All Sustainability articles – Page 216
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Article"The argument against plastics has become emotional": Carbon takes centre stage at Packaging Innovations 2020
Carbon was the main topic of conversation at Packaging Innovations 2020, which returned to Birmingham’s NEC on 26 & 27 February.
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ArticleCCL introduces EcoFloat – a sustainable TD sleeve material
CCL Label has created a sustainable TD sleeve material with the aim of helping the packaging industry to meet its recycling targets.
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ArticleNew European paper packaging alliance announced
A group of leading manufacturers of paper and fibre-based food and foodservice packaging has launched the European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA).
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ArticleHoffmann reveals new line of tinplate cans made from 100% recycled steel
Hoffmann Neopac will introduce a new line of "closed-loop" tinplate cans comprised of 100% recycled steel at Interpack 2020.
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ArticleMondi announces science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Mondi has announced new science-based targets as part of its commitment to support the global transition to a low-carbon economy.
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ArticleA glimpse ahead at the interpack year
2020 is the year that interpack is back – and the world’s largest packaging event is set to be bigger and better than ever.
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ArticleVellamo partners with UPM Raflatac on wood-based clear plastic label material
Vellamo’s bottles will feature UPM Raflatac’s Forest Film product – the world’s first and only wood-based polypropylene plastic label material.
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ArticlePodcast: Social Plastic initiative reveals value of packaging waste
Tim Sykes caught up with David Katz, founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, and Philippe Blank, head of innovation and sustainability, Henkel Beauty Care, to learn how they plan to stop ocean plastic by monetizing waste while improving lives.
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ArticleFirst Mile and Fashion for Good team up on closed-loop fashion waste scheme
First Mile has joined forces with Fashion for Good in a new pilot scheme that aims to test a key part of the infrastructure of a potential circular system to tackle the issue of plastic polybag waste.
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ArticlePackaging in the Anthropocene
In a world heading towards climate crisis, Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes calls for a radical reframing of the sustainability agenda.
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ArticleLidl reveals food packaging made from 30% ocean-bound plastic
Lidl will become the first UK supermarket to launch new packaging using ocean-bound plastic, plastic that would have otherwise ended up in the ocean, collected from beaches and coastline around South East Asia.
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ArticlePrimitives uses nature as the inspiration for its sensing, compostable thin film material
We spoke with San-Francisco-based start-up, Primitives, about its compostable bioplastic product that can sense and respond to the environment around it.
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ArticleAdding value to polymers
How do we determine the value of polymers in a vast global marketplace, and with a balancing act between developing solutions by adding properties to polymers, versus the overall carbon emissions and sustainability of the packaging material?
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ArticleQuinn launches food-grade PET packaging made from 100% recycled material
Quinn Packaging is continuing its drive to improve the sustainability of plastic food packaging with the development of its newest product, Orbital.
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ArticleLooking back at Pharmapack Europe 2020
This year’s Pharmapack Europe event explored the key trends that are projected to have an impact on the pharma packaging industry in the coming year.
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Article"We need to think laterally and in unusual ways" – a conversation with Garçon Wines
Can Garçon Wines’ novel invention challenge the glass bottle for superiority in a notoriously competitive market?
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ArticleThe start-up interview: Is blockchain a key to the circular economy?
Netherlands-based Circularise uses emerging cryptographic and blockchain technologies to speed up the transition to a circular economy.
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ArticleRuinart reveals fibre-based, carbon-reducing case for champagne bottles
The world’s oldest champagne house, Maison Ruinart, has announced a new lighter, fibre-based, recyclable case that it says reduces carbon footprint by 60%.
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ArticleStora Enso introduces new barrier boards
Stora Enso is expanding its range of fibre-based packaging materials by introducing new dispersion barrier materials for paper cups and food packaging.
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ArticleP&G announces “significant” sustainability advances – including HolyGrail update
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced “significant advances” across European sustainability projects in pursuit of its “Ambition 2030” goals.