All Sustainability articles – Page 118
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ArticleFenton Packaging Solutions and collaborators introduce refill stations to reduce rigid plastics in personal care applications
Fenton Packaging Solutions has partnered with Acopia and The Friendly Chemical Co. (FCC) with the aim of cutting down on rigid personal care and household packaging by opening refill stations for Miniml-brand products at two charity shop locations.
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ArticleThe key to creating brand-friendly and efficient omnichannel packaging
New analysis from Smithers has laid out a suggested pathway for brands to design their premium e-commerce packaging for optimal business practices, from resealable packs for product returns to smart packaging solutions to smart solutions to tracking consumer engagement.
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ArticleAmcor and Löfbergs package coffee in recycle-ready, mono-material pouch
Amcor has worked alongside coffee roaster Löfbergs to launch a mono-material solution for coffee packaging – apparently suitable for both chemical and mechanical recycling and a 55% reduction in carbon footprint.
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ArticleAluminium Deutschland warns packaging industry about recyclate shortage
Manufacturers of aluminium, aerosol cans, and plastic tubes have highlighted the shortage of post-consumer recycled materials available for use in the packaging sector and called for industry-wide changes to generate more readily available recyclate.
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ArticleDS Smith enhances protection and reduces emissions for Laylo’s boxed wine packaging
DS Smith has collaborated with Laylo to enhance the protective properties of its premium boxed wine packaging whilst amplifying the solution’s sustainability metrics.
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ArticleAmazon and US Department of Energy seek to advance recovery and recycling of biodegradable plastics
Amazon is working with the US Department of Energy’s BOTTLE Consortium in an effort to develop a new recovery and recycling process for mixed plastic waste streams while designing wayward materials to biodegrade in the environment.
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ArticleCollaboration is key: A conversation with Rovema
German machinery manufacturer Rovema has set up its own series of events - the Rovema Customized Experience at the company’s headquarters in Fernwald in Germany.
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ArticleAn inside look at Ball Corporation’s science-based pathway towards achieving decarbonization
Ball Corporation, the world’s largest provider of aluminium packaging, recently unveiled a detailed breakdown of its pathway toward achieving decarbonization. The company’s ‘Climate Transition Plan’ focuses in large part on the reduction of Scope 3 emissions, increasing circularity in the sector, and positive policy advocacy. To learn more about the details, we caught up Björn Kulmann, Vice President of Sustainability at Ball.
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ArticleCompostable coffee pod biopolymer developed in collaboration between Danimer and TotalEnergies Corbion
Danimer Scientific, Inc. and TotalEnergies Corbion have revealed a TUV-certified home compostable coffee pod biopolymer that claims to comply with upcoming EU packaging legislation surrounding biodegradability.
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ArticleHenkel claims to offer low-emission, low-temperature washing for aluminium cans with new cleaner technology
Henkel’s low-temperature cleaner for aluminium beverage cans, said to utilise natural gas and reduce carbon emissions by 38%, is set for a worldwide roll-out this year.
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ArticleEnvironmental disclosure platform from CDP set to record production and use of plastics by industry players
With CDP’s global environmental disclosure platform opening for 2023 reporting, nearly 7,000 companies, including packaging industry players, are anticipated to disclose information on their production and use of what CDP describes as ‘problematic plastics’ for public availability.
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ArticleCork-based refillable deodorant packaging fast-tracked by Lancaster University
A refillable deodorant cartridge made of cork, designed by the owner of start-up Let’s Rethink This, has been supported in its development by Lancaster University in a bid to bring recyclable and renewable options to market.
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ArticleHasbro re-introduces plastic into its toy packaging
After announcing the phasing out of plastic from its packaging in 2019, Hasbro is re-introducing rPET and bio-PET windows and blisters back into the packaging for its 6-inch figures, seeking both functionality and recyclability.
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ArticleDirect thermal linerless solution developed by Avery Dennison
Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials EMENA has unveiled its FSC-certified, phenol-free AD XeroLinr DT direct thermal linerless solution, which hopes to cut down on waste as the logistics and e-commerce industries expand.
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ArticleResearch project receives EU and UKRI funding to promote recyclable materials for electronics
Female-led research project REFORM has received a combined €4.99 million through UKRI and the EU’s Horizon Europe funding programme in a bid to replace metal and copper wiring in electronic devices and increase sustainability in the functional electronics supply chain.
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ArticleUber Eats rolls out reusable takeaway packaging trial
Uber Eats is aspiring to counteract an excess in single-use takeaway food packaging by trialling an alternative reusable system featuring doorstep collection to optimise consumer convenience.
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ArticlePolytag to print QR codes and UV tags on Co-op bottle labels for consumer engagement and recycling traceability
Co-op’s own-label, 2-litre PET spring water bottles will now feature unique-every-time QR codes and UV tags from Polytag in a reported industry first; the move is expected to facilitate visibility during the recycling process and make way for the development of a Digital Deposit Return Scheme (DDRS).
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ArticlePackaging industry calls for preservation of European internal market legal basis in hopes of ensuring circularity
Over 120 packaging industry associations have signed a joint letter asserting that co-legislators can achieve the environmental and economic objectives of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation by preventing the erosion of its internal market legal basis.
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Article‘The only way to stop the flow of plastic into our oceans is to understand the problem’
A key part of putting an end to plastic pollution is enhancing our understanding of exactly where this plastic is coming from in the first place. To that end, Prevented Ocean Plastic is embarking on a research project with experts from the University of Georgia that will explore this issue. Raffi Schieir, Director of Prevented Ocean Plastic and Bantam Materials, tells us more.
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ArticleBlue Ocean Closures and partners work towards production of fibre jar lids
Blue Ocean Closures is teaming up with Swed-jam and Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) to explore the production of bio-based fibre lids for jams, smoothies, compotes, and other lidded foods and beverages and reduce the environmental impact of metal screw lids.