All Sustainability articles – Page 16
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ArticleOnion skin packaging seeks to lessen plastic packaging and food waste
Home-compostable packaging materials made from onion skins have been launched by HUID in hopes of reducing the amount of fossil plastics in household waste.
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ArticleDiageo pours Smirnoff with reusable keg and dispense system in new trial
Diageo will trial an in-house, reusable keg and integrated bottle dispensing system with Smirnoff vodka at selected bars in Ireland, citing a potential reduction in carbon emissions of over 50% per litre.
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ArticleArdagh Glass Packaging-Europe launches lightweight wine bottles with 12% carbon reduction
Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe (AGP-Europe) has announced a new range of lightweight wine bottles produced in Germany for the European market, said to have a carbon reduction of 12% and a recycled glass cullet level of up to 80%.
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ArticleNew alliance calls for climate-neutral, competitive German aluminium industry
Aluminium Deutschland, IG Metall, and IGBCE have joined five federal states and various social partners in the German Aluminium Alliance, which aspires for climate neutrality and competitiveness for Germany’s aluminium industry.
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ArticleThe key to scaling chemical recycling
While chemical recycling capacities are showing signs of growth globally, legislation surrounding chemical recycling is still lacking. Without established guidelines for allocating recycled materials to products, the industry faces uncertainties that could impede investment and growth. Joshua Dill, Analyst, Plastics Recycling at ICIS, tells us more.
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ArticleSrisangdao die-forms chaff into box for rice and reuse as tissue box
Srisangdao Rice has crafted a die-formed box from the chaff byproduct of its rice production process, with the empty pack intended for reuse as a tissue box.
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ArticleDe Gouden Noot - live from Amsterdam!
From 19:30 CET on Thursday 10th October we’re delighted to bring you, live from Amsterdam, the announcement of the winner of one of the world’s most prestigious, competitive and rigorously judged packaging competitions - De Gouden Noot, organized by NVC Packaging Centre. Tickets for the event are sold out, but you can follow proceedings on the live stream from the comfort of your office or home via the video on this page.
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ArticleGlass bottle combines airless refill and pouch for luxury cosmetics
Lumson has revealed XTAG, a glass bottle that utilizes pouch technology in its airless refill system that claims to reduce CO2 emissions by 38%.
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ArticleThe Brief: A complete guide to plastic crediting
In June, the World Bank published a paper looking into the potential benefits and risks of plastic crediting with recommendations for the future. In this edition of The Brief, we take a closer look at this report to learn more about what plastic crediting is, how it works, where it is at present, and how it could develop to help fund the fight against plastic pollution.
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ArticleCiteo envisions reusable food packaging systems for French retailers in 2025
From May 2025, Citeo plans to implement a reusable packaging system in large food retailers throughout four regions in Western France; its goal is to unlock reuse for 16 million consumers and bring the system to a national scale.
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ArticleFrench deposit scheme packages Nestlé chocolates in reusable steel tins
Nestlé France, Le Fourgon, Circolution, and Bocoloco will provide returnable, stainless steel containers for bite-sized KitKat and Lion chocolates – hoping to help reduce the amount of single-use plastics on the confectionery market.
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ArticleNatural cork recycling scheme makes debut in Waitrose stores
Waitrose is trialling a recycling scheme for natural cork in hopes of keeping its annual consumption of 25 million corks out of landfill – instead repurposing it into mulch, homeware, and more.
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ArticleMondi co-founds alliance for circularity in construction industry’s paper bags
Mondi has co-founded Paper Sacks Go Circular Spain, a twelve-company alliance focused on improving the circularity of used paper bags in the Spanish construction industry.
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ArticleNestlé coffee adopts Sonoco’s 95% paper-based can for enhanced recyclability
Sonoco is targeting full recyclability with a 95% paper-based can for Nestlé’s coffee products, believed to maintain the barrier properties of conventional packs while reducing their weight.
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PodcastNVC’s Michael Nieuwesteeg: innovation, the Golden Walnut and AI
NVC’s Michael Nieuwesteeg and Tim Sykes discuss the importance of open and rigorous communication in the context of the Gouden Noot competition, as well as how packaging approaches both the wide possibilities and the risks associated with Artificial Intelligence - which is the subject of Michael’s talk at the Sustainable Packaging Summit.
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ArticleDigimarc’s GPU-optimized sorting software to halve costs and boost accuracy
Digimarc Corporation has released its new Digimarc Recycle sortation software, implementing Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) to almost halve costs compared to compliant hardware and increase accessibility for recycling and waste sortation facilities worldwide.
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Article75% lighter, recyclable flow wrap films launched by Klöckner Pentaplast
Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has unveiled two new, fully recyclable barrier flow wrap films, said to lower the weight of food packaging by up to 75% compared to other solutions.
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PodcastElvire Regnier explores how Procurement supports Sustainability
Elvire Regnier, founder of the Regenerative-Advisory, “Shaping the future of Procurement and Sales through Regenerative Operating Models” chats with Libby Munford, Editor, ahead of speaking at the Sustainable Packaging Summit in a key panel.
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ArticleHow will the UN’s legally binding rules on plastic pollution be implemented?
The UN’s global plastic treaty negotiations are set to end in November, at which point new international legally binding rules on plastic pollution will be revealed. To learn more about how this might be implemented in practice, we caught up with Justin Wood, Vice President and Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa at the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
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ArticleFossil-free resins anticipated as new venture announces Belgian production plant
A.P. Moller Holding’s new venture, Vioneo, is set to manufacture fossil-free plastic resins with a green menthol feedstock at an upcoming production complex in Antwerp – aiming for reduced reliance on fossil resources, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, and increased traceability.