All Collaboration articles – Page 50
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ArticleUKRI and WRAP announce funding for global recycling and reuse projects
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and WRAP have launched an initiative worth £1.2 million in funding, which will support six projects aimed at addressing difficult-to-recycle plastics, scaling reusable packaging, and launching new business models in Chile, India, South Africa, and Kenya.
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ArticleLactalis Nestlé incorporates recycled PE into chilled dairy bottles
Lactalis Nestlé says that it has incorporated up to 30% recycled polyethylene (PE) content into some of its chilled dairy product bottles using ISCC PLUS certified recycled material from Repsol’s advanced recycling process.
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ArticleMondi and Fiorini International develop recyclable paper pasta bag with cellulose-based window
Mondi and converter Fiorini International have collaborated on a paper bag for Antico Pastificio Umbro’s pasta products that is reportedly recyclable in existing paper streams, including its transparent cellulose window.
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ArticleDemonstration facility for processing mixed plastic waste announced by new recycling consortium
Fiberight will lead the Uncaptured Unrecycled Plastics (UP) project, a three-year demonstrator consortium partially funded by Innovate UK and focused on the capture, recovery, and recycling of plastic packaging currently lost to landfill or incineration.
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ArticleItero Technologies receives funding for pyrolysis demonstration plant
Itero Technologies has received a EUR 5 million investment from Infinity Recycling’s Circular Plastics Fund (CPF) to support the design and construction of its first at-scale demonstration plant for its proprietary pyrolysis chemical recycling process.
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ArticleCEFLEX tests performance of NIR sorting for flexible packaging
CEFLEX has conducted a testing programme to examine how Near Infrared (NIR) technology can be used to sort multi-layer flexible packaging structures, with the results expected to be shared with stakeholders in September 2022.
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ArticleUnilever launches laundry capsule designed to reduce plastic and cut carbon emissions
Unilever has launched what it claims to be its most sustainable laundry capsule to date, alleged to reduce greenhouse gases by 16% and relieve the waste stream of 6000 tonnes of plastic every year.
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ArticleBritvic and Zappar team up on outdoor activity-focussed AR campaign
Britvic is launching a packaging-focussed augmented reality (AR) campaign that is designed to get families outdoors and hunting for virtual fruit hidden across the country.
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ArticlePepsiCo targets digital recycling solutions in bid to enhance supply chain sustainability
PepsiCo has selected innovations from six start-ups – including an invisible ‘marker’ system for tracking packaging waste that can be logged with blockchain technology and a bio-based thermoplastic material made from unsorted household waste – to trial in a bid to enhance sustainability across its supply chain with digital solutions.
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ArticleDS Smith creates recyclable rice pack for Veetee with a focus on consumer experience
DS Smith has partnered with Veetee Rice Ltd to create a fully recyclable dry rice pack with a box lid that can be removed, used as a measure, and then reseal the pack for ease of storage.
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ArticleValoregen and Dow announce plans to build hybrid recycling plant
Valoregen and Dow will partner to build a hybrid site offering both mechanical and advanced recycling capacities in France, with Dow to be the main off-taker of post-consumer resins from the new plant.
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ArticleOn-the-go cup recycling scheme launched by McDonald’s and Costa
Costa Coffee and McDonald’s are collaborating with motorway service operator, Roadchef, to co-fund a takeaway cup collection and recycling programme, with the cups set to be turned into stationery and paper packaging at James Cropper’s specialist facilities.
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ArticleDow and Mura Technology collaborate to expand global advanced recycling capacity
Dow and Mura Technology have announced plans to build multiple facilities in the US and Europe, which the companies say could add as much as 600 kilotons (KT) of aggregate advanced recycling capacity by 2030 and will apparently enable the HydroPRS technology to be scaled globally.
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ArticleSaperatec to build recycling plant based on its delamination process for composite packaging
Saperatec is currently building its first recycling plant for composite packaging in Germany, based on its mechanical recycling process for thin-layer composite materials with aluminium barriers.
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ArticleFlint Group and CEFLEX collaborate on rPP film printing trial
Flint Group and CEFLEX have collaborated to test how incorporating rPP into flexible packaging impacts printing processes, as part of the latter’s Quality Recycling Project (QRP).
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ArticleSABIC explores blockchain solution to boost circular feedstock traceability
SABIC has established a consortium blockchain project in collaboration with Finboot, Plastic Energy, and Intraplás, aimed at creating additional transparency and digital traceability for its TRUCIRCLE feedstock solutions.
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ArticleStora Enso and Tetra Pak to conduct feasibility study for joint beverage carton recycling solution
Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are jointly examining a shared beverage recycling solution that would involve a dedicated line in Langerbrugge for recovering fibres and producing recycled containerboard, while a partner would recycle the polymer and aluminium barrier materials.
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ArticlePCEP increases 2025 target for post-consumer recycled polyolefin use
The Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform (PCEP) has updated its voluntary plastics pledge and will now aim to use 4M tonnes of recycled post-consumer PO annually by 2025, after meeting its 3M target ahead of schedule in 2021.
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ArticleDTI and CelluComp collaborate on fibre-based packaging derived from sugar beet pulp
The Danish Technological Institute and CelluComp have developed Curran, a fibre-based material for packaging that is made of micro-fibrillated cellulose from sugar beet pulp and an ultra-thin biodegradable coating that reportedly blocks oxygen, water, and fat.
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ArticleGoebel IMS extends collaboration with major Chinese BOPET producer
One of the leading companies in the Chinese market for the production of BOPET film products, Zheijiang Yongsheng Technology Co., Ltd., has extended its collaboration with the IMS Technologies brand, Goebel IMS, with the order of two additional primary slitter rewinders for BOPET converting.