All Sustainability articles – Page 286
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ArticleEvolution Not Revolution for Salad Tub
A bespoke tub from RPC Superfos has been selected to pack the popular Forssan range of salads made by Atria Finland.
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Sihl Premieres with Silver in CSR Ratings
In April 2017 Sihl GmbH achieved the Silver award in a CSR assessment done by EcoVadis. EcoVadis set the target of improving social and environmental practices through supplier sustainability ratings.
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ArticleRafesa Launches New Completely Recyclable Cosmetics Bottle Line
Sustainability and respect for the environment are two key concepts when developing packaging for the cosmetics industry.
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ArticleAmcor Secures Three Awards in DuPont Packaging Awards 2017
Amcor's customer-focused approach and accomplishment in collaboration and innovation has been recognised three times over by the 2017 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.
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ArticleCo-op Group Replaces Polystyrene Pizza Discs with Recycleable Cardboard
The Co-op Group is changing its pizza packaging to prevent 200 tonnes of polystyrene boards going to landfill.
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ArticlePEF to be Integrated in Circular Economy
The European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP) has given interim approval for the recyclability of polyethylenefuranoate (PEF), produced by Synvina C.V., Amsterdam, in the European bottle recycling market.
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Recycling Technologies Endorses Plan to Recycle 70% of Plastic Packaging Globally
Recycling Technologies is pleased to announce its support for a new action plan, laid out in a new report, The New Plastics Economy: Catalysing Action, which was launched by the World Economic Forum and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation at Davos.
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ArticleEuropean Commission to Speak at the Plastics Recyclers Annual Meeting 2017
Sarah Nelen, Head of Unit of Waste Management & Secondary Materials at DG Environment, is a new confirmed speaker of the conference: Plastics Recycling an important element of circular economy.
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ArticleMetsä Board Achieves EcoVadis Gold Rating for its Sustainability Practices
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has achieved the Gold level rating by EcoVadis for its approach to sustainability.
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ArticlePackaging Prevents Food Waste: Corrugated is Part of the Solution
FEFCO welcomes the European Parliament’s resolution on “Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety”, adopted on 16 May 2017.
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ArticleAxion: Laying Down Markers for Plastic Packaging Recycling
New developments in marker technologies for sorting plastic packaging should not be viewed as ‘the answer’ to increasing recycling rates, however they could be valuable in other ways leading to higher quality and value in recycling.
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ArticleGerman Packaging Act Clears Final Hurdle
The German Bundesrat (the Upper House of the German Parliament) has approved the Packaging Act.
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ArticleEasypack Unveil Next Generation Green Packaging Technology
Easypack Ltd, a leading UK manufacturer of environmentally-friendly packaging solutions, has unveiled a new suite of packaging innovations that set a new benchmark in terms of packing efficiency and sustainability.
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ArticlePVC-Free Closures Help Food & Bev Brands Enhance Sustainability
To meet demand for even more environmentally friendly packaging from European food and beverage brands, CROWN Food Europe, a business unit of Crown Holdings, Inc. has launched metal closure technology featuring a PVC-free compound.
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Smurfit Kappa Celebrates a Decade of Excellence in Sustainability Achievements
Smurfit Kappa is well on its way to meeting its ambitious 2020 sustainability goals, according to its tenth annual sustainability report which was released on Thursday.
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ArticleTri-Star Presents New Stackable Deli Pots
Tri-Star Packaging has launched Tri-Green, a brand new generation of its ground-breaking stackable deli pots in four new sizes to give food-to-go retailers even more flexibility and stunning shelf presence with their takeaway offers.
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ArticleGlass Declared Number 1 by European Consumers
Growing concern for the environment, combined with consumer preference for healthy living, is driving increased trust in glass as the ultimate packaging choice for food and drinks.
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ArticleCortec® Corporation Plans Important Expansion of Facilities and Recycling Programme
Cortec® Corporation plans a major 2017 expansion programme at its Cambridge, Minnesota, film extrusion facility, one of the largest film extrusion plants in Midwest North America, and the largest VpCI® film extrusion plant in the world.
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ArticleFunctional Barriers for the Use of Recycled Plastics in Multi-layer Food Packaging
This paper reviews the current situation of recycled plastic materials in food contact applications, showing the different opportunities currently available to use recycled plastics as food contact materials.
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APEAL Welcomes European Parliament's Report on Food Waste and Safety
APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging, has welcomed the European Parliament’s (EP) own initiative report: “Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety” which was voted today in plenary in Strasbourg.