All Sustainability articles – Page 186
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ArticleAIMPLAS to develop guacamole packaging using avocado itself
A new project from AIMPLAS, funded by the Valencian Innovation Agency, hopes to develop packaging for guacamole made from avocado itself that can extend shelf-life by 15%.
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ArticleNavigating flexible packaging’s many paths to a circular economy
Steve Gillman speaks to Dana Mosora, workstream lead at the Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging (CEFLEX) project, about why the sector is now getting behind a strategy that backs both chemical and mechanical recycling.
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ArticleWebinar: A deep dive into sustainable coffee packaging
In this webinar with ROVEMA, we will look at some of the specific challenges when it comes to packaging coffee in an efficient, sustainable way and about the company’s lifecycle approach for existing machines and packaging lines as a turnkey solution
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ArticleAldi trials packaging-free products
Retailer Aldi today announced that it has launched a trial that will measure consumer response to packaging-free products.
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ArticleLeading retailers join Mainetti’s recycling initiative for clear polythene
A number of retailers including Superdry, Morrisons and Very, have joined Mainetti’s closed-loop recycling initiative, Polyloop.
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PodcastPodcast: A deep dive into plastic packaging R&D with AIMPLAS
Innovation in plastic packaging has made great leaps forward in recent years. Elisabeth Skoda gains insights into key developments and challenges from two packaging experts at AIMPLAS.
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ArticleDriving packaging sustainability from the start
Fabien Thibault, global manager, product and packaging sustainability at Merck, gives us an overview of his company's ambitions and actions in the realm of packaging sustainability.
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ArticleExtended producer responsibility Part 1: What is it all about?
Over the coming months, in collaboration with CEFLEX, we will be publishing a series of interviews and articles on the sometimes-thorny subject of extended producer responsibility (EPR).
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ArticleNew ‘Charter of Trust’ founded to reinforce standards for paper straws
Straw producers and companies from across the paper straw supply chain have founded a new charter of trust for compliance standards relating to all aspects of paper straw production
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ArticleThe carbon crisis: Four big questions for the packaging industry
Victoria Hattersley spoke to experts from the Carbon Trust, Amcor, Mondi, Smurfit Kappa and Tetra Pak to get their views on some of the big questions around the topic of carbon reduction.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives with Syntegon
Torsten Sauer (sustainability director) shares his insights with Tim Sykes into the pain points and barriers around adopting more sustainable packaging, how to future-proof technology investments, and offers a glimpse of Syntegon’s R&D strategy.
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ArticleWith audited certificates on recycled content, Faerch aims to set a new standard for transparency
With the goal of ensuring maximum transparency, Faerch has started providing customers with third-party audited statements on the recycled content in its PET food packaging products.
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ArticleNew polystyrene design for recycling guidelines published by RecyClass
Making plastic packaging genuinely recyclable hinges on clear guidance for the industry. With that goal in mind, RecyClass has developed guidelines for designing coloured polystyrene (PS) containers.
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ArticleVersalis to launch new food pack made with 75% post-consumer polystyrene
Versalis, Eni's chemical company, is expanding its Revive portfolio to include a new product for food packaging made with 75% domestic post-consumer polystyrene.
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ArticleEU-funded consortium converts fishing and municipal waste into packaging materials
The European DAFIA Project, coordinated by Spanish research centre AIMPLAS, has unveiled new biopolymers and barrier packaging materials made from fishing and municipal waste.
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ArticleWebinar: Recycled plastics
With demand currently outstripping supply, particularly for food grade packaging plastics, many FMCGs, manufacturers and converters are finding sourcing the feedstock they require to hit regulatory and sustainability goals challenging
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ArticleMake the switch from traditional to innovative and sustainable solutions
Introducing a new white paper from Taghleef Industries – a platinum sponsor of our Sustainable Packaging Summit.
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ArticleH.B. Fuller expands Flextra Evolution range with two new compostable adhesive solutions
H.B. Fuller has just launched two new compostable adhesives for the flexible packaging market under its Flextra Evolution brand.
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ArticleGian de Belder on P&G’s ‘Ambition 2030’ sustainability goals
We spoke with Gian de Belder, technical director for R&D packaging sustainability at P&G, to take a deep-dive into the key points made in P&G's recent sustainability update.
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ArticleCross-industry project launched to develop food-grade recycled polypropylene
Companies from across the value chain, including Danone, Viridor, Sealed Air and Tomra, have joined a project to create food-grade packaging from recycled polypropylene.