All Sustainability articles – Page 128
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ArticleNew Golden Design Rules from the Consumer Goods Forum driving action towards a circular economy for plastic packaging
In collaboration with the Consumer Goods Forum, a cross-value chain group of major brand owners, recyclers and plastics associations are working on a set of ‘golden rules’ for sustainable packaging design.
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ArticleGEA develops solution for separating and recovering raw materials from composite packaging
GEA has partnered with saperatec on a mechanical recycling process that allows multilayer composite materials made of plastic, aluminium, and paper to be separated and raw materials recovered for new plastic films or aluminium foil.
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ArticleAvery Dennison’s atma.io launches new carbon footprint analysis and waste reduction tools
Avery Dennison says its new Spring 2022 releases for the atma.io connected product cloud will focus on sustainability and waste elimination, including a tool that provides insights into the carbon footprint of products and another that analyses efficiency across the supply chain.
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ArticleCompetek offers combined solution for energy and material reductions during plastic bottle production
Competek has combined the Sidel Starlite Base Solution for reducing bottle weight with its Supervent technology for decreasing pressure required for blow moulding, offering a bottle production service that reportedly cuts material use and energy costs.
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ArticleAIMPLAS aims to improve recycling of complex plastic waste with new project
AIMPLAS is working on the NEOREC Project to obtain recycled plastics from the mechanical and chemical recycling of complex waste such as tyres, old mattresses, and wires that would otherwise likely be sent to landfill.
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ArticleResearch from DS Smith identifies packaging types disrupting paper recycling streams
According to new research from DS Smith, junk mail, food trays, and pulp fruit trays are the top three most common difficult to recycle items placed in mixed or paper recycling streams, often containing plastics or food contamination that interferes with paper mill processes.
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ArticleExclusive interview: Unilever on nations deciding to work towards a global agreement for plastic waste
We spoke to Richard Slater, Chief Research & Development officer at Unilever, about the road towards a legally binding agreement tackling plastic waste.
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ArticleNew campaign calls for mandatory national Deposit Return Scheme in Italy
A group of NGOs led by the National Association of Comuni Virtuosi are calling for the introduction of a mandatory, nationwide Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) in Italy that is inclusive of all beverage container types, adding that now is the time for implementation with 83% of Italian people reportedly in favour of the initiative.
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ArticleNEXTLOOPP interview: Polymer innovation and circularity
Victoria Hattersley caught up with Ed Kosior, CEO of Nextek, to discuss ongoing polymer innovation and the opportunities this presents for packaging design and circularity.
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ArticleWhat do past trends tell us about the future of the packaging industry?
Based on the last 20 years of development in consumer demand, global policy, and corporate action, McKinsey reports that sustainability and digitalisation are the main megatrends that will provide both challenges and opportunities for the future of the packaging industry, with leaders needing to take action now to be resilient to change.
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ArticleFood tray-to-tray recycling solution developed by AMB
AMB Spa has developed Tray Revive, a tray-to-tray recycling solution that utilises flakes from post-consumer recycled trays to create new trays for food contact.
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ArticleInside NEXTLOOPP’s quest to close the loop on food-grade recycled PP
Global multi-participant project NEXTLOOPP, the overall winner of our 2021 Sustainability Awards, continues to gain momentum in its quest to close the loop on food-grade recycled polypropylene (FgrPP). Schur Flexibles, a leading European supplier of specialised flexible packaging solutions, has become the 39th organisation to join the ...
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ArticleAvery Dennison acquires IP for linerless label technology
Avery Dennison has today announced its acquisition of the linerless label technology developed by Catchpoint Ltd., with the aim of making it widely available to its customers.
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ArticleThe ceramic gin bottle using design to encourage reuse
We spoke with Oli Powell, product designer for Grapht Gin, about its plastic-free gin bottle concept designed with the help of AR and artist Marylou Faure to be reused after the gin itself is finished.
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ArticleHow to build more momentum for sustainable packaging ESG efforts
In our latest article from Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, Robert catches up with Dr. Thomas Gröner, director at TG Pack Solutions, to unpack the secret behind successful sustainable packaging ESG.
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ArticlePepsiCo to set specific goals for reducing single-use beverage packaging following shareholder pressure
Responding to a shareholder proposal filed by As You Sow, PepsiCo has agreed to set a time-bound goal by the end of 2022 for a percentage volume of its beverages to be delivered via strategies such as reusable and refillable bottles in a bid to reduce dependency on single-use plastics.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Fiber-based packaging for FMCG
Elisabeth Skoda explores the technology behind fiber-based packaging, a material that has been growing in popularity, looks at challenges and opportunities and discusses potential future developments with Herwin Wichers, Head of FMCG Category, Huhtamaki Fiber and Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania.
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ArticleLenor ditches opaque bottles and implements digital watermarking to improve recyclability
Procter and Gamble’s Lenor brand recently announced two important sustainability updates. It has transitioned away from opaque bottles to shrink-sleeved transparent ones, and integrated digital watermaking in a bid to simplify the sorting and recycling process.
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ArticleL’OCCITANE launches 100% recycled PP refill tub
L’OCCITANE en Provence has partnered with VPI on a new refill tub for its Shea Ultra Rich Body Cream made from 100% post-consumer recycled polypropylene (rPP).
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ArticleNextek food-grade film recycling project awarded UKRI funding
Nextek Ltd’s COtooCLEAN project, which aims to produce food-grade recyclate from polyolefin film waste using super-critical CO2 and green co-solvents for waterless decontamination, has secured funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).