All Beverages articles – Page 4
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ArticleInternational environmental scoring standards in development for food and drink labels
Foundation Earth and EIT Food have formed the International Alliance for Food Impact Data, which intends to set international standards for the environmental scoring of food and drinks and display the information on a product’s front label.
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ArticleEviosys lightweights metal overcap for reduced emissions in mono-material tins
Eviosys has revealed a new, lighter version of its metal Horizon overcap, thought to be ‘infinitely recyclable’ and save 33% of CO2 emissions compared to its previous design.
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ArticleReusable PP milk bottles distributed as Berry and Abel & Cole join forces
Berry Global is now supplying Abel & Cole with polypropylene bottles for its Club Zero Refillable Milk delivery service; the bottles are designed to be a lightweight alternative to glass and can apparently be refilled up to 16 times before recycling.
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ArticleNew Domino printing lines replace bottle labels with on-cap QR codes
Domino Printing Sciences aims to support the transition into label-free beverage bottles with a range of Bottle Closure Printing Stations, designed to print variable data and machine-readable codes onto HDPE bottle caps and closures.
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ArticleBrockmans Gin launches lighter bottle with increased PCR content
Brockmans Gin has announced its new lightweight bottle, which it says is designed with 51% post-consumer recycled content (PCR) and has 30% less glass weight on average than its direct competitors.
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ArticleWhat can a local football team teach us about young people’s views on water bottles?
Over the previous football season, Packaging Europe got involved in a packaging sustainability collaboration with a local youth football team, with a view to learning about young consumer habits and behaviour. What results is a small-sample snapshot of differing behaviours, differing perceptions of sustainability – and the familiar gap between consumer ideas and actions.
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ArticleReport suggests recycled plastic demand to grow in US and EU markets
According to a recent report by RaboResearch – Rabobank’s analysis and knowledge team - the demand for recycled polymers has grown in the US and UK markets and is expected to continue to rise in the coming years, primarily driven by state regulation and company pledges in the US and EU-level regulation.
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ArticleSole-Mizo fills and packs milk products with SIG cartons and machinery
Bonafarm’s Sole-Mizo is adopting SIG’s state-of-the-art Midi 12 Aseptic filling machine and carton packaging for its dairy products; the partners have set their sights on combined flexibility and high efficiency in the production process.
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ArticleReusable glass bottle and SaaS software among German Packaging Awards winners
Holzmanufaktur Liebich’s handmade wooden box for Jägermeister liqueur, sykell’s cloud-based SaaS software for returnable packaging, dotch’s reusable glass bottle for edible oils, and many more have been named as winners of the German Packaging Institute’s German Packaging Awards 2024.
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ArticleU.S. Government unveils landmark plastic pollution strategy
As the United States’ presidential election looms, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced its intent to phase out all single-use plastics across US federal government agencies by 2035 and all single-use plastic products in foodservice, packaging, and events by 2027.
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ArticleGreiner and Constantia unveil home compostable coffee capsule
Greiner Packaging and Constantia Flexibles have partnered to introduce a new home compostable coffee capsule, as certified by TÜV Austria.
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ArticleDiageo and ecoSPIRITS distributing alcohol to venues in refillable containers
Diageo and ecoSPIRITS are in a global agreement to distribute Gordon’s gin, Captain Morgan rum, and Smirnoff vodka in reusable packaging at bars, hotels, and restaurants via the ‘lower carbon, lower waste’ ecoTOTE technology.
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ArticleBrands guided towards renewable plastics as Neste and Mitsubishi join forces
Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered a strategic partnership seeking to develop value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for Japanese brands – an effort hoped to defossilize supply chains in the food and beverage, apparel, and consumer electronics sectors.
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ArticleMicrocapsule technology trial to preserve nutrients in dairy products
In partnership with Yili Innovation Centre Europe, Xampla will test and validate its microscopic natural polymer capsules for preserving vitamins and nutrients in milk, cheese, yoghurt, and other dairy products.
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ArticleInside Diageo’s journey towards making glass packaging more sustainable
Diageo is currently working with Exxergy to create a new coating for glass that enables light-weighting while maintaining the quality and strength of reusable glass containers. The companies claim that this solution has the potential to reduce glass emissions by up to 30%. John Cant, head of Diageo Sustainable Solutions, and Thomas Sauer, president and CEO of Exxergy, tell us more about the potential impact of scaling this technology across the glass sector.
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ArticleOlympic athletes implore Coca-Cola and Pepsi to drive reusable packaging in sports
In the run-up to the 2024 Olympics, over 100 sports organizations and athletes have signed a letter led by Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana and EcoAthletes calling for The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to increase reusable packaging and tackle plastic pollution.
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ArticleCoca-Cola, Starbucks, and PepsiCo lead city-wide trial of default reusable cups
The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, Starbucks, and other big brands are collaborating with Closed Loop Partners to roll out reusable cups as default takeaway packaging across restaurants in Petaluma, California, and encourage consumers to reuse their beverage containers.
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ArticleTetra Pak and Appetite Creative refresh smart packaging with summer drinks theme
Creative technology studio Appetite Creative and Tetra Pak have partnered to redesign the interactive smart packaging experience for a European fruit juice producer, with a new summer drinks theme.
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ArticleKiefel reveals new higher output machine for polymer cups and coffee capsules
Kiefel has launched its new tilting machine, SPEEDFORMER KTR 6.2 SPEED, for the mass production of polymer cups and coffee capsules, said to offer up to 50% higher output at the same footprint and quality compared to other machine manufacturers.
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ArticleThe Brief: Our guide to sustainable packaging at events
Summer has arrived! And to many people, that means attending festivals, sports events, and concerts. In this edition of the Brief, we look at packaging reuse and recycling in this context – what infrastructure is available, how widespread are deposit return schemes, and how do sorting systems work?