All Sustainability articles – Page 22
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ArticleRecyclable, PCR tottles for on-the-go cosmetics revealed by Quadpack
Quadpack has expanded its range of on-the-go skincare and makeup tottles with new shapes and applicators – all made of recyclable materials and with PCR options, the company says.
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ArticleSainsbury’s breaded chicken packaged in paperboard tray to cut plastic usage
In its new application to private-label breaded chicken products from Sainsbury’s, Graphic Packaging International and Moy Park’s paperboard tray hopes to use between 72% and 82% less plastic per tray and remove 300 metric tons from the retailer’s supply chain annually.
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ArticleOrigin Materials announces ‘first’ tethered PET caps
Origin Materials has announced its tethered PET caps, said to be the ‘first’ ever made and designed to align with the EU Single-Use Plastic Directive mandate for connected bottle caps.
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Article‘Compostable’ fibre-based cold cups trialled by Starbucks and Huhtamaki
Huhtamaki and Starbucks will trial compostable cups for cold beverages in select US locations, constituting moulded fibre lids and double-walled paperboard cups with a bioplastic liner.
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ArticlePaper tear strip for roll wrap produced by UK Greetings
UK Greetings is releasing a paper tear strip for roll wrap products in an effort to phase out plastic shrink wrap in gift wrap applications.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: EverestLabs’ AI-powered robotics solution for recycling facilities
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to EverestLabs about RecycleOS, its AI robotics solution for recycling facilities, nominated in the Commercialized Machinery category.
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ArticleProAmpac packs tissues, paper towels, and more in kerbside recyclable overwrap
ProAmpac is commercializing its fibre-based, kerbside recyclable ProActive Recyclable RP-1050 as a replacement for the traditional plastic films used in overwrap packaging for bathroom tissue, paper towels, and feminine care products.
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview with Ecoshell
In this instalment of our Rapid Interview series, Ecoshell founder Andrew Bliss explains the company’s eggshell-based solution and his ideas around plastic and carbon reduction.
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ArticleOcado Retail trials reusable containers for groceries ordered online
Ocado Retail is piloting a reusable packaging scheme to deliver household essentials – a move expected to replace up to five single-use plastic packs per vessel and cut down on plastic waste in online grocery shopping.
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Article‘Industry-first’ aluminium prints for die-cut lids unlocked by Constantia Flexibles
At FACHPACK 2024, Constantia Flexibles will display its ‘industry-first’ print service for aluminium and PET die-cut dairy lids, alongside its range of sustainability-minded packaging solutions from a paper twist-wrap to a compostable coffee capsule lid.
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ArticleThe Brief: How can the packaging industry successfully achieve its sustainability targets?
In this edition of The Brief, we take an in-depth look at FoodDrinkEurope (FDE)’s ‘Sustainable Packaging Pathway’, which gives advice on how the industry can meet the PPWR targets.
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ArticleInternational environmental scoring standards in development for food and drink labels
Foundation Earth and EIT Food have formed the International Alliance for Food Impact Data, which intends to set international standards for the environmental scoring of food and drinks and display the information on a product’s front label.
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ArticlePulp trays and plastic punnets removed from Aldi’s fruit and veg lines
Aldi has removed pulp trays and plastic punnets from various fruit and vegetable lines in hopes of eliminating over 370 tonnes of plastic and packaging yearly across all its stores.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Orora Packaging Solutions’ reusable packaging system
As part of our Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview series, we asked Orora Packaging Solutions about its Jarbot reusable packaging system, designed to enable reusable packaging scalability for consumer-packaged goods, nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Husky’s recyclable PET bottle closure
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to Husky Technologies about its PET closure for still water, said to be fully compatible with existing PET recycling streams and nominated in the Pre-Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category. You’re a finalist ...
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PodcastCollaborative Strength: Three experts unify
Libby Munford chats with Marius Tent, Director & Founder, ViaPackaging; Benoit Piette, Founder - Packaging Ecodesign and Circularity Consultant, Bluenote Pack; and Thibaut Mirieu de Labarre, Founder, InspireCo - to find out why they have united to combine their expertise.
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ArticleEviosys lightweights metal overcap for reduced emissions in mono-material tins
Eviosys has revealed a new, lighter version of its metal Horizon overcap, thought to be ‘infinitely recyclable’ and save 33% of CO2 emissions compared to its previous design.
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ArticleAll 27 EU member states have missed their recycling targets – what happens next?
The European Commission claims that all 27 EU countries have failed to achieve a number of collection and recycling targets, and is set to launch infringement procedures as a result. What does all of this mean in practice? Tim Sykes, Packaging Europe’s brand director, tells us more.
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ArticleAnnual 100k of bio-recycled textiles envisioned for Turkish depolymerization plant
CARBIOS has licensed its PET bio-recycling technology to SASA and approved the construction of an enzymatic depolymerization plant in Adana, Turkey, with an anticipated yearly capacity of 100,000 tons of prepared PET waste sourced from textiles.
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ArticleIceland’s vacuum-packed beef and pork mince to save plastic and boost shelf life
By transitioning into new vacuum packaging across its beef and pork mince range, Iceland Foods plans to increase the products’ shelf life by almost 50% and reduce its own annual plastic consumption by 35 tonnes.