All Sustainability articles – Page 155
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ArticleHow to build more momentum for sustainable packaging ESG efforts
In our latest article from Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, Robert catches up with Dr. Thomas Gröner, director at TG Pack Solutions, to unpack the secret behind successful sustainable packaging ESG.
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ArticlePepsiCo to set specific goals for reducing single-use beverage packaging following shareholder pressure
Responding to a shareholder proposal filed by As You Sow, PepsiCo has agreed to set a time-bound goal by the end of 2022 for a percentage volume of its beverages to be delivered via strategies such as reusable and refillable bottles in a bid to reduce dependency on single-use plastics.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Fiber-based packaging for FMCG
Elisabeth Skoda explores the technology behind fiber-based packaging, a material that has been growing in popularity, looks at challenges and opportunities and discusses potential future developments with Herwin Wichers, Head of FMCG Category, Huhtamaki Fiber and Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania.
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ArticleLenor ditches opaque bottles and implements digital watermarking to improve recyclability
Procter and Gamble’s Lenor brand recently announced two important sustainability updates. It has transitioned away from opaque bottles to shrink-sleeved transparent ones, and integrated digital watermaking in a bid to simplify the sorting and recycling process.
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ArticleL’OCCITANE launches 100% recycled PP refill tub
L’OCCITANE en Provence has partnered with VPI on a new refill tub for its Shea Ultra Rich Body Cream made from 100% post-consumer recycled polypropylene (rPP).
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ArticleNextek food-grade film recycling project awarded UKRI funding
Nextek Ltd’s COtooCLEAN project, which aims to produce food-grade recyclate from polyolefin film waste using super-critical CO2 and green co-solvents for waterless decontamination, has secured funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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ArticleA closer look at 4evergreen’s new Circularity for Design guideline
The 4vergreen alliance has recently released its Circularity by Design guideline. Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Tiina Pursula, who is 4evergreen Deputy Chair and SVP Sustainability as well as Division Packaging Materials at Stora Enso and Ralf Mack, who is Co-Lead of the 4evergreen Expert Group on Circularity by Design and also Director New Business Development Consumer Products at Graphic Packaging International, to dig deeper into the guideline and the alliance’s work.
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ArticleAmcor develops compostable paper packaging for butter
Amcor has created a new packaging solution for butter and margarine for Grupo Agroindustrial Numar S.A. in Costa Rica, which is made entirely from paper and certified as home compostable by TUV.
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ArticleSÜDPACK and Clean Cycle invest in CARBOLIQ chemical recycling technology
SÜDPACK and Clean Cycle have signed an agreement for a long-term investment in the CARBOLIQ technology developed by Recenso, with the aim of expanding the chemical recycling capacity of a range of plastics including flexible food packaging.
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ArticleOver 50 companies pledge to develop harmonised national recycling programme for Switzerland
Swiss Recycling says that over 50 organisations from across the value chain have signed a Pact aiming to introduce a Switzerland-wide harmonised, cost-efficient, and consumer-friendly recycling management system for plastic packaging and beverage cartons.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives with Taghleef
In the latest episode of our Sustainability Perspectives Series, Melina Spanoudi speaks about laminating for graphic arts applications with Raül Cobos, marketing and communications manager for Derprosa- the Taghleef Industries brand focused on laminating films for graphic arts applications in paper packaging.
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ArticleWipak unveils kerbside recyclable paper butter wrap
Wipak is set to launch a paper wrap for butter that is kerbside recyclable within the paper waste stream once it has been cleaned, while offering a reduced carbon footprint compared to traditional alternatives.
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ArticleCommercial launch of CO2-reduced steel can for Ricola herbal drops range
The German tinplate manufacturer thyssenkrupp Rasselstein has launched what it says is the world’s first food can made of CO2-reduced bluemint Steel together with the Swiss companies Hoffmann Neopac and Ricola, the latter of which will sell its herbal drops in the cans.
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ArticleNozama launches ‘world’s first’ NFT platform for collaborative plastic waste recovery
Nozama has launched what it claims is the world’s first utility Non-fungible Token (NFT) platform, Plastiks, which aims to connect plastic consumers and producers with recyclers in a bid to improve single-use plastic (SUP) recovery.
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ArticleAre paper bottles greenwashing? The answer isn’t so simple…
The answer to this pressing question is complicated, argues Jonathan Wragg, owner of CAP Environmental.
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ArticleCoveris supports Irish Dog Food transition to monomaterial PE bags
Irish Dog Food has partnered with Coveris on recyclable, monomaterial PE bags for its larger size ranges of pet food.
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ArticleHere’s how investor activism is affecting packaging sustainability
We talked with As You Sow’s Conrad MacKerron, to learn more about the change the organisation has affected thus far – as well as its vision for the future.
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ArticleKlöckner Pentaplast rigid film to contain recycled material made from prevented ocean plastic waste
Bantam Materials has announced a new partnership with Klöckner Pentaplast (KP) which will see KP use a minimum of 30% recycled material made from waste plastic collected from coastal areas in its range of rigid films and trays for protein, produce and food-to-go.
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ArticleL’Oréal and Texen develop caps for cosmetic packaging made from 100% recycled PP
L’Oréal has partnered with Texen on a cap for Biotherm’s new skincare collection made from 100% recycled polypropylene (PP) that can be adapted for different container shapes and uses hot stamping to avoid the need for protective varnishes.
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Article4evergreen alliance releases guidance on designing packaging for recycling
The 4evergreen alliance has released its Circularity by Design guideline aimed at providing the packaging value chain with clear recommendations for designing fibre-based packaging for recycling from the start of its lifecycle.