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ArticleAvery Dennison launches Digital Product Passport as a Service
Avery Dennison has today launched a new product with the aim of helping brands to fully prepare for forthcoming EU legislation on Digital Product Passports (DPPs).
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ArticleOwner of Lidl and Kaufland pledges to use 30% less plastic by 2025
Schwarz Group, the multinational retail group operating Lidl and Kaufland, has set a new target to use 30% less plastic in its private label packaging across divisions by 2030.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Amcor’s Quantum lightweighting technology for PET bottles
Ahead of the Sustainability Awards taking place in November, we spoke to Amcor as part of our Finalist Interview series about its Quantum lightweighting technology for PET bottles, nominated in the pre-commercialized Climate category. You’re a finalist in the Sustainability Awards 2023. Congratulations! To start off, could ...
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ArticleThe top trends for e-commerce packaging in 2023 – and beyond
What are some of the emerging trends in e-commerce packaging that we should be paying more attention to? How much did the COVID pandemic really affect this sector? And what role will sustainability have to play? These questions – and more – were answered in a recent conversation with Nedim Nisic, eCommerce director at Mondi.
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ArticleGlobal industry remains ‘off track’ despite collaboration to fight plastic pollution, warns Ellen MacArthur Foundation
A new paper from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation suggests that its New Plastics Economy Global Commitment signatories are proving the viability of collaborative progress in fighting plastic pollution, but calls for ‘tougher measures’ to break further ground. Over 1,000 organizations have backed the Global Commitment, led by ...
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ArticleOne million UK households have access to kerbside recycling for coffee pods, Podback claims
Over one million UK households are now able to recycle used coffee pods at kerbside through Podback’s recycling scheme, the company claims, with the London Borough of Havering becoming its latest partner and East Ayrshire its first Scottish partner within the last month.
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Article500ml sparkling drink bottles from The Coca-Cola Company shift to 100% recycled plastic in Canada
The Coca-Cola Company is transitioning all 500ml sparkling beverage bottles sold in Canada into 100% recycled plastic, excluding caps and labels, by early 2024 to save virgin plastic, reduce carbon emissions, and meet its sustainability targets.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Rotomac’s coreless aluminium foil roll technology
In our latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we asked Rotomac about its technology for producing coreless aluminium foil rolls within its ICEBREAKER 167 - CORELESS machine, nominated in the pre-commercialized Climate category.
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ArticleLyondellBasell pursues higher plastic recycling rate with 25% acquisition of Cyclyx
LyondellBasell has acquired 25% equity ownership of Cyclyx International, a joint venture between Agilyx and ExxonMobil, in what is hoped to be a step towards improved recycling and a circular economy for plastics in the United States.
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ArticleSuzano invests in production line for fluff pulp made of eucalyptus
Suzano is investing R$490 million – the equivalent of over €90 million – into a new line for eucalyptus-based and bleached hardwood kraft pulp, aiming to produce 340,000 additional tons of fluff pulp and enhance the sustainability credentials of various personal hygiene products.
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ArticleMEK-free continuous inkjet inks developed by Needham Ink Technologies
Needham Ink Technologies has unveiled its MEK-Free Continuous Inkjet (CIJ) inks in its effort to facilitate high-quality industrial print in safe and environmentally sustainable conditions.
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ArticleSIG awarded by 4evergreen for aluminium-free carton packs and contribution to PolyAl recycling plant
SIG has received two awards under the 4evergreen alliance’s Circularity Success Stories initiative – the Design for Circularity award for its full barrier, aluminium-free material for aseptic carton packs, and the Circularity Best Practices award for the Palurec PolyAl recycling plant.
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ArticleMetsä Spring funding to help Montinutra turn forest waste into biochemicals
Montinutra plans to upscale its conversion of forest industry side streams into natural biochemicals for the chemical and cosmetics sectors with €2 million in pre-A funding led by Metsä Spring.
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ArticleCarbios granted permission to build PET bio-recycling plant in France
Carbios has been granted a building permit and operating authorization for a bio-recycling plant in Longlaville, expected to reach a processing capacity of 50,000 tons of post-consumer PET waste every year once fully operational.
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ArticleLatest marker technology meets DPP requirements as unique identifier
Germany-based Polysecure, an AIPIA member which provides a range of marker technologies for anti-counterfeiting, sorting and tamper evidence has developed TrackByStars®, a technology with which products can be uniquely identified and tracked, it says.
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ArticleCongress Special: Connected Packaging gets personal as Tetra Pak rolls out winter campaign for juice brand
Major food processing and packaging company (and AIPIA member) Tetra Pak has refreshed its fun and interactive smart packaging experience for a leading European fruit juice producer with a brand-new winter drinks theme to inspire its customers.
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ArticleRight-sized box-making technology from Emmeci brings Coesia into e-commerce sector
Coesia company Emmeci’s E-BM fit-to-size box-making machine is set to provide the e-commerce sector with customizable packaging for a range of product sizes and shapes.
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ArticleEuropean plastics manufacturers reveal roadmap into circularity for plastics
Plastics Europe and its members have agreed on a ‘Plastics Transition’ roadmap with their sights set on circularity, net zero emissions, and more sustainable material consumption in the European plastics industry.
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ArticleHow Versuni is aiming to transition to fully recycled and recyclable packaging
Versuni, the company previously known as Philips Domestic Appliances, recently made a pledge to transition to entirely recycled and fully recyclable paper packaging, with the goal of phasing out all single-use plastic components within a four-year timeframe. How is it aiming to achieve this objective? Calum Armstrong, Versuni’s Head of Design, let us know more.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Smurfit Kappa’s ‘Frustration-Free’ paper-based wine packaging
Our next Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards is with Smurfit Kappa about its paper-based ‘Frustration-Free’ packaging for wine multipacks, nominated in the commercialized E-commerce category.