All Featured Stories articles – Page 38
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ArticleStora Enso acquires De Jong Packaging Group to increase production of corrugated packaging
Stora Enso has acquired Dutch packaging company De Jong Packaging Group in the hopes of strengthening its European market presence in corrugated packaging.
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ArticleWalmart and P&G begin pilot offering customers in-store recycling solutions, in collaboration with TerraCycle
Walmart and P&G, in partnership with TerraCycle, will now offer free in-store recycling collection for empty hair care, skincare & cosmetic packaging at 25 Walmart locations.
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ArticleMüller to reduce annual virgin plastic use with new rPET cream pot
Müller Milk & Ingredients claims it will remove 500 tonnes of virgin plastic from its cream pots annually by switching to packaging made from recycled PET.
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ArticleAll4Labels expands intelligent label solutions with new QR brand
All4Labels Global Packaging Group has founded QR Marketing GmbH with the aim of enhancing brand protection and customer engagement with intelligent QR solutions for labelling and packaging applications.
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ArticleInside WasteAid’s journey towards creating circular economies in developing countries
WasteAid is a non-profit that works with communities and policymakers in developing countries to implement waste management and recycling programmes. We caught up with its CEO, Ceris Turner-Bailes, to discuss the work the organisation does, the changing waste management landscape, and the key differences between how EU countries and developing countries deal with packaging waste.
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ArticleFinalist interview: CCL Label’s digital inkjet embellishment technology
CCL Label’s Hybrid ASD Technology, shortlisted in the ‘Machinery’ category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, enables printing embellishments to be produced with digital hybrid inkjet technology. We spoke to CCL Labels to find out more about the technology.
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ArticleAIPIA Smart Packaging Summit in Chicago attracts the smartest speakers
AIPIA’s return to live events in October has already attracted a stellar line up of industry speakers for the USA Smart Packaging Summit, which takes place during Pack Expo international in Chicago’s McCormick place on 25th October.
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ArticleNew automated reuse system for catering packaging at venues aims to close waste loop
Berlin-based start-up 1Less has created an innovative reuse system that uses RFID-tagged dishware and a smart waste bin, linked to a digital IoT platform, to create a new way to deal with single-use plastic cups, lids, containers and cutlery.
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ArticleDS Smith trialling packaging made from cocoa shells, straw and seaweed
DS Smith is trialling a new process of producing paper packaging from natural materials including straw, hemp, cocoa shells, daisies, and seaweed.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts… Why Plastics Aren’t the Enemy
The properties that make plastic so appealing for packaging – strength to weight ratio, durability, malleability, sterility and clarity are also those that have the potential to make it such a sustainability nightmare. But that doesn’t have to be the case, says Andrew Capper, Creative Director of Echo.
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ArticleScientists develop new method for destroying ‘forever chemicals’
Scientists from Northwestern University claim to have developed a process that destroys PFAS compounds – leaving behind only benign end products.
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ArticleAlbert Heijn and Coca-Cola to remove plastic handles on multipacks
Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Coca-Cola in the Netherlands, and Vrumona are to stop using plastic handles on all their soft drink and water multipacks in Dutch supermarkets. This move is expected to save around 40,000 kilos of plastic each year and improve the recyclability of the rest of the pack.
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ArticleVeolia launches collection and recycling scheme for LDPE garden product bags
Veolia will collaborate with garden product brand Miracle-Gro and Dobbies Garden Centres to collect low-density polyethylene (LDPE) bags with the aim of reprocessing them into new products including garden furniture, plastic films, and new bags.
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ArticleWine in paper bottles: What does the future hold?
Rob Malin was inspired to found Anglo-Italian craft wine company When In Rome during his time in rural Italy, watching the locals buy wine from local producers in refillable containers. Now he and his co-founders, Andrea Marchesi and Lorenzo Canali, sell their own products in paper bottles. We spoke to Rob about this decision and its reflection on the wine industry in Europe and beyond.
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ArticleAMB aims to expand tray-to-tray recycling with new partnership
AMB Spa has signed a partnership agreement with B. For Pet with the aim of processing rPET flake from post-consumer trays, which will be used to produce new food packaging such as transparent films.
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ArticleWagamama launches crystallised PET takeaway bowls
Wagamama is set to launch crystallised PET bowls developed by Morrama, reportedly offering a recyclable solution with enhanced heat resistance and product protection across its delivery and takeaway options.
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ArticleAldi to trial clear caps for HDPE milk bottles
Aldi is set to trial clear plastic caps for its milk bottles later this month, with the aim of boosting closed-loop recycling for food-grade HDPE.
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From our sponsorsFinalist interview: Starlinger viscotec’s recycled, recyclable and heat-resistant PET sheet material
Shortlisted in the ‘Recyclable Packaging’ category of our Sustainability Awards 2022, Starligner viscotec’s rPET100 sheet material is made from 100% recycled content and is fully recyclable itself while being heat-resistant up to 100 °C. We spoke to the company about the solution.
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ArticleSmart and sustainable: Can packaging be both?
How connected are sustainability and smart packaging, and what does the future hold for partnerships between these two fields? Andrew Manly, AIPIA’s communications director, looks into this in our latest comment piece.
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ArticleFinalist interview: HelloFresh’s system for enhancing the thermal performance of recipe delivery boxes
HelloFresh’s Systematic Cooling Concept (SCC) was developed in-house with the aim of optimising the efficiency and thermal performance of the recipe box delivery service’s packaging. We spoke to HelloFresh about the system, which is shortlisted in the ‘E-commerce’ category of our Sustainability Awards 2022.