All Food articles – Page 41
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ArticleArchroma implements barrier properties into street- and fast-food packaging
Archroma has announced that its Appretan NTR paper packaging range, supposedly made with 30% renewable raw material, is now capable of imparting barrier properties onto food packaging such as wraps for burgers or sandwiches.
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ArticleWinners of Hubbub and Starbucks’ Bring it Back fund to pilot six new packaging reuse schemes
The winners of environmental charity Hubbub and Starbucks’ Bring It Back fund have been announced today, with the prize money funding six new systems and solutions for sustainable packaging in the food and beverage industries.
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ArticleNestlé repackages Quality Street and KitKat chocolates in paper and ‘80% recycled’ plastic to improve recyclability
Nestlé’s Quality Street line is set to adopt FSC-certified paper packaging for its twist-wrapped sweets, predicted to replace 2.5 billion individual foil and cellulose wrappers on an international scale. Meanwhile, its KitKat chocolate is set to be packaged in wrappers made from 80% plastic from this month onwards.
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ArticleNew study from Penn State University aims to adapt pyrolysis for mixed-plastic waste
Scientists at Penn State University claim that a new study has advanced the process of pyrolysis to incorporate hard-to-recycle mixed plastics such as multilayer food packaging, potentially spearheading new progress in the field of chemical recycling.
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ArticleINNOTECH completes trial to recycle household packaging waste into polystyrene yoghurt pots
INNOTECH, COEXPAN’s innovation and technology centre, has completed a trial to produce yoghurt pots from polystyrene grade reportedly sourced from household food packaging waste.
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ArticleEdible food wrap made of algae explores sustainable packaging solutions
Naama Nicotra, a designer based in Israel, has used natural edible materials with agar, the essential ingredient produced from algae, to create a range of dissolvable food packaging.
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ArticleKM Packaging introduces bio-based clingfilm
KM Packaging has introduced C-Cling, a clingfilm that the company says is home compostable and can be used for applications including catering and retail.
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ArticleCullen Packaging launches moulded fibre bottle for dry goods
Cullen Packaging has launched a moulded fibre bottle for dry goods, which it claims is made from recycled cardboard and certified as recyclable in domestic recycling bins.
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ArticleWinners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards announced
The winners of the 2022 European Carton Excellence Awards have been revealed, with Rutgers Printing & Packaging Solutions and Stora Enso’s re-closable cherry tomato box made from renewable virgin fibre crowned the Carton of the Year.
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ArticleCould smart labels replace best before dates?
OliTec’s smart labels can be applied to a temperature-sensitive product at the same time as it is packaged, offering a visual representation of freshness based on the temperature it is stored at over time and mimicking the product’s lifecycle. The company’s CEO Nicholas Richardson says the labels can provide greater clarity than best before dates and contribute to a reduction in food waste.
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ArticleUPM unveils new food-safe, pulpable and recyclable paper for packaging
UPM Specialty Papers has announced its new Confidio and Confidio Pro designs, which are resistant to moisture and grease and compatible with heat sealing.
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ArticleFinalist interview: home compostable, fibre-based ready meal trays from Green Monday
Green Monday’s Omnifoods Home Compostable Trays, which are made from sugarcane bagasse and bamboo fibre and can be composted within four months, are shortlisted in the Renewable Materials category of the Sustainability Awards 2022. Find out more about the solution from Green Monday in our latest finalist interview.
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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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ArticleColpac manufactures new range of kraft multi-food pots at UK factory
Colpac has brought the manufacture of its new range of multi-food pots – reportedly meeting OPRL guidelines with a maximum of 7% plastic in the bases – to its factory in England.
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ArticleAsda announces removal of ‘best before’ dates from fruit and vegetable packaging
Asda is set to remove ‘best before’ dates from the packaging of almost 250 of its fresh fruit and vegetable products across UK stores, replacing them with a display code used by employees to gauge a product’s freshness.
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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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ArticleCoveris previews new packaging solutions targeting enhanced performance and recyclability
Coveris will introduce a new range of plastic- and paper-based solutions, including wash-off labels and transportation films with recycled content, that are aimed at enhanced recyclability, packaging waste reduction, and shelf-life extension at FachPack 2022.
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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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ArticleKP Snacks unveils 25% plastic packaging reduction for crisps brand
KP Snacks has announced a 25% reduction in flexible plastic packaging across its premium crisps brand Tyrrells, a move it claims will save 113 tonnes of plastic annually.
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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.