All Design articles – Page 9
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Finalist interview: Optimising FMCG packaging design with SCALIZE
SCALIZE, which provides automated analysis of packaging dimensions to help reduce material costs and enhance sustainability, is a finalist in our 2022 Sustainability Awards. Robert Hughes, one of the company’s co-founders, tells us more about the potential of its solution.
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Fasten unveils lightweight rPP cosmetic jar with refill system
Fasten has introduced the REfill REuse REpeat cosmetic jar system made from 100% recycled PP and featuring an ultra-light, thermoformed refill cup.
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DS Smith reports on progress towards plastic and emissions reduction targets
In its Sustainability Report 2022, DS Smith claims it has designed out over 313 million pieces of plastic from customer packaging portfolios over the past two years, as part of its fibre-based solutions programme and the implementation of its Circular Design Metrics.
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Berry launches resealable and refillable mono-material container for wet wipes
Berry Superfos has launched a mono-material polypropylene (PP) container for Hitam’s wet wipes range that is both resealable to retain freshness and refillable.
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All4Labels launches portfolio of products and services aimed at boosting sustainable label performance
All4Labels is set to launch STAR Products, a portfolio of labelling and packaging solutions designed for recyclability and including recycled or renewable materials, and STAR Services, aimed at supporting customers in enhancing sustainability across the labelling value chain.
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Research from DS Smith suggests excessive packaging has a negative impact on consumer perceptions of brands
New research from DS Smith suggests that 43% of consumers are frustrated by excessive packaging, which reportedly results in 86,000 tonnes of potentially avoidable CO2 emissions each year – but four-fifths of businesses admit to using packaging that does not fit with the size of the product.
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Fasten introduces lightweight refill solution with 100% PP pump
Innovative Beauty Group (IBG) company, Fasten, has introduced the Recharge Luxury Refill solution made entirely from PP and PET with an all-PP cosmetic pump and a colourless, lightweight outer bottle.
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Value chain collaboration develops colourless, 100% PCR bottle concept with a deinkable shrink sleeve
The Design4Circularity initiative, which includes Clariant, Siegwerk, Borealis, and Beiersdorf, has developed a concept for a colourless personal care bottle with 100% post-consumer recyclate (PCR) content, which features a printed deinkable full-body shrink sleeve for design differentiation.
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From our sponsors
How to make sustainability claims about packaging recyclability
With consumers increasingly looking for more sustainable packaging, well-executed on-pack sustainability claims can help to boost consumer perceptions of brands. Amcor has developed this free guide to help brands create a successful packaging recyclability claim.
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Reckitt launches minimalist e-commerce packaging for Vanish
Reckitt power brand Vanish is launching Vanish Multipower Tabs with minimalist packaging and a brand experience designed specifically for online shoppers.
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Glowing and showing! Molson Coors and Kraft Heinz launch summer with Smart packs
Molson Coors has launched limited-edition packs featuring labels that change colour according to the temperature of the drink.
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Mondi targets plastic reduction with mono-material pouch re-design for hair care brand
Mondi has worked with Kao’s hair cosmetic brand Goldwell on a lightweight, mono-material stand-up pouch that reportedly offers an 80% reduction in plastic compared to the previous rigid packaging solution.
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Where are the barriers and opportunities for scaling reuse systems?
Hubbub has released a report that draws on interviews with key industry players and a poll of consumers to understand attitudes toward reusable packaging and pathways to scaling reuse solutions. Convenience and cost, education and research, and technology and design are key considerations that the organisation says must be accounted for when it comes to establishing reusable packaging systems at scale.
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Australian winemakers collaborate on launch of flat, 100% rPET wine bottles
Packamama has collaborated with Accolade Wines and Taylors Wines on the Australian market launch of wine bottles made from 100% recycled and recyclable PET with a flatter profile that reportedly allows twice as many bottles to fit in a standard wine case.
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RecyClass publishes guidance on designing plastic packaging for recyclability
RecyClass has released a Design Book with the goal of providing a practical guide that clarifies the definition of recyclability and highlights key considerations for designing both rigid and flexible packaging for recycling with maximum output quality as the priority.
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Paperboard golf ball box that can be reused as an ‘insect hotel’ developed by Metsä Board
Metsä Board’s paperboard box for golf balls that can be reused as an insect habitat has been named the winner of the 2022 New Wood competition, run by the Finnish organisation Uusi Puu with the aim of recognising innovative and sustainable wood-based products.
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Waitrose permanently scraps coloured milk caps after ‘successful’ trial
After trialling the replacement of blue, green, and red caps on its own brand HDPE milk bottles with clear caps earlier this year, Waitrose has announced it will make the move permanent in all stores with immediate effect.
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TekniPlex launches 100% PET trays with freight efficiency solution
TekniPlex Consumer Products has launched a range of 100% PET Processor Trays with a proprietary sealing technology for more efficient transport, aimed a high-end poultry packaging applications.
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Kellogg’s debuts new design across snacks range
Kellogg’s has launched a new look for its snacks range, resigned in collaboration with Landor & Fitch to affirm brand identity and on-shelf appeal.
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Easy-open aluminium lug lid unveiled by CCT
Consumer Convenience Technologies (CCT) has announced an aluminium lug version of its EEASY Lid, which allows consumers to vent a jar by pressing a button on the lid for easier opening.