All Sustainability articles – Page 176
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ArticleWhy are reuse models still underperforming – and how do we design them right?
The second of our ‘From Competition to Collaboration’ live broadcast series, to take place on Thursday, 22nd July at 14:00 CET, puts the spotlight on the subject of refills and reusable packaging models
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PodcastPodcast: Beverage cartons and sustainability
Elisabeth Skoda speaks to Annick Carpentier, Director General at ACE, the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and Michael Brandl, Director General at EXTR:ACT, and discusses beverage carton recycling challenges and recent developments.
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ArticleTechnology from Coperion seeks to simplify bottle-to-bottle recycling
A new process developed by Coperion has made it possible for PET flakes to be processed back into bottles again without first pre-drying them into pellets.
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ArticleFinalist interview: NEXTLOOPP’s quest for food-grade rPP
Nextek’s innovative NEXTLOOPP project is on a journey to create food-grade packaging from recycled polypropylene. We spoke with the organization to learn more about this initiative.
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ArticleIK interview: The insider perspective on plastic packaging
Elisabeth Skoda discusses recycling and recyclate goals and challenges, bioplastics, consumer behaviour and much more with Dr Isabell Schmidt, the managing director at IK, the German plastic packaging industry association.
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ArticleCo-op launches collection scheme for soft plastics
Co-op has today announced the launch of an ambitious in-store recycling scheme for plastic bags and product wrapping.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts… Why current EPR guidelines need clarification
In his second of his two On Second Thoughts… columns, Dominic Hogg asks: are current European EPR guidelines really enough to motivate brand owners to switch to more sustainable packaging formats?
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ArticleHeinz unveils recyclable cap for squeezy bottles
Heinz has announced that it is introducing recyclable caps for its squeezy sauce bottles, meaning that every part of the packs can now be recycled.
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ArticleCircular Packaging Q&A with Vincent Mooij
In this ongoing series, Vincent Mooij, Director of SUEZ.circpack®, gives his take on some of the biggest challenges faced by the industry today on its journey towards circularity.
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ArticleBall Corporation to include ‘ultra-low carbon’ aluminium in packs
Today, Ball Corporation and EN+ Group’s Metals segment RUSAL announced an exclusive partnership to incorporate “ultra-low carbon” aluminium in the slugs and impact extruded containers manufactured by Ball.
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ArticleFinalist interview: MOSSUP (Moroccan supermarkets tackling single use plastic)
In the latest in our series of interviews with the Sustainability Awards 2021 finalists, we find out about MOSSUP, a collaboration between Searious Business and Moroccan supermarkets that addresses the issue of plastic pollution in Morocco.
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ArticleNew Nivea bio-based jars for the cosmetics mass market
Beiersdorf has launched packaging made from certified renewable tall oil in a step that is described as a first for the cosmetics mass market.
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ArticleOrigin Group launches SnappD for recyclable sachets
The Origin Group has launched a new business unit, SnappD, which the company says offers "first of its kind" brandable 100% recyclable single-dose sachets for a range of industries.
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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.