All Sustainability articles – Page 161
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ArticleBerry Global purchase marks first commercial sale of ExxonMobil’s certified circular polymers
ExxonMobil has completed the first commercial sale of its chemically recycled, certified circular polymers to Berry Global, which will use the polymers to manufacture containers of food-grade packaging based on a mass balance approach.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Discussing polystyrene with renewable content with Trinseo
Trinseo has recently announced the launch of three of its STYRON™ polystyrene resins with renewable content. Elisabeth Skoda speaks with Julien Renvoise, who is Global Sustainability Marketing & Business Development Manager at the company, to find out more about the new resins and the challenges that had to be overcome when it came to creating these new materials.
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ArticleFunding secured for project aiming to convert food waste into bioplastics
WASTE2FUNC has been granted a €6.7 million investment from BBI-JU to build a platform to collect food waste with the aim of converting it into bioplastics and biosurfactants for applications including cosmetics, household, and personal care products.
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ArticleUK supermarkets join forces for ‘world’s biggest’ multi-retailer refill trial
UK retailers M&S, Morrisons, Ocado, Waitrose & Partners and the supply chain solutions company CHEP have formed a Refill Coalition with the goal to co-design an end-to-end refill solution to be trialled both in stores and for bulk home deliveries later this year.
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ArticleHow will the UN’s new treaty on plastic waste affect the packaging industry?
With the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) yesterday backing a legally binding treaty on plastic waste, we examine what this might mean for the packaging industry, including how it aligns with existing goals, where industry focus may shift, and what uncertainties remain.
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Article‘Today we wrote history’: nations commit to developing legally binding agreement on plastic pollution
In a historic move, Heads of State, Ministers of environment, and representatives from 175 nations have backed a UN resolution to End Plastic Pollution and create a legally binding agreement on plastic waste.
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ArticleCEFLEX awarded funding to further develop flexible packaging guidelines
CEFLEX and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will co-fund research into how flexible packaging can be designed for optimal sorting and recycling, with a focus on updating the Designing for a Circular Economy guidelines.
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ArticleTesco to trial Apeel’s edible protective coating for fresh produce
Tesco will trial Apeel, a plant-based edible protective coating for fresh produce, in approximately 80 stores to understand the effect it has on shelf life.
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ArticleEuropean plastic mechanical recycling rate at 23%, says AMI
According to AMI, mechanical recycling in Europe exceeded 8 million tonnes in 2021, with an overall recycling rate of 23.1%, as feedstock insecurities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic continue.
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ArticleSustainability Perspectives with Stora Enso
Phillip Hanefeld – Senior Vice President of Innovation and Research & Development, of the Packaging Materials division at Stora Enso, discusses strategies and challenges in our latest video of the Sustainability Perspectives series.
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ArticleMajor brand owners commit to increasing investment in circular economy for flexibles
Mars, Mondelēz International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever have today committed to increasing investments with the reported aim of accelerating the transition toward a circular economy for flexible packaging across Europe.
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ArticleEPR: Penalty or opportunity?
Emma Samson, marketing communications manager at environmental consultancy Searious Business, gives an introduction to EPR and argues that ambitious brands should see it as an exciting opportunity.
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ArticleLeuenberger presents new packaging technical adhesive with bio-based content
Leuenberger’s new hot-melt adhesive, Termomelt C716 BB, is the first from the Termomelt range to include a bio-based raw material content of 55%.
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ArticleWRAP: Some plastic packaging can increase food waste
According to new research from WRAP, plastic packaging is exacerbating food waste by forcing consumers to purchase too much and creating confusion over Best Before dates. The charity says that savings on plastic usage, food waste, and carbon emissions could be made by selling a wider range of fresh produce without packaging.
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ArticlePolyREC launches multi-polymer data collection system for recycled plastics
PolyREC is now recognised as an official data collector for the Circular Plastics Alliance, as it launches the RecoTrace data collection system for European recycled plastics that incorporates all main polymers.
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ArticleLimited evidence that chemical recycling can help tackle the issue of plastic waste, says WWF
The organization argues that there is not enough evidence to show that chemical recycling provides additional benefits to mechanical recycling.
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Article‘Material bashing has become the marketing message of the day’
Is an obsession with “material bashing” hindering the packaging industry’s progress in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Robert Lilienfeld, founder and executive director of sustainable packaging think tank SPRING, gives his thoughts on this question in our latest opinion piece.
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ArticleIndorama Ventures acquisition aims to boost rPET supply
Indorama Ventures says its acquisition of an 85% equity stake in UCY Polymers CZ will allow it to recycle over 1.6 billion PET beverage bottles per year by 2025.
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ArticleCepi report suggests paper industry ‘bouncing back’ with structural changes underway
A new report from Cepi suggests that as the paper and board industry “bounces back” from the challenges of COVID-19, shifting trends in material use are becoming longer-term patterns, with packaging production reporting the highest levels of growth ever.
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ArticleThe refillable mascara solution closing the loop on cosmetic packaging
We spoke with Shannon Goldberg, founder of Izzy, about the refillable mascara tube that can be returned, cleaned, and reused as part of the company’s aim to foster a closed-loop model for beauty products.