All Flexibles articles – Page 3
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ArticleHow Unilever thinks about packaging sustainability
When we last spoke to Unilever about its controversial decision to extend the timeframe on its sustainable packaging targets, head of Packaging Pablo Costa said the company was “doubling down rather than watering down” its efforts. What does this mean in practice? Emma Liggins attended the company’s media roundtable to dive into Unilever’s revised sustainability strategy and its views on the upcoming Global Plastics Treaty.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Taghleef’s PHA-based films designed for home compostability
As part of our Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview series, we asked Taghleef Industries about its collaboration with Corapack to develop biobased films for flexible packaging, said to be home compostable and nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Renewables category.
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ArticleProAmpac integrates handle, PCR, and fog resistance into hot-to-go food bag
ProAmpac’s RotiBag comes with an integrated handle for hot-to-go products like rotisserie chicken – aiming to replace traditional clamshell containers and reduce material usage, with ‘recycle-ready’ and post-consumer recycled options also available.
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ArticleThe Home Depot replaces EPS and PVC and pursues fibre in its new packaging
The Home Depot reports the complete elimination of EPS and PVC from its new private-brand packaging and plans to achieve 100% compostable, recycled, or recyclable fibre packaging by the fiscal year 2027.
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ArticleOnion skin packaging seeks to lessen plastic packaging and food waste
Home-compostable packaging materials made from onion skins have been launched by HUID in hopes of reducing the amount of fossil plastics in household waste.
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ArticleSmithers forecasts packaging print market to reach $604.0 billion in 2029
Data and consulting company Smithers’ in-depth market modelling, The Future of Package Printing to 2029, predicts a growth trajectory for the packaging print industry that will push its global value to $604.0 billion in 2029.
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ArticleDebatin and PreZero partner to utilize household waste streams in PCR production
Debatin has collaborated with PreZero on a new packaging solution containing 60% PCR material, with 50% apparently coming from materials collected through the household recycling system, including plastic packaging and mixed recyclables.
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ArticleTekniPlex Healthcare introduces bio-based compounds for medical plastics applications
TekniPlex Healthcare has announced its new bio-based PVC compounds for medical plastics applications, said to reduce CO2 output and emissions by up to 90% compared with conventional PVC resins, and approximately 60% compared to traditional PVC plasticizers.
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ArticleBerry aims to increase front-of-store plastic recycling with UK complex investment
Berry Global’s UK recycling business has invested in upgrading its plastic packaging recycling complex in Derbyshire which recycles flexible plastic waste including retail packaging such as carrier bags, bread bags, film wrapping, and plastic pouches.
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ArticleDigimarc’s GPU-optimized sorting software to halve costs and boost accuracy
Digimarc Corporation has released its new Digimarc Recycle sortation software, implementing Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to almost halve costs compared to compliant hardware and increase accessibility for recycling and waste sortation facilities worldwide.
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Article75% lighter, recyclable flow wrap films launched by Klöckner Pentaplast
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has unveiled two new, fully recyclable barrier flow wrap films, said to lower the weight of food packaging by up to 75% compared to other solutions.
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Article30% PCR incorporated into Henkel’s flexible laundry detergent packaging
Henkel’s laundry detergents are being packaged in mono-material films featuring 30% PCR, developed by Korozo Group and Ecoplast to be recycled in line with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticlePaper and aluminium sparkling foils for wine bottles revealed by Crealis
Crealis Group has combined FSC-certified paper and aluminium into sparkling foils for wine packaging – a design set to replace conventional plastic solutions and reduce CO2 emissions.
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ArticleGreaseproof papers from Carccu seek to keep PFAS away from food
Carccu has designed renewable, PFAS-free greaseproof papers to meet a growing demand for sustainability-minded packaging materials in food packaging while maintaining the necessary food safety and barrier properties.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Brook + Whittle’s recyclable, light-blocking shrink sleeve
Brook + Whittle is a finalist in this year’s Sustainability Awards with its GreenLabel BlockOut shrink sleeve, aiming to help brands switch from coloured PET to clear PET. We asked the company about this entry, nominated in the Commercialized Recyclable Packaging category. You’re a finalist in the ...
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ArticleCheese vacuum-packed into recyclable membrane with low-energy machinery
dsm-firmenich and MBM Innovations have combined their respective high-performance maturation membrane and vacuum packaging machines into a recyclable alternative to traditional PVA cheese coatings – claiming to offer the same maturation quality, prevent cheese loss, and unlock lower-energy application.
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ArticleTransparent paper bags and recycled air pillows designed to avoid microplastics
delfort and Camm Solutions have unveiled transparent paper bags and air pillows made from recycled paper – utilizing the ‘microplastic-free’ CAMM coating material in a bid to enable fibre-based alternatives to conventional plastic solutions.
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Article‘Market first’ home-compostable shrink sleeves envisioned by Carbios and Sleever
An exclusive, long-term contract between Carbios and Sleever aims to develop home-compostable, mono-oriented traverse shrink films to label, wrap, and secure such products as wines and spirits.
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ArticleMondi helps Amazon replace bubble wrap with protective paper lining in envelopes
Amazon and Mondi have developed a paper-padded envelope with paper-based, shock-absorbent lining in an effort to eliminate plastic packaging components while protecting deliveries in transit.
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ArticlePeriod products now wrapped in Paptic’s wood fibre-based material
Paptic is packaging feminine care products with its recyclable, wood fibre-based material, seeking to deliver a ‘soft and pleasant’ user experience while reducing flexible plastic waste.