All Sustainability articles – Page 208
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ArticlePackaging Connnections 23/07/19
In this week's weekly highlight video, we look at ice-free broccoli packaging, the public's desire for better recycling infrastructure and Coca-Cola's decision to use rPET for some of its drinks brands.
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ArticleBreaking news! 25 Finalists Compete for Top Sustainability Prizes
The elite international, independent jury has completed round one of its deliberations – and we can now reveal the 25 finalists competing for the packaging Sustainability Awards 2019.
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ArticleStePac: Taking broccoli packaging out of the ice age
StePac L.A. Ltd.’s MA/MH (Modified Atmosphere/Modified Humidity Packaging) is a new technolgy that claims to change the paradigm of cold-chain supply and integrating sustainability into the long-haul transport of fresh broccoli and other vegetables.
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ArticleAmpacet introduces enhancing masterbatch
Ampacet, a global masterbatch leader, has introduced Blue Edge 226, a masterbatch that has been specially formulated to enhance the appearance and performance of post-consumer resins.
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ArticleUnilever's start-up brand B-Better launches water range in SIG Carton's Combidome bottle
B-Better®, a water start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform, is launching a range of water beverages in SIG’s combidome carton bottle, which the company says offers the advantages of an aseptic carton pack and all the benefits of a bottle shape
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ArticleFlexible design for recycling: From theory to practice
At FachPack 2019, ppg > companies will be presenting flexible packaging with a focus on design for recycling, the use of regranulates and renewable resources.
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ArticleTackling the rPET challenge
Coca-Cola European Partners recently announced that the company will be using bottles made from 100% recycled plastic for its Honest, GLACÉAU Smartwater and Chaudfontaine brands.
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ArticleMilliken to focus on enhancing plastics at K 2019
“Waste reduction and the recycling of plastics are necessary megatrends impacting today’s consumer products sector,” notes Herrin Hood, global product line manager of Milliken’s Plastics Additives business.
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ArticleBillerudKorsnäs and The Paper Straw Co to launch "first U-Bend paper straw"
Together with the Paper Straw Co, BillerudKorsnäs has developed what the company describes as the first functional 180° U-Bend straw, made out of paper. The straw is made to be used for individual drink cartons such as juice, milk and water.
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ArticleSurvey finds public support for a ‘national recycling standard’
The results of a major UK-wide survey published today reveals the British public supports packaging that is 100% recyclable and is collected for recycling by councils wherever people live in the UK.
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ArticleCircular economy is hot topic at K 2019
Plastic products have become an integral part of almost every area of life. For good reason. Plastic packaging extends the shelf life of food, plastic parts in cars reduces their weight and CO2 emissions.
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Ioniqa takes first 10 kiloton PET upcycling factory into operation
With the commissioning of the first 10 kiloton plant in the Netherlands Ioniqa honours their promise, made earlier this year, to achieve endless upcycling of PET plastics on an industrial scale.
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Articleetma presents winners of its Tube of the Year 2019 competition
The winners of the Tube of the Year competition, which is held annually by the European Tube Manufacturers Association (etma), were awarded at this year’s World Tube Congress in Hamburg.
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste Welcomes 12 New Companies From Across the Plastics Value Chain
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) today welcomed 12 new companies from across the plastics value chain, including Chinese state-owned Sinopec.
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Plans for commercial scale polystyrene chemical recycling plant in Europe
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS) and Agilyx announced today a collaboration between INEOS Styrolution, Trinseo, and Agilyx to advance the first-of-a-kind polystyrene (PS) chemical recycling facility in Europe.
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ArticleAll-in-one service for recyclable packaging
The all-in-one service offered by the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV helps companies meet the challenges associated with the use and development of recyclable packaging materials.
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ArticleK 2019 – New products from plastic waste
More and more companies from the plastics industry are working on improving the recyclability of plastics and thus helping to create a circular economy. One way that BASF is contributing is the ChemCycling project.
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ArticleAseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil
SIG is making aseptic cartons with ASI-certified aluminium foil available to consumers for the first time in partnership with B-Better®, a start-up brand from Unilever’s Future Platform.
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ArticleJokey presents buckets with ocean plastic content
At the presentation of the management guide “eco design of plastic packaging” in Berlin on 12 June, Michael Schmitz, Head of Marketing and Communication, presented the current status of the Jokey Eco Concept.
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Grease resistant wrapping papers receive OK compost certification
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certifications from TÜV® Austria for its entire range of Coralpack™ grease resistant wrapping papers.