All Sustainability articles – Page 150
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ArticleNew study finds that almost half of consumers hoard carboard boxes
According to new data from DS Smith, 44% of consumers hoard cardboard boxes – with 135m believed to be sitting in sheds, garages, and wardrobes in the UK alone.
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ArticleAmcor launches ‘designed to be recycled’ packaging for powdered chocolate
Amcor has revealed a new ‘designed to be recycled’ plastic pack for powdered chocolate.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts…When ‘recyclable’ is not enough to tackle global plastic pollution
Dominic Hogg, Director of Equanimator and former Chairman of Eunomia, tells us why making plastic packaging recyclable will not address the problem of plastic pollution.
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ArticleAnnouncing the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists!
The Sustainability Awards’ jury of 46 global experts has concluded its first round of judging – which means it’s time to reveal the finalists in this year’s edition of the world’s most prestigious sustainable packaging innovation competition.
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ArticleParkside creates home compostable pack for Riverford’s organic tomato range
Organic veg box company Riverford has once again collaborated with Parkside to create a home compostable pack for its new range of tomatoes.
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ArticleDoes sustainability mean anything anymore?
Packaging brand owners risk slowing the momentum of sustainability gains as a result of greenwashing, argues David Harding-Brown, CEO at Ecoveritas, in our latest comment feature.
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Article“Beverage packaging for the 21st century” – a close-up look at Garçon Wines
Garçon Wines has made waves in the industry with its reimagination of the traditional glass wine bottle – a flat bottle that fits through a standard letterbox and that is made from 100% recycled PET.
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ArticleOvercoming the barriers to authentic recyclability
Professor Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of recycling consultancy Nextek, explains how good design principles can help brand owners to overcome the barriers to achieving optimum recycling.
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ArticleINEOS and LACTEL partner to produce ‘world’s first’ HDPE milk bottles made from advanced recycling
INEOS and LACTEL have announced a partnership on advanced recycling packaging for dairy products.
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview with Asia Pulp & Paper
We caught up with Christopher Wong, SVP and global business unit head for industrial paper at Asia Pulp & Paper, for our latest Rapid Interview.
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ArticleSiegwerk joins two initiatives with aim of promoting circularity
Siegwerk, a provider of printing inks and coatings, has joined two initiatives through which it hopes to help promote circularity in packaging.
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ArticleNew barrier from Sulapac biodegrades without leaving microplastics behind
Sulapac has launched a bio-based barrier for water-based products that it says is the first of its kind to biodegrade without leaving permanent microplastics behind.
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ArticleWhitepaper: sustainable & efficient production in frozen food
Download Syntegon's whitepaper on the ongoing efforts to make frozen food packaging and vertical bagging equipment more sustainable
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ArticleEmballator reveals tubes made from 100% recycled aluminium
Emballator Tectubes has launched a new range of tubes made from 100% post-consumer recycled aluminium.
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ArticleUnilever to introduce recyclable tubes across entire toothpaste portfolio
Unilever’s oral care brands including Signal, Pepsodent and Closeup have announced plans to convert their entire global toothpaste portfolio to recyclable tubes by 2025.
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ArticleKellogg makes major change to cereal packaging
Cereal and snacks giant Kellogg Europe has unveiled plans to remove excess air from its cereal packs – a move that it expects to remove 700 tonnes of carbon a year.
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ArticleIf plastic lasts forever, why do we still make new?
Emma Samson, marketing communications manager at Searious Business, gives her thoughts on how the industry could ensure that it includes more recycled content in its products.
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ArticleInvestment set to make Plastipak ‘largest producer of bottle-grade recycled PET in Europe’
Plastipak, a company involved in the design, manufacture and recycling of plastic containers, has announced a major investment in recycling at its manufacturing site in Toledo, Spain.
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ArticleAvantium interview: Where are we now with PEF?
Last year, we published an interview with Tom van Aken, CEO of Avantium, about the environmental benefits of the plant-based polymer Polyethylene Furanoate (PEF). Victoria Hattersley recently caught up with him to find out where we are now.
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ArticleGSK teams up with Albéa and EPL Global for recyclable toothpaste packs
GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer healthcare division (GSKCH) announced today that it is partnering with Albéa and EPL Global to launch recyclable toothpaste tubes across its toothpaste brands, including Sensodyne, Parodontax and Aquafresh.