All Sustainability articles – Page 116
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ArticleMorrisons supermarket launches new recycling plant for hard-to-recycle soft plastics in Scotland
A new recycling site for hard-to-recycle soft plastics – co-owned by supermarket chain Morrisons and operated by Yes Recycling – has opened in Scotland with the aim of preventing end-of-life plastics from being exported overseas and repurposing an annual 15,000 tonnes of post-consumer packaging at full capacity.
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ArticleCabka offers ‘circular’ order picking pallet made from recycled plastics
Cabka has developed the Retail E5.3 order picking pallet in a bid to provide reusable, circular transport packaging made of recycled plastics for the transportation of food products to stores with lower CO2 emissions.
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ArticleUNITED CAPS unveils tamper-evident tethered closure for cartons
UNITED CAPS has launched its 23 H-PAK tethered closure for carton packaging featuring a tamper-evident band set to keep all parts intact and facilitate easier recycling.
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Articletesa announces recyclable, paper-based tear tape for product delivery
tesa has released its tesa 51344 paper-based tear tape for shipping envelopes and boxes, which aims to improve the recyclability of board and paper waste by negating the need to separate adhesive tapes.
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ArticleSensoneo to install smart waste monitoring sensors into bins in Madrid for enhanced collection
Sensoneo is implementing its smart waste monitoring solution in Madrid in what is expected to be the largest smart waste installation in Europe.
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ArticleSmurfit Kappa invests in waste management and recovery facility at Spanish paper mill
Smurfit Kappa is investing €27 million into a new waste management and recovery facility at its Nervión paper mill, with a lime kiln and gas treatment system expected to divert 75,000 tonnes of waste from landfill.
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ArticleDeadline Alert: Enter your Smart Technology in the Sustainability Awards by the 17th of March
The deadline for entering your latest Smart Packaging technology in this year’s Sustainability Awards is approaching fast! With the increasing use of Smart Packaging to improve the reuse, recycling and environmentally friendly application of packaging gaining more recognition all the time, this is a great opportunity to put your relevant Active & Intelligent packaging in the spotlight.
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ArticleFive Dutch retailers ban plastic bags for fruit and vegetables in favour of reusable alternatives
Dutch retailers Albert Heijn, ALDI, JUMBO, Lidl, and PLUS have pledged to implement reusable bags, which consumers can clean at home, for their fruit and vegetable products – a move expected to save an annual 126 million plastic bags and 10 million paper bags.
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ArticleSiegwerk achieves certification for water-based barrier coating on single-use paper plates
Siegwerk has announced that its UniNATURE Water-Oil Barrier Coating has been successfully certified for single-use paper plates, and now hopes that the solution will keep fibre-based resources in the loop to facilitate a circular economy.
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ArticleSmurfit Kappa reveals bag-in-box tap with integrated tamper protection
Smurfit Kappa has revealed its patented Vitop Uno tap for bag-in-box applications, reported to be the first on the market with attached tamper protection.
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ArticleProcter and Gamble rolls out recyclable paper packaging for Always across Europe
Procter and Gamble has announced that paper-based, FSC-certified, recyclable packaging for its Always Cotton Protection Pad Range has now been rolled out across Europe.
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ArticleM&S rolls out ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ scheme for click-and-collect orders
Marks & Spencer (M&S) is launching a ‘Bring Your Own Bag’ click-and-collect initiative in a bid to phase out traditional plastic carriers in unnecessary circumstances and cut down on 10 million units of plastic every year.
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ArticleGruppo Hera, Curti, and the Università di Bologna collaborate to build new plant and recycle carbon fibre into packaging materials
Gruppo Hera, Curti, and the Università di Bologna have developed a new technology to recycle carbon fibre into ‘virgin-quality’ materials and are set to build a new plant in an anticipated expansion of Aliplast’s plastic and packaging portfolio.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners invests over €40 million into German refillable bottling infrastructure
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has invested over €40 million into its refillable bottling infrastructure in Germany – a move hoped to optimise the sustainability of its value chain and increase consumers’ access to drinks sold in returnable glass bottles.
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ArticleValue chain collaboration produces recyclable PE pouch with high-barrier properties
A value chain collaboration between ExxonMobil, Henkel, Kraus Folie, Siegwerk, and Windmöller & Hölscher has reportedly resulted in a fully recyclable, high-barrier PE pouch with similar properties to its multi-material laminated alternatives.
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ArticleWhy are so many sustainable packaging pledges doomed to fail – and what can be done about it?
How close are brands to meeting their ambitious 2025 packaging sustainability targets? A sobering report from Gartner has suggested that up to 90% of these objectives won’t be met. So, why is this happening, and how can the industry avoid making the same mistakes in the future?
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ArticleReturn deposits, paper-free refunds and technological efficiency driving consumer interest in reverse vending solutions, according to TOMRA
A new report from TOMRA has identified efficiency, environmental benefits, and financial incentives as the driving factors behind European consumers’ recycling habits, with functional reverse vending facilities named as the third most popular consideration when disposing of empty beverage packaging.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Key trends around packaging & labelling sustainability
What are the key sustainability challenges in packaging, and in particular labelling this year? What does the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Revision mean for the sector? What are the implications for reuse and refill packaging models and downstream demands for innovations, including the wash-off label space?Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes speaks to Avery Dennison’s Adis-Sophie Frémont and Rob Groen in ’t Wout, and Cory Connors, host of Sustainable Packaging with Cory Connors, to find out more.
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ArticleReusable packaging innovator BIBAK raises €6 million in latest funding round
BIBAK, a solution for the reuse of containers in catering and events, has raised €6 million in additional funding. The company hopes to use this new injection to capitalise on France’s recent ban on single-use packaging in restaurants and cafes.
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ArticleDrilling down into Mintel’s predictions for the packaging industry in 2023
Mintel recently identified five key macro factors that it thinks will have a significant effect on the packaging industry in 2023. In a wide-ranging conversation with Benjamin Punchard, Global Packaging Insights Director at Mintel, we unpacked these issues and their potential effects on the packaging ecosystem.