All Sustainability articles – Page 154
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.