All Sustainability articles – Page 107
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ArticleRethinking packaging strategies for circularity
Businesses face a multitude of challenges as they search for sustainable packaging solutions. Apurva Munjal, a consultant at Ecoveritas, takes a deep dive into these challenges and explains how to make a success out of infrastructure, supply chains, data-driven decision making, and innovation in this context.
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ArticleAldi joins Refill Coalition to work towards cross-retailer refill solution
Aldi has joined Ocado, Waitrose & Partners, and CHEP as a member of Unpackaged’s Refill Coalition, in which members seek to co-design a refill solution to reduce single-use plastic packaging in retail.
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ArticleGerman government funds construction of production plant for biomaterial start-up
traceless – a female-founded start-up whose plant-based, compostable biomaterial aims to replace ‘several thousand metric tons’ of conventional plastics every year – has received €5 million in funding to build a demonstration production plant in Hamburg.
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ArticleSnap2Go clip-lidded tray from Sabert claims to offer fully recyclable packaging for food-to-go products
Sabert Corporation Europe has released its Snap2Go tray for chilled meals and food-to-go outlets, featuring an anti-fog, high-visibility rPET clip-lid and claiming to be fully recyclable.
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ArticleRoadmap to global reduction of plastic waste laid out in new UN report
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report laying out the concrete practices, market shifts, and legislation that it says international policymakers could implement to pursue an 80% reduction in global plastic pollution by 2040 and a transition into a circular economy.
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ArticleAIMPLAS pursues improved mechanical properties for recycled materials and PHA-based barrier coatings for bioplastics
AIMPLAS is developing PHA-based water vapour barrier coatings for bioplastics and reinforced materials with improved mechanical properties as part of the European PRESERVE project – aspiring to preserve food, beverages, and non-renewable resources.
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ArticlePernod Ricard invests in ecoSPIRITS’ ‘circular’ distribution system for premium wine and spirits
Convivialité Ventures, Pernod Ricard’s venture capital fund, has taken a minority share in circular economy technology startup ecoSPIRITS, which seeks to establish a low carbon, low waste, closed-loop distribution system for the premium wine and spirits industry.
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ArticleBlue Circle produces certified-biodegradable, injection-moulded coffee capsules
ALPLA’s Blue Circle brand has designed recyclable, biodegradable coffee capsules that claim to offer improved barrier properties, prevent odour migration, and provide a tasteless alternative to single-use pods.
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ArticleRenewable Carbon Initiative encourages addition of renewable content target, mass balance approach for chemical recycling, and more to the PPWR
The Renewable Carbon Initiative – a coalition aiming to introduce renewable carbon into the chemical and materials industry – has published a position paper suggesting further additions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, such as a renewable content target for bio- and CO2 based feedstocks and a mass balance framework for chemical recycling streams.
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ArticleCosmetics tube containing 60% PCR unveiled by Hoffmann Neopac
Hoffmann Neopac has developed a recyclable mono-material double barrier tube – said to contain up to 60% EU food-grade post-consumer recyclate – for cosmetic and personal care applications.
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ArticleTotalEnergies Corbion and COEXPAN unveil bio-based rPLA cups for form-fill-seal
TotalEnergies Corbion has worked with COEXPAN to develop a bio-based cup using recycled PLA, with the design achieving full validation for line speeds and output using form-fill-seal technology.
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ArticleFood-contact, fibre-based truffle carton designed by Qualvis Packaging and Sun Chemical
Qualvis Packaging and Sun Chemical have developed a recyclable, fibre-based truffle carton – featuring aqueous varnish and bio-renewable inks suitable for direct food contact – for chocolate manufacturer Whitakers.
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Article‘Recyclable’ carry handle applied to twin bottle packs of Robinsons fruit drink
Britvic Soft Drinks is implementing a recyclable carry handle solution from Item Products into the 1.75L twin bottle pack for its Robinsons fruit drink brand.
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ArticleTakeaway food boxes with Notpla seaweed coating to be distributed by major supplier
Notpla has secured a listing with Bidfood Catering Supplies to distribute its seaweed-coated takeaway food boxes to foodservice customers with the aim of cutting down on single-use plastics in food delivery applications.
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ArticleBillerud wraps toilet and kitchen paper in machine-glazed kraft paper
Billerud has released its machine-glazed kraft paper to wrap toilet and kitchen paper rolls – claiming to offer recyclability, biodegradability, and the same strength as polyethylene alternatives, alongside reduced carbon emissions.
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ArticleCIRCPACK creates database to record international, up-to-date recycling standards
Veolia subsidiary CIRCPACK is launching its interactive ReCoRe platform as a means of providing the industry with up-to-date information about recycling standards in 69 countries across the world.
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ArticleHeat-sealable and recyclable barrier paper solutions produced by Henkel and UPM Specialty Papers
Henkel and UPM Specialty Papers revealed two recyclable, heat-sealable barrier paper solutions for food and non-food packaging applications at interpack 2023.
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ArticleHead & Shoulders packages anti-dandruff shampoo in ‘roll and squeeze’ bottle containing 45% less plastic
P&G brand Head & Shoulders’ nine-ingredient anti-dandruff shampoo BARE is being packaged in a recyclable ‘roll and squeeze’ bottle, designed to enable consumers to use ‘every last drop’ of the product.
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ArticleMono-PP pouch for dry food applications developed by Borealis and value chain partners
Borealis is unveiling a mono-material, designed-for-recycling pouch said to contain over 95% polypropylene and set to package dry food products.
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ArticleCCEP makes second investment into CuRe Technology’s ‘polyester rejuvenation’ recycling process
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is investing in CuRe Technology, a recycling start-up, in a bid to scale up technology to convert difficult-to-recycle polyester into rPET for use in its European bottle packaging.