All Beverages articles – Page 18
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ArticleFiji Water redesigns two of its plastic bottles to contain ‘100% rPET’
Fiji Water has reportedly implemented ‘100% rPET’ into its 300mL and 500mL plastic bottles in the United States, taking a step towards the company’s aim for the adoption of sustainable plastics across its bottle portfolio by 2025. According to Fiji, replacing its current design with a recycled ...
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ArticleHow the law protects your sustainable packaging innovation
Sustainable progress oftentimes compliments a brand’s marketing, but environmentally friendly packaging innovations can be copied by other companies without the appropriate legal protection in place. Reddie & Grose partner Gillian Taylor and associate Adam Kelvey tell us how patents, trademarks, and registered designs help the industry keep track of and protect unique ideas.
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ArticleChoosePlanetA’s new cup replaces plastic drinks lid with ‘compostable’ top flap design
ChoosePlanetA has released a new cup claiming to be made entirely from home-compostable paper with an integrated top flap design – aiming to replace single-use cups and plastic lids
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ArticleDS Smith and Krones aim to replace plastic shrink wrap with fibre-based ECO Carrier
DS Smith has partnered with packaging automation specialist Krones to create ECO Carrier, a fibre-based alternative to shrink wrap to package PET multipack bottles.
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ArticleWhat is Carlsberg’s plan of action to achieve its sustainability goals?
Following the announcement of Carlsberg Group’s new sustainability pledges, we spoke to sustainability director Simon Boas Hoffmeyer to find out how the company plans to meet them, the roadblocks it may face, and its visions of a brighter future for packaging.
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ArticleWhy does TOMRA claim Norway’s deposit return scheme is one of the best in the world?
Norwegian recycling company TOMRA has given an insight into Norway’s unique deposit return scheme (DRS), which it says is an efficient, transparent and responsive system that could provide a role model for other countries around the world.
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ArticleHuhtamaki and Stora Enso launch industrial scale recycling programme for paper cups in Europe
Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have collaborated to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme aims to recycle and capture the value of used paper cups on an industrial scale.
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ArticleWhat’s next for PepsiCo’s sustainability drive under its new Chief Sustainability Officer?
We spoke to Katharina Stenholm, PepsiCo’s new Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, to check in on the company’s progress and her role within it.
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ArticleUNITED CAPS and Mimica partner on cap aiming to increase accessibility and reduce food waste
UNITED CAPS and Mimica have collaborated on a cap which is reportedly an accessible freshness indicator for all types of perishable products. The project aims to reduce food waste and increase consumer food safety.
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ArticleMondi launches Hug&Hold, a new alternative to plastic shrink wrap
Mondi has created a recyclable paper packaging solution to wrap and transport PET beverage bottles, which it says can replace plastic shrink wrap.
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ArticleRenewed calls for priority access to rPET from the European beverage industry
In a statement released today, UNESDA says that high rPET costs could prevent SMEs from meeting legislative requirements on recycled content and calls on the European Commission to introduce a priority access mechanism or right of first refusal for the beverage industry in the upcoming revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Facilitating the circular economy in Africa
In a bid to create a circular economy for its packaging, the Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company is working with communities in Guinea and Morocco to improve collection and recycling systems. To learn more about this project, we spoke with the company.
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ArticleCUPEX launches reusable PP dome lid for portable drinks
Resealable lid manufacturer CUPEX is expanding its range with the release of COMFORT, its new reusable lid.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners and University of California Berkeley aim to convert CO2 into packaging feedstock
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced a collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) which aims to develop scalable methods of converting captured CO2 - initially into sugar, but eventually into packaging feedstock.
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ArticleAlbert Heijn and Coca-Cola to remove plastic handles on multipacks
Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands, and Vrumona are to stop using plastic handles on all their soft drink and water multipacks in Dutch supermarkets. This move is expected to save around 40,000 kilos of plastic each year and improve the recyclability of the rest of the pack.
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ArticleCarlsberg Group becomes latest beverage company to announce new recyclability and sustainability goals
As part of Carlsberg Group’s new ESG programme, the company has highlighted its ambition to make all its bottles and cans fully recyclable by 2030.
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ArticleParkside Flexibles facilitates transition into ‘100% compostable’ packaging for Dark Woods Coffee
Speciality coffee roaster Dark Woods Coffee has reportedly become one of the first companies in the hospitality sector to switch to 100% compostable coffee packaging after announcing its transition into home-compostable packaging made by Parkside Flexibles for its hospitality and B2B supplied coffee beans.
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ArticleWine in paper bottles: What does the future hold?
Rob Malin was inspired to found Anglo-Italian craft wine company When In Rome during his time in rural Italy, watching the locals buy wine from local producers in refillable containers. Now he and his co-founders, Andrea Marchesi and Lorenzo Canali, sell their own products in paper bottles. We spoke to Rob about this decision and its reflection on the wine industry in Europe and beyond.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners and Rabobank aim to lower greenhouse gas emissions with new supply chain business model
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has worked alongside specialist food and agricultural bank Rabobank to establish a new competitive system of sustainable goals between its suppliers – a move it hopes will help to achieve its goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2040.
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ArticleAldi to trial clear caps for HDPE milk bottles
Aldi is set to trial clear plastic caps for its milk bottles later this month, with the aim of boosting closed-loop recycling for food-grade HDPE.