All Flexibles articles – Page 39
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ArticleRecycle or Reuse? Will Loop Redefine the Circular Economy?
Last year saw great strides in the construction of a circular economy in plastics, mapping out how to marry design for recycling with a viable market for PCR. But some suggest that even universal recycling of plastics would be no panacea.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2019 at FachPack
Packaging Europe is delighted to announce its partnership with FachPack 2019 to host the fifth annual Sustainability Awards in Nürnberg, Germany on 25 September 2019.
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ArticlePackaging Connections 08/03/2019
In this week's video we anticipate the launch of CCEP’s Loop trial, share our discoveries from the latest CEFLEX circular economy for flexible packaging meeting and spotlight a reverse innovation model towards circular economy.
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ArticleBosch launches New Pack 403 for medium to high speed flow wrapping
Bosch Packaging Technology has launched the first machine of its next generation of flow wrappers on the European and Asian markets – the Pack 403.
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ArticleKP Snacks Launches UK Recycling Scheme
KP Snacks is launching a nationwide recycling scheme for nuts, popcorn, crisps and pretzels packets. Working with recyclers, TerraCycle, the scheme will give people the chance to set up collection points around the UK.
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ArticleCircularity Partnerships Encircling the Planet
Veolia has been a common denominator in several recent circular economy collaborations. Laurent Auguste discusses the importance of a pre-competitive approach and suggests that less developed countries present an opportunity for reverse innovation
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The Carlsberg group chooses French ExcelRise to produce its plastic film
As part of a European collaboration with the Carlsberg group (Kronenbourg, Grimbergen, Tuborg...), the French group ExcelRise is deploying R100, a 100 per cent recycled plastic film for Carlsberg multipacks in Sweden.
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ArticleNesquik All Natural cocoa powder launched in recyclable paper packaging
Nestlé has announced the launch of a new Nesquik All Natural powder in a recyclable paper pouch, and featuring a simplified ingredients list.
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ArticlePackaging Light as…Paper?
Hardly a day passes by without the topic of sustainability being discussed in the media. As a result, consumers are becoming increasingly concerned with sustainability issues whilst expecting their brands to keep up with their changing attitudes.
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ArticleAre Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics the Answer?
National Geographic and Sky Ocean Ventures have launched a global search for alternatives to single-use plastics. Libby White asks Valerie Craig, Deputy to the Chief Scientist at the National Geographic Society to explain their motivation.
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ArticleWRAP and OPRL form Strategic Partnership
WRAP and OPRL (On-Pack Recycling Label) have announced a strategic partnership which sets out how the two organisations will work together towards meeting the UK’s recycling targets.
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Now Plastics Targets Europe With 60 to 90% PCR PET Films
Now Plastics, one of the world's largest suppliers of films and aluminum foil, is now targeting European markets with a line of films made from 60 to 90 per cent PCR PET resin.
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ArticleSÜDPACK presents the new Smart Peel
SÜDPACK Verpackungen GmbH & Co. KG is launching the Smart Peel, a new top film offering safety and convenience.
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100% Renewable Plastic Bottle Significantly Closer to Reality
Sustainable technology company Anellotech and its joint development partners IFPEN and Axens have processed renewably-sourced aromatics made at Anellotech’s TCat-8® pilot plant to successfully recover high-purity bio-based paraxylene
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ArticleBiome Bioplastics and Futamura present biobased multilayer films
Biome Bioplastics and Futamura have formed a partnership to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films.
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ArticleBBC Cellpack Packaging invests in ultrasonic technology
By autumn 2019, BBC Cellpack Packaging will expand its production site in Illfurth, France, with state-of-the-art ultrasonic technology for the manufacture of resealable stand-up pouches for baby food, beverages and cosmetics.
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Repsol Commits to Develop Quality of Recycled Plastics
Repsol has adhered to the "Circular Plastics Alliance", an initiative launched by the European Commission on December 11, 2018
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ArticleCarrefour: the Retail Giant Acting like a Start-Up on Sustainability
Sustainability director Bertrand Swiderski tells Tim Sykes about Carrefour’s strategy for cutting carbon, food waste and plastics, as well as the role it is playing the launch of the Loop online shopping concept.
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ArticleHovis® Launches UK-wide Bread Bag Recycling Initiative in Partnership with TerraCycle
All Hovis® bread bags are 100% recyclable through the plastic bag collection points at most major retailers’ stores. Recently, Hovis® has started rolling out clearer recycling labels on packs to encourage more people to recycle.
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ArticleRKW Presents New Stretchable Shrink Film
RKW has developed a stretchable shrink film which according to the company reduces energy consumption as it shrinks much faster than conventional films. It also cuts material requirements by more than ten per cent.