All Sustainability articles – Page 124
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ArticleSustainability Perspectives with Stora Enso
Phillip Hanefeld – Senior Vice President of Innovation and Research & Development, of the Packaging Materials division at Stora Enso, discusses strategies and challenges in our latest video of the Sustainability Perspectives series.
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ArticleMajor brand owners commit to increasing investment in circular economy for flexibles
Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have today committed to increasing investments with the reported aim of accelerating the transition toward a circular economy for flexible packaging across Europe.
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ArticleEPR: Penalty or opportunity?
Emma Samson, marketing communications manager at environmental consultancy Searious Business, gives an introduction to EPR and argues that ambitious brands should see it as an exciting opportunity.
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ArticleLeuenberger presents new packaging technical adhesive with bio-based content
Leuenberger’s new hot-melt adhesive, Termomelt C716 BB, is the first from the Termomelt range to include a bio-based raw material content of 55%.
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ArticleWRAP: Some plastic packaging can increase food waste
According to new research from WRAP, plastic packaging is exacerbating food waste by forcing consumers to purchase too much and creating confusion over Best Before dates. The charity says that savings on plastic usage, food waste, and carbon emissions could be made by selling a wider range of fresh produce without packaging.
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ArticlePolyREC launches multi-polymer data collection system for recycled plastics
PolyREC is now recognised as an official data collector for the Circular Plastics Alliance, as it launches the RecoTrace data collection system for European recycled plastics that incorporates all main polymers.
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ArticleLimited evidence that chemical recycling can help tackle the issue of plastic waste, says WWF
The organization argues that there is not enough evidence to show that chemical recycling provides additional benefits to mechanical recycling.
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Article‘Material bashing has become the marketing message of the day’
Is an obsession with “material bashing” hindering the packaging industry’s progress in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, gives his thoughts on this question in our latest opinion piece.
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ArticleIndorama Ventures acquisition aims to boost rPET supply
Indorama Ventures says its acquisition of an 85% equity stake in UCY Polymers CZ will allow it to recycle over 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles per year by 2025.
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ArticleCepi report suggests paper industry ‘bouncing back’ with structural changes underway
A new report from Cepi suggests that as the paper and board industry “bounces back” from the challenges of COVID-19, shifting trends in material use are becoming longer-term patterns, with packaging production reporting the highest levels of growth ever.
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ArticleThe refillable mascara solution closing the loop on cosmetic packaging
We spoke with Shannon Goldberg, founder of Izzy, about the refillable mascara tube that can be returned, cleaned, and reused as part of the company’s aim to foster a closed-loop model for beauty products.
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ArticleFinalists named in £1 million prize aimed at tackling plastic pollution in Africa
15 finalists have been named as part of the first Afri-Plastic Challenge strand, Accelerating Growth, which aims to reward innovative downstream solutions for managing plastic waste after it has been used and discarded.
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ArticleCarbios and Indorama Ventures to build ‘first of its kind’ manufacturing plant for bio-recycled PET
A new manufacturing plant using Carbios enzymatic PET recycling technology is slated for construction at Indorama Ventures’ PET production site in France, with the aim of being operational by 2025 as part of a collaboration between the companies announced yesterday.
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ArticleA critical view on Morrisons’ decision to scrap HDPE bottles in favour of cartons
Yesterday’s announcement that Morrisons is planning to scrap HDPE milk bottles in favour of cartons caused intense debate within the packaging community. In this article, Jonathan Wragg, owner of CAP Environmental, puts forward his opinions on why this move might not be such a clear-cut environmental win.
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ArticleGartner on how the packaging value chain can meet its sustainability goals
Late last year, research and consulting firm Gartner made the claim that 90% of public sustainability goals will not be met by 2025. To dig deeper into this announcement, and to learn more about how companies can look to meet their objectives, we spoke with the author of the report John Blake, senior director analyst with Gartner’s Supply Chain Practice.
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ArticleKraft Heinz to set virgin plastic reduction goal following shareholder pressure
Kraft Heinz has agreed to set a goal to reduce its total virgin plastic use, following the filing of a shareholder proposal and engagement with As You Sow, a shareholder advocacy nonprofit.
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ArticleHow circular is PET in Europe?
The environmental consultancy Eunomia has produced a report for Zero Waste Europe on the current state of PET circularity in Europe and how this can be improved to meet targets set by legislation and industry.
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ArticlePulPac and Scandicore collaborate on ‘world’s first’ paper tube lids
Scandicore, a leading manufacturer of cores and tubes for the manufacturing industry, has launched paper tube lids made with PulPac’s Dry Molded Fibre technology.
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ArticleColoured paper range dyed with plant derivatives launched by James Cropper
James Cropper has released a coloured paper range using dye derived from plant extracts, such as rosemary, that would have otherwise been wasted.
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ArticleRethinking polymers: The challenges of commercializing biobased materials
There are several newer classes of polymer that have the potential to challenge traditional fossil-based materials and reduce the carbon impact of plastic packaging. But commercializing these can be a process of many years and there are a number of barriers to overcome.