All Sustainability articles – Page 182
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PodcastPodcast: An exploration of alternative wine packaging formats
Classic glass bottles have been the go-to packaging for wine for centuries. But in recent years, alternative formats such as bag-in-box, cans and flat plastic bottles have emerged.
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ArticleGerman supermarket chain trials packaging free sections
German supermarket chain Kaufland has announced that it is currently trialling packaging free sections within its supermarkets that allows customers to buy food items such as organic pasta, rice, lentils or dried fruit without the use of packaging.
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ArticleAqua Pura launches recyclable bottle with new shape and integrated cap
Aqua Pura is rolling out new recyclable bottles made from recycled material with a 'flip to open, snap to close" integrated cap.
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ArticleFinalist interview: HP PageWide Technology Sustainability Impact
Next up in our series of Sustainability Awards finalist interviews is HP with its PageWide Technology Sustainability Impact, which focuses on the life cycle of a package - a finalist in the Best Practice category.
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ArticleCollaboration shows recyclability of Gualapack's monomaterial PP spouted pouch
TOMRA and Gualapack have been working together to prove the recyclability of Gualapack’s monomaterial PP spouted pouch through all stages of treatment of a DKR rigid PP waste stream.
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ArticleA closer look at a novel beverage carton alternative
ReZorce®, devised by UK-based company Zotefoams is a mono-material HDPE recyclable barrier food and beverage packaging that sets out to be an alternative for multilayer beverage cartons.
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ArticleSP Scientific presents boxes that fit items they carry
SP Scientific Products (SP) has announced a new approach to product packaging with its new task-specific packaging that the company says is designed to enhance productivity, alleviate labour costs, and reduce environmental impact.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Spotlight on sorting and recycling
Sorting and recycling plays a key role on the path towards sustainability and circularity. Mithu Mohren, SVP, Marketing & Communications, Circular Economy at Tomra, discusses what goes into creating a holistic waste management system and closing the loop, the importance of global collaboration as well as the optimisation and digitalisation of waste management.
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ArticlePragmatIC Semiconductor leads project to increase the value of plastic waste
Flexible electronics developer PragmatIC Semiconductor has announced it is working on an Innovate UK, Manufacturing Made Smarter project to increase the quality of plastic recyclate.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Brookfarm Roll ‘n’ Recycle Pouch from O F Packaging
In the latest of our Sustainability Awards finalists interview series, we take a closer look at the Brookfarm Roll ‘n’ Recycle Pouch from Australian company O F Packaging – a 100% kerbside recyclable high-barrier stand-up pouch that has been nominate
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ArticleFinalist interview: Eco-Tite® R shrink bag from Amcor
The next of our Sustainability Awards 2021 finalist interviews puts the spotlight on Amcor's Eco-Tite® R PVdC-free shrink bag, which has been nominated in our Pre-commercialized Innovation category.
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ArticleILLIG demonstrates all-paper blister pack option
At Fachpack in Nuremberg from September 28 to 30, ILLIG Maschinenbau will be demonstrating how the production of all-paper blisters from recycled cardboard with different designs and contents is possible on a "single, flexible" packaging system.
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ArticleProcter & Gamble and Eastman form partnership with focus on molecular recycling tech
Eastman has entered an agreement with Procter & Gamble to supply it with materials made from waste plastic that the companies say would otherwise end up in landfills.
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ArticleThe Readers’ Award 2021 is open for submissions!
It’s official – our coveted Readers’ Award is returning this year as part of the Sustainability Awards 2021!
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ArticleKite Packaging achieves carbon neutrality in 2021
Kite Packaging, a UK-based employee-owned packaging manufacturer, achieved carbon neutrality in 2021, as certified by Carbon Neutral Britain.
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ArticleFinalist interview: STI Group's cardboard redesign for an iconic piece of tech
Last year, STI Group created a cardboard alternative to the existing plastic packaging for UEI’s iconic ‘One For All’ remote control. To learn more about this solution, which is a finalist in our 2021 Sustainability Awards, we spoke with the company.
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ArticleRedpack on the importance of branding and sustainability
In our latest Innovation Spotlight, machinery specialist Redpack unpacks a number of its key products and services.
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ArticleTalking sustainability in flexible packaging with GSK
In this interview, which was originally published on CEFLEX’s website, CEFLEX sits down with Mike Allen, sustainability lead for GSK Consumer Healthcare Supply Chain (CHSC).
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ArticleLoop partners with Lyreco in first business to business trial
Loop is partnering with Lyreco on a proof-of-concept trial that will see hand soap and hand sanitisers for offices being sold in bespoke reusable packaging.
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ArticleVPF launches self-adhesive material made from silphie plant
VPF GmbH & Co. KG is expanding its product portfolio to include a self-adhesive material made of paper derived from the silphie plant.