All Sustainability articles – Page 162
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ArticleMacfarlane Packaging switches stretch wrap to 30% recycled content film
Macfarlane Packaging has announced that it has replaced its existing blown hand-applied stretch wrap with a film containing a minimum of 30% recycled material.
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ArticleUnpacking the EU Plastic Packaging Levy
Joshua Remi, Commercial Manager at ecoVeritas takes a closer look at the EU Packaging Levy and finds out what brands and their packaging printers and converters can expect in the months to come.
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ArticleAmcor creates soft plastic food wrapper made with recycled content for KitKat
Amcor announces it has collaborated with Nestle and a coalition of companies to produce a soft plastic food wrapper for KitKat made with 30% recycled polypropylene.
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ArticleNew body created to report on European plastics circularity
Petcore Europe, PlasticsEurope, Plastics Recyclers Europe, and VinylPlus have mutually agreed to join forces to form the organisation PolyREC. PolyREC will monitor, verify, and report their plastics recycling and uptake data in Europe.
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ArticleAgilyx interview: Moving chemical recycling forward
Chemical recycling: its potential to bring us ever closer to that goal of circularity is widely acknowledged. But we’re not quite there yet. Victoria Hattersley talks to Tim Stedman, CEO of advanced recycling specialist Agilyx, about the most logical
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ArticleNew secondary packaging based on barley surplus unveiled by Corona
Corona has revealed a new project that harnesses surplus barley straw to create a new paper secondary packaging solution.
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ArticleSaica Flex reveals ready-to-recycle pouch range offering over 50% recycled content
Saica Flex, the flexible packaging division of Saica Group, has developed a new range of ready-to-recycle monomaterial pouch laminates that can include over 50% recycled materials.
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ArticleCEFLEX partners with industry bodies to launch research into household waste
CEFLEX and its partners PCEP, Petcore Europe, Styrenics Circular Solutions, and MORE Recycling have teamed up to understand the reality of today’s collected household packaging waste – a vital step forward towards creating a circular economy.
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ArticleWebinar: Lightweight Beverage Packaging
Converting to a lightweight neck and tethered closure system for PET beverage packages is an effective way to reduce your operating costs, achieve your sustainability goals and enhance your brand.
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ArticleEU beverage carton industry sets out 2030 sustainability roadmap
ACE, a body representing European beverage carton manufacturers, and its members SIG Combibloc, BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, Stora Enso, and Tetra Pak, have set out a number of new sustainability pledges.
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ArticleSustainable shifts: How to overhaul packaging for environmental gain
In this article, Adam Ryan, head of Pentawards, traces the evolution of sustainable packaging trends.
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ArticleCoda Group launches coffee pod material made from agricultural waste
Biomaterials manufacturer Coda Group has launched Solinatra – a home-compostable material made from agricultural waste that the company says can be used to replace plastic and aluminium coffee capsules.
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ArticleMMC moves to large-scale production of mushroom-made packaging
The Magical Mushroom Company (MMC) has announced the launch of large-scale production of its mushroom-derived biodegradable packaging, a plastic-free alternative that can be broken up to biodegrade on a home compost heap or flowerbed.
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ArticleWebinar: Designing The Circular Economy
Preventing waste entering the environment and reducing the world’s carbon footprint - these two critical challenges are reflected in the EU’s Green Deal, which sets out a clear ambition to 2030 advancing the circular economy for plastics and reaching
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives - exploring PCR with Amcor
Lucie Charbonnel, responsible for Sustainability at Amcor EMEA, explains not only why high-quality post-consumer recyclate (PCR) is so vital for the overarching goal of building a circular economy, but how this can be achieved in practical terms.
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ArticleIs Australia's expanded polystyrene ‘phase-out’ a good decision?
The Australian government aims to phase out ‘problematic and unnecessary single-use plastic materials’ from food and beverage containers by 2022. One of the main materials it identifies is expanded polystyrene, as Victoria Hattersley reports.
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ArticleParkside delivers home compostable supplement pack for Optibac
Optibac, a producer of healthy bacteria supplements, has worked with Parkside to create a compostable pouch for Kids Gummies – its new, all-natural probiotic supplement for children aged 3+.
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ArticleHome compostable, 100% bio-based coffee capsule revealed by Capsul’in Pro
Luxembourg-based company Capsul’in Pro has today launched its Zero Impact Nespresso compatible coffee capsule, which it says is the first of its kind to be 100% bio-based, certified home compostable, and with a high oxygen barrier.
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ArticleVPF launches new liner solutions for labels with sustainability in mind
VPF has launched NSA700-476 – a liner for self-adhesive labels that is made of 70% recycled paper.
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ArticleMondelēz International commits to further reduction in use of virgin plastic
Global food and beverage giant Mondelēz International has announced an increased commitment to reducing its use of virgin plastics in its packaging.