All Beverages articles – Page 4
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PPWR deal limits single-use plastics, mandates DRS, and enables consumer reuse
The European Parliament and Council presidency have reached a provisional political agreement on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation proposal; the new rules mandate deposit return schemes, exempt compostable plastic packaging from minimum recycled content targets, enable consumers to purchase takeaway food and drinks in reusable packaging at no extra cost, and more.
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Single-use vs. reuse: which will lower the impact of food and drink packaging?
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has conducted a data-based study evaluating the environmental impacts of single-use and reusable food and beverage packaging in a range of materials and serving contexts – yet the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF) cautions that it fails to consider the role of food preservation and safety in the pursuit of more sustainable packaging solutions.
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KHS on the importance of innovative PET bottle coatings
In the evolving landscape of sustainable beverage packaging, the enhancement of PET bottles through the use of specialized coatings has emerged as a key focus. To learn more about these, Philipp Langhammer, Product Manager Barrier technology at KHS Group, tells us more.
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Jimmy’s Iced Coffee takes on ‘zero tree’ cartons after successful trial
Jimmy’s Iced Coffee has completed trials using RAW Packaging’s ‘zero tree’ concept, in which crop waste is converted into packaging in a bid to combat deforestation and lower carbon emissions, and will now introduce the new cartons across its e-commerce product line.
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Ampack machine enables aseptic filling for liquids in preformed plastic bottles
Syntegon’s Ampack will gently and aseptically fill preformed HDPE, PP, and PET bottles with baby food, milk- and plant-based drinks, dairy products, and soups using a flexible FBL filling machine with neck-handling capabilities.
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Bloom and Britvic release limited-edition can design for sugar-free Tango
Bloom has updated Britvic’s sugar-free Tango Editions lineup with Tango Mango, a limited-edition flavour platform geared towards younger consumers and families with its ‘bold’ and ‘dynamic’ packaging.
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Opaque, floatable PO shrink film from Innovia Films geared towards higher rPET yield
Aiming to boost recycling for food-grade PET packaging, Innovia Films has unveiled a low-density white polyolefin shrink film that reportedly maintains its floatability when printed.
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Report calculates 76% aluminium can collection rate in 2021
According to a new report from Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium, the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland reached a ‘record level’ of 76% in 2021 – yet it encourages the introduction of more ambitious separate collection targets for beverage containers to reach 90% recycling targets.
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Carlsberg and Ball envision higher recycling rates and more PCR content for cans
After taking steps to lightweight its beer cans, Carlsberg and Ball are laying out a joint roadmap to pursue their shared sustainability goals, including higher recycling rates and an increase in recycled content in cans by 2030.
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New Laphroaig whisky campaign includes wellie-inspired reusable pack
Butterfly Cannon has launched a new campaign for Laphroaig’s Scotch Whisky, hoping to enhance the storytelling elements of its gifting strategy and encourage consumers to buy Islay single malts as presents.
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Paboco commences full-scale production for fibre-based bottles
Paboco, The Paper Bottle Company, has launched full-scale production for its paper-based bottle product at its manufacturing site in Slangerup, Denmark – aspiring to produce over 20 million fibre-based bottles by the end of 2025.
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Pentawards announces subcategories for spirit and CBD product packaging
Two new subcategories have been introduced to the annual Pentawards packaging design competition – one for CBD product packaging, the other for spirits.
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Recyclable takeaway cups containing 30% PCR released by Faerch
Faerch Group has unveiled its new Tumbler range of recyclable on-the-go beverage containers, which are said to contain a minimum of 30% post-consumer recycled material.
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Why is Coca-Cola removing the labels on its Sprite bottles?
In late January, Coca-Cola announced a new trial to remove the labels from its Sprite and Sprite Zero bottles in a bid to cut down on material use and remove the need to separate different packaging components during the recycling process. To get an overview of the project and learn more about Coca-Cola’s objectives and views on the potential pitfalls, we spoke with Dusan Stojankic, VP Franchise Operations, GB&I at Coca-Cola Great Britain.
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Lidl launches in-house bottle return trial after delay in government scheme
Lidl has launched a bottle return scheme across all its supermarkets in Glasgow – a move that is anticipated to facilitate the recycling of 10.5 tonnes of plastic and aluminium every month through the use of in-store reverse vending machines.
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Carlsberg commemorates Lunar New Year with limited-edition packaging
Carlsberg has unveiled limited-edition packaging from professional designer Ofen Hu to celebrate the Lunar New Year through visual storytelling.
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Recyclable paper pulp from James Cropper wraps Bruichladdich Scotch whisky
James Cropper has developed a fully recyclable paper pulp outer wrap for single malt Scotch whisky brand Bruichladdich’s Luxury Redefined range, intending to capture a premium aesthetic and simultaneously improve the sustainability of its packaging.
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Collaborative initiative seeks to deink and recycle printed PP and PS cups
Siegwerk, Greiner Packaging, and Krones have teamed up in an initiative set on deinking and recycling polypropylene and polystyrene cups via hot caustic washing – and now call for design-for-recycling guidelines to be updated in line with their results.
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Latvia’s deposit return system achieves 80% return rate two years in
Depozīta Iepakojuma Operators reports that its Latvian deposit return system has achieved an 80% return rate upon its two-year anniversary – surpassing the 77% target set for plastic bottles by 2025 in the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive.
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Consumers express both confusion and optimism around Irish DRS
Research conducted by Every Can Counts suggests that nearly a third (29%) of consumers in the Republic of Ireland are unsure how to use its new deposit return scheme – yet nearly seven in ten (69%) believe it will encourage them to recycle more.