All Sustainability articles – Page 11
-
ArticlePolyAl extruded into core tubes by Bausano in pursuit of circularity
Bausano is using its E-GO R extruder line to turn mixed, post-consumer LDPE and aluminium waste into core tubes in a bid to recycle contaminated plastic waste and align with circular economy principles.
-
ArticleBridging the gap between science and industry for sustainable packaging
Academic institutions and recycling industry players share a common, ambitious goal: a circular future for plastics. However, despite this shared objective, they are often divided by their different operating contexts. So, how can we bring these important stakeholders together? Geoff Smith, Chief Technology Officer at Itero, tells us more.
-
ArticleEuropean Union signs Bridge to Busan Declaration to limit global plastic production
The European Union has signed the Bridge to Busan Declaration, aiming to establish an international, legally binding instrument that moderates the production of primary plastic polymers and tackles the impacts of plastic pollution.
-
ArticleConnected packaging campaign links Tetra Pak consumers to sustainability games
Appetite Creative and Advertising Design Studio have developed new on-pack communication for Tetra Pak, designed to educate consumers about sustainability through games and information accessed via QR code.
-
ArticleSpeira to recycle contaminated aluminium with furnace upgrades
Aluminium recycler Speira’s Grevenbroich and Töging plants are being upgraded with four tiltable rotary furnaces to handle heavily contaminated scrap and dross, or ‘low grades’, produced during the melting process.
-
ArticleReusable glass bottle and SaaS software among German Packaging Awards winners
Holzmanufaktur Liebich’s handmade wooden box for Jägermeister liqueur, sykell’s cloud-based SaaS software for returnable packaging, dotch’s reusable glass bottle for edible oils, and many more have been named as winners of the German Packaging Institute’s German Packaging Awards 2024.
-
-
ArticleU.S. Government unveils landmark plastic pollution strategy
As the United States’ presidential election looms, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced its intent to phase out all single-use plastics across US federal government agencies by 2035 and all single-use plastic products in foodservice, packaging, and events by 2027.
-
ArticleGovernment funds Maastricht University’s research on circular plastics
Maastricht University has been granted funding from the Dutch government in three projects pursuing circularity for plastics, including a collaboration with Danone, The Kraft Heinz Company, and others to improve recycling technologies for polyolefin-based food packaging.
-
ArticlePackaging Europe’s Readers’ Award 2024
Packaging Europe’s coveted Readers’ Award is returning this year as part of our 2024 Sustainability Awards - giving you the power to nominate a sustainable packaging solution that has particularly impressed you in the past 12 months.
-
ArticleScientific journal to cover Carbios’ enzyme-embedded, ‘home-compostable’ PLA
Carbios and the Toulouse Biotechnology Institute are publishing an article presenting an enzyme-embedded PLA designed to quickly biodegrade in home-compost conditions – a development expected to result in plastic packaging that is compostable at ambient temperatures.
-
ArticlePerceived cost is holding back sustainable packaging design, survey suggests
A survey conducted by UPM and the Pentawards suggests that cost is considered a roadblock when designing packaging for sustainability; and that packaging designers would benefit from material guides to select the most environmentally beneficial materials.
-
ArticleDS Smith has reduced its emissions by 19% since 2019, says new report
DS Smith has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 19% compared to 2019/20, replaced more than one billion pieces of plastic ahead of schedule, and achieved an ‘A’ rating on climate change from the global environmental non-profit, CDP – according to its latest sustainability report.
-
ArticleDiageo and ecoSPIRITS distributing alcohol to venues in refillable containers
Diageo and ecoSPIRITS are in a global agreement to distribute Gordon’s gin, Captain Morgan rum, and Smirnoff vodka in reusable packaging at bars, hotels, and restaurants via the ‘lower carbon, lower waste’ ecoTOTE technology.
-
ArticleBrands guided towards renewable plastics as Neste and Mitsubishi join forces
Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered a strategic partnership seeking to develop value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for Japanese brands – an effort hoped to defossilize supply chains in the food and beverage, apparel, and consumer electronics sectors.
-
ArticleKraft Heinz condiments to be sold in 100% rPET packs in Plastipak collaboration
Plastipak and Kraft Heinz have announced their intent to transition Kraft Real Mayo and Miracle Whip containers into a 100% rPET design in a bid to eliminate around 14 million pounds of virgin plastic and reduce carbon emissions.
-
Article2M Group of Companies announces new business unit for biomaterial technologies
International chemical business 2M Group of Companies has launched a new packaging-focused business unit, Sustainable Packaging Technologies, to promote its growing portfolio of biomaterial technologies and fulfil consumers’ desire for alternatives to virgin plastics.
-
ArticleInside Diageo’s journey towards making glass packaging more sustainable
Diageo is currently working with Exxergy to create a new coating for glass that enables light-weighting while maintaining the quality and strength of reusable glass containers. The companies claim that this solution has the potential to reduce glass emissions by up to 30%. John Cant, head of Diageo Sustainable Solutions, and Thomas Sauer, president and CEO of Exxergy, tell us more about the potential impact of scaling this technology across the glass sector.
-
ArticleOlympic athletes implore Coca-Cola and Pepsi to drive reusable packaging in sports
In the run-up to the 2024 Olympics, over 100 sports organizations and athletes have signed a letter led by Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana and EcoAthletes calling for The Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners to increase reusable packaging and tackle plastic pollution.
-
ArticleKlöckner Pentaplast receives ‘world-first’ RecyClass Traceability Certification with new closed loop module
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) claims it has become the first food packaging business to receive RecyClass’ Traceability Certification with a module focused on closed loop for its recycled PET (rPET) at its production site in Pravia, Spain.