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DS Smith develops fibre-based pallet solution for Danish seafood producer
DS Smith has replaced plastic pallets for canned products with corrugated cardboard in collaboration with Danish seafood producer, Vilsund Blue A/S, aiming to eliminate plastic use and increase the number of cans per pallet.
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Berry and Stora Enso create hybrid packaging solution for Valio yoghurt
Berry Global and Stora Enso have designed a custom version of Berry’s CombiLight pot for Finnish brand Valio’s PROfeel protein puddings, aiming to help the company meet its commitment to reduce plastic usage by 15% in its single-use single-serve packaging by 2026.
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Smurfit Westrock revamps Poppin Candy box to stand out on social media
After teaming up with Smurfit Westrock, Poppin Candy is distributing its products in bespoke printed, ‘pizza-style’ postal boxes designed to capture the eye on social media.
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pricon and hey circle team up on reusable shipping solution for opticians
pricon, a wholesaler for optician stores in Germany, has announced it will be utilizing hey circle’s reusable shipping packaging to cut waste and CO₂ emissions, with shipping bags in two sizes covering approximately 90% of all shipments.
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Rheumatic consumers struggle with inaccessible medicine packaging, survey says
A survey from the Swedish Rheumatism Association reveals how elderly and disabled consumers can struggle to take medicine in inaccessible packaging – resorting to opening packs with their teeth or a tool, repackaging their medication, or skipping dosages altogether.
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Talking accessibility in packaging with RiDC
How far has the packaging industry come in accessible design, and how can it do better? Victoria Hattersley spoke with Gordon McCulloch and Allan Mabert from the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) to find out.
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Berry reports 36% increase in PCR PE use in industrial, consumer and agricultural products
Berry Global’s European Flexibles division has reported a 36% year-on-year increase in the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) polyethylene (PE) across its industrial, consumer (non-contact sensitive), and agricultural film products.
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Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Aldi’s dry goods refill model
As part of our Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview series, we spoke to national sustainability director at Aldi UK, Luke Emery, about its refill initiative for dry goods, nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
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Carlsberg unveils refreshed branding for Somersby cider
Carlsberg has collaborated with creative agency Born Ugly on a new global visual identity for its Somersby brand, aiming to increase visibility and brand consistency across the cider’s major markets.
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Aquapak Polymers and N Brown introduce biodegradeable, recyclable garment bags for retail
Aquapak has collaborated with Maxim and N Brown - retail platform and owner of JD Williams, Jacamo and Simply Be - to create garment bags from Hydropol, a ‘marine-safe, biodegradable and recyclable’ polymer alternative to traditional plastics.
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Monkey 47 gin introduces bottle made from 95% PCR
Pernod Ricard’s premium gin brand Monkey 47 has introduced a bottle made from 95% post-consumer recycled glass (PCR) for its Sloe Gin.
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Berry introduces LDPE bottle for eye treatment products
Berry Global has launched a new ‘easy-squeeze’ ophthalmic 10ml bottle that has been qualified for use with Aptar Pharma’s Ophthalmic Squeeze Dispenser (OSD), a solution used for preservative-free products including eye treatments.
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Mespack and Amcor partner on ‘recycle-ready’ stand-up pouch for home care products
Mespack and Amcor have developed a ‘recycle-ready’ stand-up pouch designed for home care products such as soaps, cleaners, and laundry detergent, aiming to overcome the challenges of scaling up larger flexible packaging formats using recycle-ready materials.
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How does Google approach packaging sustainability?
Following the publication of Google’s Plastic-Free Packaging Design Guide, packaging innovation lead Miguel Arevalo details the company’s “collaboration over competition” approach to sustainable packaging, from open-source solutions to blind research trials.
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Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: RecycleMich’s app to encourage recycling behaviour
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Ines Kilnhofer, project lead of RecycleMich about its recycling app, designed to improve recycling behaviour by incentivising users, nominated in the Commercialized Best Practice category.
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Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Circular’s Cartridge Refill System
With the Sustainability Awards only two weeks away, we asked Joel Wells of Circular about the company’s Cartridge Refill System, said to cut plastic use and emissions by over 80% and a finalist in the Pre-Commercialized Climate category.
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Young’s unveils new pack design for its Chip Shop brand
Seafood brand Young’s has launched a new visual identity across its Chip Shop brand, with a redesigned logo and a new master branding and tagline.
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European interest in sustainable packaging and recycling rates ‘highest in Northern Europe’
Ahead of this year’s European Paper Bag Day, Paper Bag Co compared different European countries in terms of their interest in ‘sustainable packaging,’ using Google data to reveal which countries were searching for the term in their respective countries and languages the most, combined with each country’s recycling rate.
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Think Tank merges smart NFC packaging and back-end platforms into one service
Think Tank is integrating physical packaging and digital back-end platforms into a single smart packaging service, intending to help brands deliver bonus content to consumers for Black Friday and Christmas.
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Sustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Lasso Loop’s ‘smart-bin’ recycling system
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Lasso Loop Recycling about its Lasso ‘smart-bin’ for recycling household plastics, glass, and metals, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category.