All Collaboration articles – Page 23
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ArticleGlass recycling project by O-I Brazil kicks off at São Paulo’s Morumbi Stadium
O-I Brazil has launched a new partnership, Recycle and Make A Goal, to increase glass recycling around soccer games – aiming to reduce waste and lower emissions in the glass manufacturing process. O-I Brazil teamed up with São Paulo’s Municipal Department of Urban Cleaning, the startup ...
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ArticleBerry Global and Mitsubishi drive recyclable, EVOH-free barrier coating for food packs
Berry Global and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company have come together to coat thermoformed tubes, jars, and bottles with a recyclable, EVOH-free barrier resin in hopes of enhancing the recyclability of food packaging.
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ArticleTotalEnergies Corbion and Sansu target label-free, 100% PLA water bottle
Sansu and TotalEnergies Corbion have agreed to produce a 100% Luminy PLA bioplastic bottle with an embossed label in hopes of simplifying the recycling process and driving the adoption of recycled PLA as a feedstock.
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ArticleMoy Park packs poultry in Klöckner Pentaplast’s rPET modified atmosphere tray
Moy Park has added Klöckner Pentaplast’s kp Elite, a modified atmosphere packaging tray made entirely of rPET, to its packaging range – aiming to reduce its plastic consumption by 50 tonnes and transition completely into mono-material solutions.
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ArticleKemira and PA Consulting develop renewable barrier coatings for flexible food packaging
Kemira and PA Consulting have teamed up to develop a polysaccharide-based renewable barrier coating material for flexible food packaging applications.
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ArticleUPM Specialty Papers keeps plastic out of new Fazer Oat Rice Pies packs
Fazer has adopted a laminate-free paper pack for its Oat Rice Pies product; the solution was designed by UPM Specialty Papers to enhance recyclability while maintaining the barrier protection and heat seal properties of conventional plastics.
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ArticlePlastics manufacturers oppose ‘discriminatory’ recyclate, paper and board rules in PPWR
IK Industrievereinigung Kunststoffverpackungen argues that ‘material-discriminatory’ measures remain in the provisional Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, and it is feared that resultant loopholes will exacerbate trade conflicts and adverse environmental effects.
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ArticleLogoplaste joins fibre-based Bottle Collective as technology partner
PA Consulting and PulPac have announced that rigid packaging company Logoplaste has joined The Bottle Collective, which aims to create single-use, fibre-based bottles, as a technology partner.
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ArticleRoded and Aran transform agricultural and Bag In Box films into raw material
Roded Recycling Industries and Aran have partnered on a combined recycling process, creating a raw material from agricultural plastic film waste and Bag In Box laminates.
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ArticleViamedici and Sustain360 partner on digital product passports to meet European Commission’s environmental standards
Viamedici and Sustain360 have teamed up to create digital product passports (DPPs), to meet the requirements of the European Commission’s Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). The passports will detail a product’s sustainability, environmental impact, and recyclability, utilizing Web 3.0 technologies including GenAi, Blockchain, and Graph databases. The ...
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ArticlePolytag secures female-led funding boost towards a circular economy
Recycling technology company Polytag announced it has completed Series A seed funding with two female-led investors as part of its aim to transform the recycling industry across the UK and Europe.
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ArticleSyensqo partners with TOMRA to advance the sorting of multilayer PVDC packaging waste
Syensqo and TOMRA have joined forces to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of separating and sorting multi-component plastic structures in which polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) serves as a barrier layer. The partners developed a joint set of experiments with multilayer samples of commercial packaging waste consisting of ...
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ArticleMars adopts digital technology for packaging development in collaboration with Ansys
Mars has announced a new collaboration with engineering software company Ansys to adopt simulation software aiming to reimagine the packaging innovation process through digital technology.
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ArticleSupply chain partners including INEOS, PepsiCo and Amcor collaborate on 50% recycled plastic film packaging
INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe, PepsiCo and Amcor have teamed up to launch new snack packaging for Sunbites crisps containing 50% recycled plastic.
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ArticleSIG partners with Plastic Bank and GIZ in project to boost recycling and empower collection communities in Egypt
SIG has teamed up with social enterprise Plastic Bank and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to unveil a project aimed at changing Egypt’s recycling landscape while increasing security for waste collection workers.
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ArticleVattenfall to supply Borealis with renewable energy from hydropower plants
Starting from January 2024, European electricity and heat retailer Vattenfall will be supplying polyolefins solutions provider Borealis with renewable energy from its hydropower plants, as part of a long-term renewable hydropower purchase agreement (PPA) made in December 2023.
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ArticleReturnity supplies Vuori with reusable boxes to lower cardboard and tape waste
Returnity has announced apparel company Vuori will use the company’s Last Box, a reusable shipping box that apparently lowers the economic, operational and environmental impact of a retailer’s inventory fulfilment, for merchandise shipments to its U.S. retail stores to replace conventional cardboard boxes.
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ArticlePwC maps out pathways towards plastic packaging sustainability
In order to improve their plastic packaging operations, PwC consulting team Strategy& asserts that food and beverage companies should consider lightweighting and adopting biobased materials, where appropriate; develop consistent design-for-recycling standards; and form strategic partnerships with recycling providers to gain access to high-quality recyclate.
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ArticleNeste and Mura Technology join forces to turn plastic waste into feedstock
A product offtake agreement between Mura Technology and Neste is set to convert products from Mura’s Teesside commercial-scale advanced plastic recycling plant into feedstock for new plastic production, a move hoped to help phase out fossil resources.
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ArticleMongolian food safety guidelines developed by WPO and UNIDO
The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have completed a project intended to develop food safety guidelines for the Mongolian food sector and help its participants achieve international standards.