All Sustainability articles – Page 132
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Sustainability Perspectives: Avery Dennison’s Circular program for recycling label liners
In the latest episode of our Sustainability Perspectives Series, Melina Spanoudi speaks with Niels Christian Schou from Avery Dennison to learn more about their AD Circular program for recycling paper and filmic label liners.
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ArticleHeidelberg commits to climate neutrality by 2030
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG says it will commit to becoming climate neutral by 2030 and establishes an Environmental Social Governance (ESG) panel to define and develop its sustainability strategy.
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ArticleUsing packaging to make period care more sustainable – and more inclusive
We spoke with Nick Jain, COO and co-founder of August, about how the company is using its packaging to make sustainable period products more accessible and inclusive.
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ArticlePlans to expand bio-based packaging foam portfolio announced by Stora Enso
Stora Enso announces a new portfolio of what it claims are fully recyclable, bio-based foams made from wood, which can be used for protective and thermal packaging.
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ArticleSABIC polymer ‘first’ to receive circular accreditation from Zero Plastic Oceans
Working in collaboration HHI, SABIC claims to have used the advanced recycling of recovered mixed and used ocean-bound plastic to develop certified circular polymers – a world first, according to the companies.
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ArticleSmurfit-Kappa launches new thermo-laminated film for bag-in-box portfolio
The Smurfit Kappa Bag-in-Box Ibi facility in Spain has started the production of bags with a new thermo-laminated metallised film, M-Compact 77, which the company says is a more sustainable option.
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ArticleThe Week in Brief: 22nd-26th November
End of life took centre stage this week - with news regarding ‘Europe’s first’ polystyrene advanced recycling plant, and the flexibles value chain calling on legislators to develop a specific recyclability framework for their industry.
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ArticleWestpak launches heat-sealable card punnets
Westpak Group Ltd has unveiled a range of new punnet and tray designs, which the company says will offer grocery suppliers and retailers a paper-based, heat-sealable alternative to plastic punnets.
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ArticleThe Ellen MacArthur Foundation on the key takeaways from COP26
Governments lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Miranda Schnitger discusses learnings from the historic COP26.
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ArticleInvestment secured for ‘Europe’s first’ polystyrene advanced recycling plant
Ineos Styrolution has today confirmed that it will invest in a chemical recycling facility for polystyrene, with what is reportedly the first facility of its kind in Europe expected to be operational by the second half of 2022.
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ArticleNew report suggests ‘upward trajectory’ for bioplastics and chemical recycling innovation
Appleyard Lees has released this year’s ‘Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021’, which, based on the analysis of patent activity worldwide, appears to show a renewed interest in the development of bioplastics and chemical recycling.
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ArticleAmazon Germany to reduce SUP in outer packaging
Amazon is aiming to stop using single-use plastics (SUP) for its outer packaging by the end of 2021 in Germany.
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ArticleHow can recycling frameworks account for flexible packaging?
A group of organisations that represent the European flexible packaging value chain have called for legislators to develop a recyclability framework that acknowledges the unique challenges and opportunities of flexible packaging.
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ArticleWill consumers put their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability?
Are consumers ready to put their money where their mouth is when it comes to sustainability? That’s a question asked by every brand and retailer, and one that seems to have many different answers, according to Winfried Muehling.
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ArticleMAX International releases dissolvable and liner free direct thermal label
MAX International Converters, Inc. unveils MAXDLF, which it claims is a “world first” dispersible, liner free direct thermal label.
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ArticleRetail in the age of regeneration
A recent report from Avery Dennison, a platinum sponsor of our 2021 Sustainable Packaging Summit, looks into how companies can reshape their business models in order to embrace sustainability.
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ArticleDow launches PCR shrink film for bottled water with Lotte
Dow and Lotte Chilsung Co. have collaborated on a new collation shrink film (CSF) for bottled water made from material containing 20% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content.
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ArticleCOP26’s lesson: Scope three emissions are part of the total package
Wouter van Tol, head of government, community affairs and sustainability at DS Smith, unpacks the key lessons learned from COP26.
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ArticleDesigning circularity into the styrenics value chain
Having established its full circularity credentials, the styrenics industry is now committed to implementing the principles of sustainable design in a practical and actionable way.
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ArticleFlint Group introduces new chlorine-free coatings for heat sealing applications
Under the brand name NexisCode, Flint Group Packaging Inks has launched a new range of chlorine-free heat sealable coatings for the European market, designed for film, paper, and aluminium applications.