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ArticleSaveggy enters partnership to upscale production and application of edible cucumber coating
Saveggy has signed a partnership with Swedish-grown cucumber and tomato producer odlarna.se to create production and packaging lines, and an application technology, for its plant-based, edible coating – hoping to replace fossil-based plastic wrapping for cucumbers.
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ArticleAvon undergoes global rebrand involving redesigned packaging and upgraded typeface
Avon has worked with creative agency Free The Birds to update its packaging design and create a new, female-positive visual identity to match its new brand positioning.
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ArticleAlternative goals for responsible plastic management by 2040 proposed by SYSTEMIQ
A new report from SYSTEMIQ suggests fifteen global policy interventions that it believes could drive down the mismanagement of end-of-life plastics and the leakage of microplastics into the environment by 2040.
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ArticleNestlé on fostering and encouraging circular innovations
How is Nestlé aiming to make the packaging for its single-serve coffee products circular? Nespresso’s sustainability program manager, Christophe Boussemart, and Nescafé Dolce Gusto’s Susanne Kulhanek explain.
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ArticleReconomy intends to lower emissions, costs, and waste with reusable food and drink packaging service
Reconomy has revealed a new food and drink container service set to reduce carbon emissions by up to 96%, cut down on landfill and litter, and deliver cost savings of around 70-85%, including lower storage and transport costs. Every year, 10.7 billion single-use takeaway containers for food ...
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Nextek’s COtooCLEAN recycling solution for flexible films
In our latest Finalist Interview for the Sustainability Awards we hear from Nextek’s managing director Edward Kosior about its COtooCLEAN solution for recycling flexible films (polyolefins) back to food-grade plastic, nominated in the pre-commercialised Driving the Circular Economy category.
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ArticleGrand opening for ‘world’s biggest and most advanced’ recycling plant announced by Swedish Plastic Recycling
Swedish Plastic Recycling has announced that the grand opening of its Site Zero plant site – which aspires to recycle all kinds of plastic packaging without emitting CO2 – will take place on 15th November, intending to commence a ‘new era’ for the recycling of plastics.
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ArticleCross-industry collaboration set to collect and recycle LDPE pollution from the ocean
Chase Plastics, Summit Systems, and Ocean Integrity are partnering to collect and recycle LDPE waste recovered from the ocean and hope to ensure a circular economy for recovered plastics.
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ArticleGerman aluminium industry ‘in crisis mode’ as EU marks material’s strategic value
As the European Parliament adds aluminium to the list of Strategic Raw Materials in the upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act, Aluminium Deutschland reports that the German aluminium industry is ‘still in crisis mode’ regarding energy supply and global competitiveness.
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Articleadapa produces skin film range for visual and functional benefits in meat packaging
adapa Group has added a new, PE-based skin film range to its SkinFresh Top brand, designed as a high-performance, visually appealing, and processable packaging solution for premium meat and fish products.
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ArticleShedding light on the future of circular packaging at the European Forum Alpbach
At this year’s European Forum Alpbach, described as the “Austrian Davos”, flexible packaging producer Constantia Flexibles presented a content session titled “Packaging with a Purpose: Understanding the Power of Circular Packaging.”
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: CCL Label’s WashOff labels for rigid PET bottles
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is CCL Label with its WashOff labels for rigid PET bottles. Marika Knorr, head of sustainability and communication at CCL spoke to us about this entry, nominated in the pre-commercialised Climate category.
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ArticleAmazon’s checkout-free shopping solution incorporates RFID technology for clothing purchases
Amazon and Avery Dennison have expanded the checkout-free, computer vision shopping solution Just Walk Out with RFID technology to enable its application to softlines like clothing and sports merchandise.
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Article‘Design Check’ tool from CEFLEX to enable collaborative flexible packaging design
CEFLEX and Recyda have developed a new ‘Design Check’ tool to streamline collaboration between designers, technologists, customers, and suppliers of flexible packaging and drive the creation of sustainability-minded packaging.
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ArticleUPM Specialty Papers offers certified compostable label face papers for stickers
UPM Specialty Papers has developed two certified industrially and home compostable label face papers in a bid to meet the compostability and recyclability requirements of the upcoming Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticlePlastics Treaty should roll out DRS, close recycling loops, and ensure transparent reporting, says TOMRA
TOMRA has made ten recommendations for a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Plastics Treaty, including mandatory targets, closed-loop recycling, transparent reporting, and the use of deposit return systems.
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ArticleThe European Plastic Pact is dead. Can we bring it back to life?
On the 15th of September, with little fanfare or explanation, the European Plastic Pact announced that it would cease operating. In this article, Emma Samson, marketing communications manager at Searious Business, asks: if the Plastic Pact covering the largest and arguably the most-circular economic region in the world cannot succeed in its objectives, is there any hope for other voluntary actions?
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ArticleCertified circular EVA copolymers unveiled by Repsol
Repsol has revealed its range of ISCC PLUS certified circular EVA copolymers – reportedly the first of their kind on the market – and aims to help establish a circular economy for polyolefins, alongside lowering its own virgin raw material consumption.
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ArticleABB to build Swedish robotics hub to optimise output, lower emissions, and save resources
ABB will invest $280 million into a new, state-of-the-art Robotics Campus in Västerås, Sweden in an effort to expand its production capacity by 50%, boost its supply to the European market, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and conserve resources.
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ArticleItero Technologies and Brightlands Chemelot Campus join forces to build pyrolysis plant
Itero Technologies has signed a commercial realisation agreement with Brightlands Chemelot Campus to build a chemical recycling plant anticipated to recycle 27kT of plastic waste every year.