All Sustainability articles – Page 223
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ArticleUNITED CAPS and LyondellBasell unveil tethered closures at K 2019
UNITED CAPS and LyondellBasell have announced that they are displaying the results of an extensive collaborative effort to respond to EU Directive 2019/904 on single-use plastics
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ArticleHenkel presents adhesives and coatings enabling improved packaging recycling
The adhesives used in packages typically only make up no more than five percent of the total weight – yet, their properties can actually make the difference when it comes to the overall recyclability of the material.
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ArticleVideo: "Addressing sustainability challenges together"
Avery Dennison's Jan 't Hart shares sustainability perspectives and underlines the importance of cooperation across the supply chain to solve the pressing issues of today.
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ArticleKHS presents "first recyclable juice bottle" made of 100% recyclate rPET
There is an increasing demand from consumers and the beverage industry alike for packaging which saves on resources.
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ArticlePlastics – the insider perspective
At the start of K 2019, Packaging Europe asks some major players in the plastics packaging industry a few pertinent questions about the big issues the industry faces today and finds out about their sustainability drive and innovations.
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ArticleCreating transparency for global plastic flows
Plastics are described as an important resource that must be recycled and not end up as environmental litter. In order to manage and optimise the flows of material specifically for this purpose, the volumes of material flow need to be known.
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ArticleOn Second Thoughts... Practical recyclability is the only version of recyclability
In this column, Tom Szaky looks below the surface of recyclability claims and highlights the gap between technical recyclability and practical recyclability.
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ArticleShowcasing the "Zero Waste Cup" at K 2019
Visitors to K 2019 this year will be able to sample a free coffee, and reusable / recyclable Zero Waste Cup at the Borealis stand A43, hall 6.
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ArticleLow carbon footprint of PLA confirmed by peer reviewed Life Cycle Assessment
Total Corbion PLA's peer reviewed Life Cycle Impact Assessment of PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) produced from Sugarcane in Thailand has been published in the "Journal of Polymers and the Environment" and confirms PLA's low carbon footprint.
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Video: "Paper where possible, plastic when useful"
With so many variables and complexities, how do you identify the most sustainable packaging solution? Graeme Smith discusses Mondi's customer-centric approach.
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ArticleThe Rapid Interview with All4labels
Paola Iannone, Sales and Marketing director Europe II, at All4labels, is the latest to take part in our Rapid Interview series.
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ArticleVideo: Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 - part 2
In the second of five films, Dana Mosora shares the progress made by CEFLEX, as the European flexibles value chain unites to map out and realise a viable circular economy with universal collection and recycling of flexible packaging
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ArticlePaboco introduces the paper bottle pioneer community
During the C40 World Mayor Summit in Copenhagen, Paboco®, the paper bottle company was presented, uniting brands and experts in material, design and technology.
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ArticleExxonMobil introduces performance polymers at K2019
ExxonMobil will introduce Rethink Recycle with Vistamaxx™ performance polymers – a solution that the company says allows increased recycled content utilization for high-value applications ― at its K2019 pavilion (FG10.1).
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ArticlePackaging for pets
The pet food market has mirrored trends across CPG over recent years, with new opportunities for packaging to add value. Bernard Meunier of Nestlé Purina shared his story of sustainability, premiumisation and digitisation with (cat owner) Tim Sykes
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ArticleZotefoams announces fully recyclable mono-material barrier packaging technology
Zotefoams plc has announced ReZorce™ – a range of recyclable HDPE mono-materials offering barrier properties that meet or exceed all food industry standards.
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ArticleAre global food packaging brands committed to ditching single-use plastic?
As the world’s relationship with plastic is being radically redefined, academics at the University of Surrey investigate bold new food packaging pledges made by some of the world’s most prominent brands.
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ArticleVideo: Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019 - part 1
In the first part of the Sustainable Packaging Summit 2019, Gian De Belder introduces P&G's Ambition 2030 and the 'HolyGrail' project, investigating the potential of digital watermarking to revolutionise plastic packaging sorting and recycling
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ArticleGEA creates FoodTray
GEA has launched a new solution, FoodTray, that the company says combines the advantages of thermoforming technology, cardboard and film.
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ArticleIndustrial Scale Sustainability
Trade in bulk and industrial products tends to be invisible and intangible to wider society, and this perhaps explains the lack of media attention to its environmental impacts relative to those of consumer packaged goods.