All Sustainability articles – Page 2
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Walmart becomes latest retailer to miss packaging reduction targets for 2025
Walmart expects to fall short of its sustainability goals for 2025, attributing the outcome – including a 6% increase in virgin plastic use worldwide – to legislative shortcomings, insufficient infrastructure, shortage of high-quality PCR, and consumer behaviour.
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Beauty brands spearhead clean-up scheme for hard-to-recycle packaging
A clean-up initiative led by L’Oréal, Tesco, Boots, L’Occitane, John Lewis, and other Sustainable Beauty Coalition members seeks to educate consumers on the appropriate ways to recycle empty packaging, guide them to local recycling schemes, and promote reuse and refill solutions.
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Skincare line offers bottles and refill cartridges with Eastman copolymer
Eastman’s Tritan copolyester has been implemented into a reusable primary pack and refillable cartridges for FANCL’s new skincare line; this is hoped to help reduce single-use plastic waste in the cosmetics sector.
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Heat-sealable Henkel coating designed for safe food contact and recycling
A new, ‘fully recyclable’ heat seal coating from Henkel Adhesive Technologies is reportedly made from ‘harmless ingredients’ suitable for direct-contact packaging – enabling customers to adopt paper-based designs for food, pharmaceuticals, home care, and other products.
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Danish-Indian partnership transforms plastic waste into industrial big bags
Ocean Plastic Forum, Kabadiwalla Connect, Gleco A/S, and Desmi RoClean A/S are leading a Danish-Indian initiative to recycle on-land and ‘ocean-bound’ plastic waste into recycled polypropylene big bags for industrial use.
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Zimmer America system recycles wastewater in plastics recycling wash lines
A wastewater recycling system for plastics recycling operations’ wash lines, designed to cut down on freshwater consumption for environmental and cost-saving benefits, has been launched by Zimmer America Recycling Solutions.
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ITC Packaging thermoforms plastic dairy cup with separable paper elements
ITC Packaging has combined separable, ‘100% recyclable’ plastic and cardboard components to develop its thermoformed CombiCup for hot and cold, ready-to-drink and dairy products.
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Corrugated DryPack from DS Smith keeps fish cold and remains recyclable
DS Smith’s corrugated board seafood box claims to keep fish fresh at under 40°F (~4.44°C) for over 40 hours in cold chain operations while helping processors lower both costs and CO2 emissions.
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Sustainability Perspectives: Advances and developments in labels and films
From innovative materials and improved functionality to incorporating recycled content - what’s the latest in sustainable innovation in labels and films? Elisabeth Skoda speaks to CCL Label’s Marika Knorr and Innovia Films’ Stephen Langstaff to learn more.ff to learn more.
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Billerud replaces plastics with recyclable, heat-sealable packaging paper
Billerud’s new heat-sealable paper intends to serve as a fossil-free, low-carbon and recyclable alternative to plastic packaging without requiring major adjustments to existing machinery.
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How to turn plastic waste into gold
How can plastic waste be converted into products of value? This is the question explored by the Alliance to End Plastic Waste in a recent report. Join us as we discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by this issue with Martyn Tickner, Chief Advisor of Circular Solutions at the Alliance.
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Emergency exit marking packaged in lighter, recycled, recyclable cardboard pack
Priory Direct claims to have optimized material usage and halved both weight and costs with a ‘100%’ recycled and recyclable cardboard pack for STG Aerospace’s emergency exit marking product.
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Aldi ends in-store refill trial as retailer hesitance and cost-of-living blamed
Aldi is ending its in-store refill pilot as funding comes to a close, with the Refill Coalition and UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) attributing its limited timespan to low retailer uptake and the cost-of-living crisis.
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Dow makes investment in Rotterdam-based chemical recycling company
Dow has today announced the purchase of a stake in Xycle, a Rotterdam-based chemical/advanced recycling company, in partnership with ING, Invest-NL, Polestar Capital and Vopak.
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Aldi makes major change to wine packaging
Aldi is set to remove the protective sleeves over the corks of its own-label wines, in what it is describing as a “UK supermarket first”.
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What is the future of sustainable packaging in the U.S.?
In the wake of uncertainty in the USA caused by job cuts, new legislation, and tariff wars, how are individual states planning on filling the potential sustainability leadership gap? Olga Kachook, SPC Director at GreenBlue, tells us more.
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A close up look at adhesive application innovation
Adhesive technologies are playing a pivotal role in driving sustainability and efficiency. Carlo Zucchi, Sales Director South Europe at Valco Melton, and Markus Bohnenkamp, Sales Director Northern Europe at Valco Melton share insights into new developments and innovations with Elisabeth Skoda.
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Orkla Suomi trials paper chocolate wrapper from UPM Specialty Papers
Orkla Suomi is piloting a high-barrier paper wrapper from UPM Specialty Papers for its Panda Milk Chocolate brand, intending to increase the share of renewable content in its packaging portfolio while maintaining recyclability.
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Sustainability Perspectives: Tackling packaging challenges with the right carton sealing tapes
What are some of the major sustainability challenges companies face particularly in the area of industrial packaging? tesa’s Sergiu Crisan speaks to Elisabeth Skoda and discusses opportunities in implementing sustainable solutions and how tesa devised an assortment of packaging tapes that tackle sustainability challenges without the need for complex processes.
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Ranpak wraps pallets in paper with ‘lower emissions’ PaperWrap machinery
Ranpak has integrated PaperWrap’s pallet wrapping machines, which replace plastic stretch film with a kraft paper alternative from Mondi, into its portfolio – aspiring to enhance efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions in transit.