly important. However, these novel active ingredients entail special challenges: On the one hand, they must be transported and stored on dry ice at freezing temperatures of down to -100 °C. On the other hand, special light protection is frequently required, depending on the type of substance. Precisely for these applications, Schreiner MediPharm has developed the Freeze-Light-Protect syringe label, it says.