All Flexibles articles – Page 20
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ArticleIK interview: The insider perspective on plastic packaging
Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr Isabell Schmidt, the managing director at IK, the German plastic packaging industry association.
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ArticleHow could revisions to the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive affect flexibles?
We talked to Graham Houlder, managing director at CEFLEX, to unpack the potential implications of changes to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.
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ArticleOrigin Group launches SnappD for recyclable sachets
The Origin Group has launched a new business unit, SnappD, which the company says offers "first of its kind" brandable 100% recyclable single-dose sachets for a range of industries.
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ArticleArjowiggins launches new antimicrobial surface treatment
Arjowiggins has launched an antimicrobial surface treatment for paper products that it says inhibits the ability of bacteria and viruses to survive on the surface.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Mi Terro’s materials made from agricultural waste
In this edition of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, Mi Terro tells us about its ambitions to replace single-use plastics with home compostable materials made from agricultural waste.
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ArticleCamvac launches 60% rPET barrier lidding film
Camvac’s latest commercial development is a mono-material barrier film made from 60% post-consumer recycled PET.
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ArticleUnpacking the potential of Xampla’s 100% plant protein film
We caught up with Dr. Marc Rodriguez Garcia, Xampla’s Head of Research, to find out if its new solution really has the potential to replace conventional plastics.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives – designing circular solutions for flexibles
In the latest of our Sustainability Perspectives video interview series, Elif’s Sustainability Director Dr. Betül Türel Erbay discusses challenges and opportunities when it comes to circular solutions for flexible packaging.
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ArticleSainsbury’s to roll out recycling system for flexible plastics
Following a successful trial in the North East of England recycling polypropylene (PP) film in selected stores, UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has rolled out a new recycling system allowing customers to recycle flexible packaging.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Columbus’ Egg biodegradable films from IUV
In the first of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, we talk with IUV, a plastics-free packaging solutions provider and creator of the Columbus’ Egg technology.
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ArticleHow R-LDPE flexibles could help tackle recycled material shortages
Mark Victory, Senior Editor Recycling at ICIS, explores the reasons behind shortages in recycled materials, and what steps could be taken for flexibles to bridge the gap.
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ArticleSealed Air makes thermoformable webs recycle-ready
Sealed Air has evolved its range of thermoformable food packaging webs to make them recycle-ready.
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ArticleBuilding a coherent circular economy: The view from the industry
Over the past few weeks, we have been asking representatives from key organizations across the packaging industry two key questions about circularity. Here is what they had to say.
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ArticleExtended Producer Responsibility Part 3: PepsiCo – the Brand owner perspective
In the third part of our series on EPR, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Archana Jagannathan, senior director for sustainable packaging at PepsiCo, about the pressures EPR requirements puts on brand owners.
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ArticleFlexopack debuts mono-material thermoforming film
Flexopack has developed a new mono-material thermoforming film solution that it says can be used for the “most demanding consumer packaging applications.”
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ArticleResearchers develop polymer film made from 100% natural ingredients
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created a polymer film made from 100% plant protein that requires no chemical additives – and they claim it has comparable functionality to conventional plastics.
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ArticleCollection of flexible packaging waste is central to achieving a circular economy, says CEFLEX
A collaboration of European companies, associations, and organisations representing the flexibles value chain have agreed a common position on the essentials for collecting flexible packaging waste in a circular economy.
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ArticleConfectionery in paper – more than a gimmick?
In recent weeks and months, we have seen a flurry of announcements of confectionery brands moving some of their packaging from plastics to paper. What were the challenges that had to be overcome, and how scalable is paper as a packaging solution?
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ArticleRetail and FMCG leaders back fund to boost flexible plastic recycling
Mars UK, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have collaborated to form a €1.2 million fund that aims to help make flexible plastic recycling economically viable for recyclers and easier for consumers.
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ArticleB&C Group agrees €900 million deal for Schur Flexibles
The owner of Schur Flexibles, private investment firm Lindsay Goldberg, has agreed to sell its controlling stake in the company to B&C Group, in a deal worth €900 million.