All Sustainability articles – Page 111
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ArticleWipak unveils kerbside recyclable paper butter wrap
Wipak is set to launch a paper wrap for butter that is kerbside recyclable within the paper waste stream once it has been cleaned, while offering a reduced carbon footprint compared to traditional alternatives.
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ArticleCommercial launch of CO2-reduced steel can for Ricola herbal drops range
The German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has launched what it says is the world’s first food can made of CO2-reduced bluemint Steel together with the Swiss companies Hoffmann Neopac and Ricola, the latter of which will sell its herbal drops in the cans.
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ArticleNozama launches ‘world’s first’ NFT platform for collaborative plastic waste recovery
Nozama has launched what it claims is the world’s first utility Non-fungible Token (NFT) platform, Plastiks, which aims to connect plastic consumers and producers with recyclers in a bid to improve single-use plastic (SUP) recovery.
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ArticleAre paper bottles greenwashing? The answer isn’t so simple…
The answer to this pressing question is complicated, argues Jonathan Wragg, owner of CAP Environmental.
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ArticleCoveris supports Irish Dog Food transition to monomaterial PE bags
Irish Dog Food has partnered with Coveris on recyclable, monomaterial PE bags for its larger size ranges of pet food.
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ArticleHere’s how investor activism is affecting packaging sustainability
We talked with As You Sow’s Conrad MacKerron, to learn more about the change the organisation has affected thus far – as well as its vision for the future.
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ArticleKlöckner Pentaplast rigid film to contain recycled material made from prevented ocean plastic waste
Bantam Materials has announced a new partnership with Klöckner Pentaplast (KP) which will see KP use a minimum of 30% recycled material made from waste plastic collected from coastal areas in its range of rigid films and trays for protein, produce and food-to-go.
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ArticleL’Oréal and Texen develop caps for cosmetic packaging made from 100% recycled PP
L’Oréal has partnered with Texen on a cap for Biotherm’s new skincare collection made from 100% recycled polypropylene (PP) that can be adapted for different container shapes and uses hot stamping to avoid the need for protective varnishes.
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Article4evergreen alliance releases guidance on designing packaging for recycling
The 4evergreen alliance has released its Circularity by Design guideline aimed at providing the packaging value chain with clear recommendations for designing fibre-based packaging for recycling from the start of its lifecycle.
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ArticleWaitrose and Müller to trial removal of coloured caps from HDPE milk bottles
Müller will partner exclusively with Waitrose on a trial to replace the blue, green, and red caps used for HDPE milk bottles with clear caps in all of its supermarkets from April 2022, which it says will enable the retention of the material for food-grade applications.
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ArticleBerry Global and PYLOTE unveil ‘first-to-market’ multidose eye dropper with antimicrobial protection
Berry Global has collaborated with PYLOTE on an ophthalmic dropper with certified antimicrobial technology, which the companies say will reduce plastic waste by allowing for multiple doses to be administered from one pack while enhancing patient safety.
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PodcastClosing the loop on plastic packaging in Kenya and beyond
Certified B Corporation Mr Green Africa sets out to have a sustainable, long-term social, environmental and economic impact through the collection, conversion and selling of post consumer waste. Dow recently invested in the company to enable further diversion of plastic waste and to help close the loop. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Dow’s Adwoa Coleman and Mr Green Africa’s Keiran Smith to learn more.
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ArticleALPLA Group announces ‘significant’ expansion of PET recycling capacity
ALPLA Group says it has expanded its PET bottle recycling capacity in Germany by 75,000 tonnes annually with the acquisition of recycling company Texplast and all its shares of the joint venture PET Recycling Team Wolfen.
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ArticleAntalis Packaging’s ‘recyclable’ shipping carton utilises honeycomb protective design
Antalis Packaging has created what it says is an easy-to-recycle alternative to wooden shipping crates, offering a honeycomb cell design for enhanced protection for a company that requested sustainable crates for the transportation of heavy, fragile goods overseas.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Mondi gives eCommerce insights
Daniela Dorner, Group eCommerce Director, Mondi Group sits down with Libby Munford, Editor, Packaging Europe to discuss how eCommerce is here to stay - but it must be sustainable. How can packaging be part of the solution?
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ArticleClosing the loop for PET
We spoke with Petcore’s new President to look into the current challenging market conditions for PET - from concerning price rises, to ever-present sustainability issues.
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ArticlePurePac offers recyclable folding carton for chocolate without the need for inner packaging
Van Genechten Packaging has developed a recyclable folding carton packaging for chocolate, PurePac, with an inside anti-grease barrier that it says eliminates the need for aluminium or plastic inner packaging.
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ArticleBerry Global purchase marks first commercial sale of ExxonMobil’s certified circular polymers
ExxonMobil has completed the first commercial sale of its chemically recycled, certified circular polymers to Berry Global, which will use the polymers to manufacture containers of food-grade packaging based on a mass balance approach.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Discussing polystyrene with renewable content with Trinseo
Trinseo has recently announced the launch of three of its STYRON™ polystyrene resins with renewable content. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with Julien Renvoise, who is Global Sustainability Marketing & Business Development Manager at the company, to find out more about the new resins and the challenges that had to be overcome when it came to creating these new materials.
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ArticleFunding secured for project aiming to convert food waste into bioplastics
WASTE2FUNC has been granted a €6.7 million investment from BBI-JU to build a platform to collect food waste with the aim of converting it into bioplastics and biosurfactants for applications including cosmetics, household, and personal care products.