All Sustainability articles – Page 147
-
ArticleCircular Packaging Q&A with Vincent Mooij
In this ongoing series, Vincent Mooij, Director of SUEZ.circpack®, gives his take on some of the biggest challenges faced by the industry today on its journey towards circularity.
-
ArticleBall Corporation to include ‘ultra-low carbon’ aluminium in packs
Today, Ball Corporation and EN+ Group’s Metals segment RUSAL announced an exclusive partnership to incorporate “ultra-low carbon” aluminium in the slugs and impact extruded containers manufactured by Ball.
-
ArticleFinalist interview: MOSSUP (Moroccan supermarkets tackling single use plastic)
In the latest in our series of interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, we find out about MOSSUP, a collaboration between Searious Business and Moroccan supermarkets that addresses the issue of plastic pollution in Morocco.
-
ArticleNew Nivea bio-based jars for the cosmetics mass market
Beiersdorf has launched packaging made from certified renewable tall oil in a step that is described as a first for the cosmetics mass market.
-
ArticleOrigin Group launches SnappD for recyclable sachets
The Origin Group has launched a new business unit, SnappD, which the company says offers "first of its kind" brandable 100% recyclable single-dose sachets for a range of industries.
-
ArticleFrom plastic waste to vanilla flavouring
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh have devised a novel way of tackling the issue of plastic pollution by using bacteria to transform plastic waste into vanilla flavouring.
-
-
ArticleLecta launches polyethylene free EraCup Natural
Lecta has presented EraCup Natural, a paper-based solution for single-use cups that the company says is recyclable, biodegradeble and polyethylene-free.
-
ArticleUnilever and Tubex partner on sample tube made from 100% aluminium
Unilever’s REN Clean Skincare brand and its packaging partner Tubex have created an innovative recyclable sample pack made entirely from 100% recycled aluminium – including the nozzle.
-
ArticleFinalist interview: Mi Terro’s materials made from agricultural waste
In this edition of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, Mi Terro tells us about its ambitions to replace single-use plastics with home compostable materials made from agricultural waste.
-
ArticleThe LEGO approach to packaging sustainability
To learn more about LEGO’s general approach to packaging sustainability, we spoke with Tim Brooks, the company’s VP of environmental responsibility.
-
ArticlePackaging Trend Focus: A look at the 2021 refill landscape
In the second of a series of articles looking at ThePackHub’s Global Packaging Trends Compendium, Paul Jenkins, Managing Director, ThePackHub, takes a look at the subject of refills.
-
ArticleCoca-Cola ends use of virgin plastic in bottles sold in the UK
Coca-Cola Great Britain, in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), has today announced that it is set to reach a significant milestone by using 100% recycled plastic in all on-the-go bottles across its entire range.
-
ArticleCamvac launches 60% rPET barrier lidding film
Camvac’s latest commercial development is a mono-material barrier film made from 60% post-consumer recycled PET.
-
ArticleUnpacking the potential of Xampla’s 100% plant protein film
We caught up with Dr. Marc Rodriguez Garcia, Xampla’s Head of Research, to find out if its new solution really has the potential to replace conventional plastics.
-
ArticleWhy choose polystyrene?
It’s a question we’ve explored several times over the past few months – and one that Styrenics Circular Solutions aims to answer in an upcoming webinar to take place this Wednesday, 30th June.
-
ArticleAptar partners with REBO for launch of smart, reusable water bottle
Aptar Food + Beverage has announced a partnership with REBO on a reusable water bottle that uses smart technology to help customers stay hydrated, all while helping to fund the collection of tossed-away plastic bottles in developing countries.
-
-(1).jpg)
ArticleReusable packaging in the COVID age
Are concerns about the transmission of COVID via reusable packaging justified – or have the risks been overstated? We spoke with John Hocevar, Oceans Campaign Director at Greenpeace USA, to find out.
-
.jpg)
PodcastSustainability Perspectives – designing circular solutions for flexibles
In the latest of our Sustainability Perspectives video interview series, Elif’s Sustainability Director Dr. Betül Türel Erbay discusses challenges and opportunities when it comes to circular solutions for flexible packaging.
-
ArticleSainsbury’s to roll out recycling system for flexible plastics
Following a successful trial in the North East of England recycling polypropylene (PP) film in selected stores, UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has rolled out a new recycling system allowing customers to recycle flexible packaging.