All Sustainability articles – Page 148
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ArticleRepsol, Axens, and IFPEN develop a new process to boost chemical recycling
The three companies have joined forces to develop the RewindTM Mix process, which purifies the plastics pyrolysis oils allowing the direct and undiluted processing in existing petrochemical plants for the production of circular plastics.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Columbus’ Egg biodegradable films from IUV
In the first of our interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, we talk with IUV, a plastics-free packaging solutions provider and creator of the Columbus’ Egg technology.
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ArticleNestlé uses ‘ground-breaking’ tech to produce Perrier bottles made from 100% coloured rPET
Nestlé has unveiled prototypes for its Perrier water bottles based on a novel recycling technology that the company says allows plastic to be endlessly recycled while maintaining properties that are virtually equivalent to virgin plastics.
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ArticleINEOS Styrolution and TOMRA offer ‘breakthrough’ mechanically recycled polystyrene
INEOS Styrolution has today announced the availability of mechanically recycled polystyrene in the EMEA region.
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ArticleLEGO reveals first bricks made from recycled plastic bottles
The LEGO Group today unveiled a prototype LEGO brick made from recycled PET bottles, the latest step in the company’s quest to make its products from sustainable materials.
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ArticleHow R-LDPE flexibles could help tackle recycled material shortages
Mark Victory, Senior Editor Recycling at ICIS, explores the reasons behind shortages in recycled materials, and what steps could be taken for flexibles to bridge the gap.
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ArticleSmurfit Kappa interview: Back to basics – and grasping the future
Around the anniversary of the first European lockdowns Tim Sykes catches up with Arco Berkenbosch (VP Innovation & Development, Smurfit Kappa) to review how the market has changed since then.
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ArticleSealed Air makes thermoformable webs recycle-ready
Sealed Air has evolved its range of thermoformable food packaging webs to make them recycle-ready.
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ArticleAvery Dennison releases latest CleanFlake label materials
Today, Avery Dennison announced the latest iterations of its award-winning CleanFlake filmic label material, which are now suitable for PET packaging in food, home and personal care, and other segments in addition to beverages.
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ArticleBorealis and Renasci reach agreement on acquisition of chemically recycled feedstock
Borealis has signed an agreement with Renasci Oostende Recycling NV to acquire the entire chemically recycled feedstock output from its high-tech recycling centre in Oostende, Belgium.
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ArticleCould this new low carbon food label alternative save the industry millions?
Secondary packaging company TrakRap believes it has solved one of the biggest barriers to fully recyclable secondary packaging for the food and drink sector with the launch of TrakCoder, a low-carbon alternative to ITF labels.
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Article‘Green chemicals’: The next industrial revolution?
A recent report from consultancy firm PreScouter argues that ‘green chemistry’ could be the next industrial revolution that impacts all industries.
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ArticleBuilding a coherent circular economy: The view from the industry
Over the past few weeks, we have been asking representatives from key organizations across the packaging industry two key questions about circularity. Here is what they had to say.
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ArticleExtended Producer Responsibility Part 3: PepsiCo – the Brand owner perspective
In the third part of our series on EPR, Victoria Hattersley spoke with Archana Jagannathan, senior director for sustainable packaging at PepsiCo, about the pressures EPR requirements puts on brand owners.
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ArticleUnilever scales up refillable packaging trials with household brands
Unilever has announced that it is expanding its refillable packaging trials across the UK, including its first ‘return on the go’ refill trial, in selected Asda supermarket and Co-op convenience stores.
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ArticleLeading businesses call for adoption of Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging
Today, for the first time, more than 100 businesses in the packaging value chain, together with more than 50 other organisations, have publicly announced their support for the adoption of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
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ArticleCircular Packaging Q&A with Vincent Mooij
Welcome to the first in an ongoing series in which 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.
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ArticleUnilever joins pioneering rPP food packaging project
Unilever has joined Nextek’s global NEXTLOOPP project, which aims to create food-grade recycled polypropylene (rPP) from post-consumer packaging waste.
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ArticleResearchers develop polymer film made from 100% natural ingredients
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created a polymer film made from 100% plant protein that requires no chemical additives – and they claim it has comparable functionality to conventional plastics.
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ArticleUnilever reveals ‘world’s first’ paper-based laundry detergent bottle
Unilever is set to launch what it says is the first-ever paper-based laundry detergent bottle.