All Sustainability articles – Page 244
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ArticlePackaging Connections 21/12/2018
Packaging Europe finishes off this year's weekly video series with a preview of an innovative exploration of digital print and customisation in practice, our very first podcast hosted by Avery Dennison and a look at the UK environment ministry's plan
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ArticleKoehler Launch Research Partnership with TU Darmstadt
This January, Technische Universität Darmstadt and the Koehler Paper Group will kick off the Green Coating Collaboration, a research partnership aimed at developing functional surfaces from sustainable raw materials.
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Major coffee retailers join cup recycling revolution
Four of the UK’s largest coffee retailers - Caffè Nero, Greggs, McDonald’s UK and Pret A Manger - have today confirmed they have joined a nationwide cup recycling scheme that funds the collection of takeaway cups for recycling.
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Article2018 Retrospective
Libby White looks back on some of the defining innovations of the year, whose significance is gauged not just in terms of market impact, but also in the way they are emblematic of two megatrends that have dominated the year in packaging.
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ArticleNovel Packaging for Extending Shelf Life
A report published by PreScouter, Inc. explored a selection of the most innovative recent developments in novel packaging for the purposes of extending shelf life.
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ArticlePlastic waste is a shared responsibility
In 2017, Unilever made an industry leading commitment to ensure that all its plastic packaging will be designed to be fully reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Packaging Europe delves into the strategy Unilever is taking to achieve its goals
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ArticleNew Platform to Boost Beverage Carton Recycling
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) has announced that it has launched a new platform to drive the industry’s engagement in carton recycling across Europe.
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HAVI brings natural-based inks to packaging
HAVI announced today a new development in sustainable packaging: natural-based inks, which are better for the environment with a 25 to 30 percent lower CO2 footprint than standard aqueous inks.
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ArticleCoveris to Focus on Sustainable Pack Development with Opening of New Facility
Opening on 31st January 2019 at Coveris’ Rivendell site in Leeds, the new Pack Positive® Centre is an industry-first facility and academic partnership with Leeds Beckett University’s Retail Institute.
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Mauser Packaging Solutions Introduces 100% Recycled Material Medical Waste Container
Mauser Packaging Solutions, a global leader in solutions and services across the packaging lifecycle, has launched the first medical waste container made of 100% recycled plastics generated from post-consumer packaging waste.
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ArticleMondi Wins Eight Worldstar Awards
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper has had its market-leading products recognised with eight awards at the WorldStar Packaging Awards.
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ArticlePodcast: Circularity and the Label Industry
Avery Dennison hosts a round table discussing the challenges around recycling in the label industry. Featuring Corey Reardon (AWA), Vincent Mooij (SUEZ circpack) and Jenny Wassenaar & Pascale Wautelet of Avery Dennison. Tim Sykes moderates
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ArticleUK Waste Strategy Requires Packaging Producers Pay Costs of Recycling
Businesses will pay the full cost of recycling or disposing of their packaging waste, under a major new UK Government strategy unveiled by the Environment Secretary today.
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ArticleRecyclable Doesn’t Always Mean Recycled: Why Material Choice is Key
Pick up most plastic packaging and the chances are you’ll see the word ‘recyclable’ on it, but an important point to consider in the plastics debate is that that the phrase ‘recyclable’ doesn’t necessarily always mean it will be recycled.
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ArticleGetting ready for the German Packaging Law
On January 1st, 2019, the new German Packaging Law comes into force. Packaging Europe takes a look at what German companies and those selling their packaging into Germany have to bear in mind, and how companies and associations have been preparing.
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ArticleTalking Bioplastics in the Year of the Plastics Strategy
“Biomass is the key ingredient that a plastics circular economy must rely on.” Tim Sykes reports on a European Bioplastics conference that was preoccupied with issues around end of life.
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ArticleFirst Mile and KeyKeg Kick-start a Closed-loop Recycling Programme for Plastic Beer Kegs
Most plastic beverage kegs in the UK are not recycled and often end up in landfill. To overcome this problem, First Mile have teamed up with KeyKeg and OneCircle to create a circular programme which recycles plastic kegs.
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ArticleJospak’s New Food Packaging Solution Contains up to 85% less Plastic
Finnish start-up company Jospak has created a board-based tray packaging that contains up to 85% less plastic than a regular plastic alternative.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Rockwell Automation
Sustainability Awards 2018 sponsor Rockwell Automation explains how harnessing the efficiencies from automation and the data from connected machines can drive improvements in the environmental performance of plants, supply chains and enterprises
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Styrenics Circular Solutions aims towards circular economy
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the joint industry initiative to drive the shift to a more circular economy for styrenics, has announced its incorporation as an independent organisation and collaboration platform.