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ArticleCould embracing eco-labels be a game-changer for the industry?
Scientific studies investigating consumers’ sustainable purchasing behaviours have found that the availability of eco-labels on food packaging influences consumers’ attitudes and behaviours towards more sustainable consumption and recycling. Why then do so few brands and retailers use them? Dr. Igor Popovic, Vice President of Global Sales and Commercial Excellence at Huhtamaki, lets us know more.
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ArticlePulPac launches the world’s first injection molding machine for fibre-based products
PulPac is launching the PulPac Scala, a new machine platform combining its Mill-to-Web fibre unit with injection moulding technology, in the hopes of increasing the accessibility of Dry Molded Fiber worldwide. Approximately 100,000 injection moulding machines are produced every year, PulPac says, and many of them ...
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Articletraceless aspires to scale up natural biomaterial production with €36.6 million in funding
traceless has secured €36.6 million in funding to expand its natural biomaterial technology – which hopes to provide an alternative to conventional plastics – to industrial scale. Described as a ‘holistically sustainable material’, traceless’ patent-pending solution is based on natural polymers and utilizes agricultural residues in a ...
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ArticleAvery Dennison unpacks the PPWR
Alena Maran, Director, Strategy & Sustainability for Avery Dennison LPM, looks at the emerging challenges facing the industry and the desired outcomes as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulations (PPWR) gains momentum. We are all inspired and stand by the EU’s Green Deal to become ...
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ArticleAlternative goals for responsible plastic management by 2040 proposed by SYSTEMIQ
A new report from SYSTEMIQ suggests fifteen global policy interventions that it believes could drive down the mismanagement of end-of-life plastics and the leakage of microplastics into the environment by 2040.
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ArticleGerman aluminium industry ‘in crisis mode’ as EU marks material’s strategic value
As the European Parliament adds aluminium to the list of Strategic Raw Materials in the upcoming Critical Raw Materials Act, Aluminium Deutschland reports that the German aluminium industry is ‘still in crisis mode’ regarding energy supply and global competitiveness.
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Article‘Design Check’ tool from CEFLEX to enable collaborative flexible packaging design
CEFLEX and Recyda have developed a new ‘Design Check’ tool to streamline collaboration between designers, technologists, customers, and suppliers of flexible packaging and drive the creation of sustainability-minded packaging.
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ArticlePepsiCo: EU packaging rules should embrace refill at home
Is the EU’s proposed Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation missing a critical element? In this article, Archana Jagannathan, chief sustainability officer at PepsiCo Europe, argues that the regulation does not go far enough due to its omission of refill at-home bottling solutions and refillable bottles.
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ArticleJoining the dots: Are retailers and brand owners getting the message?
US retailer Target is predicting a $500 million hit to profits this year due to missing inventory, 71% of consumers say they want to buy sustainable products, and 84% report that they actively seek out on-pack recycling information. What do these issues have in common? According to Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, they could all have the same solution: smart packaging.
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ArticleWhat steps is Apple taking to make its packaging more sustainable?
Apple has designed downsized, fibre-based, label-free packaging for its new Apple Watch line and is set to increase its delivery via ‘low-carbon’ transportation – aspiring to phase out plastics and decarbonise its operations by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
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ArticleWinners of Label Industry Global Awards 2023 announced at Labelexpo
The seven winners of the Label Industry Global Awards 2023 – including UPM Raflatac for its label made of ‘ocean-bound’ plastic, CARTES and its automated digital embellishment line, and LINTEC’s polyester-based adhesive – have been announced at Labelexpo Europe 2023.
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ArticleScotch Malt Whisky Society reveals unique packaging design for one-off charity bottle
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has unveiled a bespoke paper pulp sculpture infused with wood shavings from the original casks for a one-off bottle of whisky that is set to be auctioned off for charity.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners announces project to explore CO2 upcycling technology
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment into carbon conversion research, which will explore how CO2 captured from the atmosphere could be upcycled to create ethylene, a key component in plastic bottles.
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ArticleMcKinsey on the keys to tackling rPET shortages
McKinsey has laid out three potential approaches to tackling rPET shortages on the US market and meeting increasing demand for recycled content in packaging – increasing supply, ensuring access, and designing for circularity.
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ArticleAseptic packaging for long-life probiotic yoghurt produced by SIG and AnaBio
SIG and AnaBio Technologies have announced the global launch of an aseptic pack for long-life probiotic yoghurt – claiming to have created a new product category for aseptic carton packs and shelf-stable spouted pouches for long-term, non-refrigerated storage.
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ArticleSmithers tracks how PPWR will accelerate Europe’s drive to sustainable packaging
The impending adoption of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) to replace the 30-year-old Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94/62/EC, is once again making Europe a focus for sustainable packaging innovation. These changes, and the impact across the packaging value chain, are examined in a recent free White Paper – A framework for understanding the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – from Smithers, the leading consultancy for the paper, print, and packaging industries.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: ALPLA’s Canupak beauty care packaging
In our latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to ALPLA’s innovation manager Karina Pölzl about the company’s ‘carbon-optimised’ Canupak packaging, nominated in the pre-commercalised Climate category.
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ArticleBain & Co notes stalling decarbonisation, misidentified sustainability metrics, and financial growth opportunities in paper industry
A new report from Bain & Co examines the landscape of the paper and packaging industry and identifies environmental roadblocks, including slow progress in carbon reduction efforts and consumers’ skewed perceptions of sustainable materials, alongside potential opportunities for economic benefit.
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ArticleSlow-release ethylene inhibitor can improve shelf life of fresh berries
The blueberry harvesting season is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere. The blue fruits business in both hemispheres may soon have an innovative tool for extending seasonality and reducing food waste, says Polish food-tech company Fresh Inset.
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ArticlePaper-based frozen food packaging from Ahlstrom and The Paper People anticipates replacement of fossil plastics
Ahlstrom and The Paper People have jointly developed and launched a new line of fibre-based, certified-recyclable packaging for frozen food applications in the hopes of replacing traditional, fossil-based plastic and films.