All Sustainability articles – Page 104
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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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ArticleSmithers proposes ten-year plan to increase sustainability in packaging industry
Smithers has released a report outlining the packaging industry’s next steps in the pursuit of sustainability, identifying long-term solutions to improve the sourcing, manufacture, use, disposal, and recovery of packaging over the next decade.
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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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From our sponsorsMitsubishi HiTec Paper and SN Maschinenbau collaborate on machine solution for barrier papers
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and SN Maschinenbau have collaborated on a solution that allows the former’s recyclable, water-coated barrier papers to be processed on the latter’s pouch packaging machines without the need for retrofitting.
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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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ArticleMondi opens laboratory to test recyclability of paper-based products
Mondi Group has announced the opening of a laboratory in Austria, aimed at testing how its paper-based materials with non-paper components such as coatings will perform in large-scale recycling mills.
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ArticleAntalis develops foam profiles with recycled content
Antalis Packaging has developed new foam profiles that it says are made from 100% recycled content and are fully recyclable.
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ArticleWhat has Tesco learned from its reuse trial with Loop?
This summer, Tesco’s reuse trial with Loop officially came to an end. Reflecting on the trial, Tesco has released a report detailing what it has learned, calling for cross-industry collaboration and consumer education to facilitate economies of scale for reuse in the future.
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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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ArticleCUPEX launches reusable PP dome lid for portable drinks
Resealable lid manufacturer CUPEX is expanding its range with the release of COMFORT, its new reusable lid.
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ArticlePFF Group successfully completes trial using NEXTLOOPP’s PPristine resin
PFF Group’s packaging division has completed a full-scale production trial using PPristine, NEXTLOOPP’s post-consumer recycled polypropylene (PP) resin.
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ArticleLG Chem and ADM announce joint ventures to increase bioplastic production
LG Chem is collaborating with Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) to spearhead two joint ventures, GreenWise Lactic and LG Chem, and push towards the commercial production of bioplastics.
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ArticleMULTIVAC launches new labelling techniques to reduce fruit and vegetable packaging
MULTIVAC Marketing & Inspection has launched Top Wrap and Top Close – its new solutions for reducing plastic in the sealing and labelling of fruit and vegetables.
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Articlepx Group awarded Operations & Maintenance contract by ReNew ELP for plastic recycling plant
px Group, owner of Saltend Chemicals Park and operator of various critical energy infrastructure sites across Europe, has been awarded a ten-year Operations & Maintenance contract by ReNew ELP at its plastic recycling plant.
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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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ArticleUnilever launches new Domestos bleach bottles made from 50% recycled plastic
Unilever’s homecare brand Domestos has re-launched its core bleach range in new bottles made from 50% post-consumer recycled plastic (PCR).
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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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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners and University of California Berkeley aim to convert CO2 into packaging feedstock
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced a collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) which aims to develop scalable methods of converting captured CO2 - initially into sugar, but eventually into packaging feedstock.
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ArticleAre designers truly responsible for 80% of a pack’s environmental footprint?
The statistic that design is responsible for 80% of a pack’s footprint is frequently cited across the packaging value chain. But where did this figure come from, and how much faith should we really put in it? According to Paul Foulkes-Arellano, founder of Circuthon Consulting, it’s time to bust this myth and reveal the truth.
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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.