All Sustainability articles – Page 5
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ArticleNiels & Grete switches to DS Smith’s recyclable cardboard egg packaging
DS Smith is helping Niels & Grete replace its plastic packaging components with a corrugated cardboard pack, boosting recyclability while reducing unnecessary materials and streamlining the packaging process.
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ArticleSix predictions for plastics and packaging in 2025
With new regulation the world over, uncertainty on the plastic treaty outcomes, rapid technological advancements, and geopolitical risks, it may be harder than ever for organisations to plan ahead. To help navigate this landscape, Yoni Shiran, Manuel Braun and Paula Petersen of Systemiq share six predictions that may shape the plastics and packaging landscape in 2025.
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ArticlePackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: the deadlines you need to know
As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation enters into force, we have compiled all its essential deadlines into one list, starting with this year’s expectations and looking all the way out to 2040.
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ArticleHow can we boost the circularity of post-consumer polypropylene?
The use of post-consumer polypropylene in food packaging faces a major obstacle: proving the absence of harmful substances. In this article, Professor Edward Kosior and Paul Marshall of Nextek and NEXTLOOPP, share insights into a European-wide initiative that is aiming to overcome this challenge.
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ArticleDowncycling plastics almost as damaging as incineration, LCA cautions
‘Downcycling’ plastic – i.e. recycling waste without sorting it – has ‘almost as much’ climate impact as incinerating it, according to a life cycle assessment from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Swedish Plastic Recycling (Svensk Plaståtervinning), and LCA researcher Tomas Evkall.
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ArticleThe Brief: Unpacking the biggest PPWR concerns with Marius Tent
Since the PPWR was finalised last year, we’ve received a number of questions from our audience on its implications. We put your questions on exemptions, specificity of language, recyclate, reuse, and more to Marius Tent – a leading PPWR expert and the founder of ViaPackaging UG and 360PackMastery.
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ArticleUnilever pilots refill at large and local markets to lessen plastic sachets
Unilever has helped pilot refill solutions at local markets and supermarket chains across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Indonesia – targeting convenience, control over product quantity and price, and an overall reduction in flexible plastic sachets.
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ArticleTrump wages war on paper straws by rescinding federal plastics phase-out
Donald Trump is overriding plans to phase out single-use plastics across the US federal government in retaliation to paper straws – but his “back to plastic” approach will exacerbate pollution and fails to consider alternative materials, critics claim.
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ArticleCircular Plastics : Making positive inroads
However, according to a Plastics Europe report: circular plastics now account for 13.5% in new plastic products manufactured in Europe. This means that the European plastics system is halfway towards the interim ambition – established in the ‘Plastics Transition’ roadmap – to use 25% of plastics from circular sources in new products by 2030.
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ArticleProject employs AI to correct imperfect barrier coatings for fibre-based bottles
Pulpex and the University of Surrey are using AI-powered computer vision to identify and address imperfections while applying barrier coatings to fibre-based bottles for liquids – a move hoped to save energy and water while optimizing packaging performance.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: digital heating technology and the importance of collaboration with watttron
In this episode of the Sustainability Perspectives podcast, watttron CEO Marcus Stein discusses the advantages of the company’s digital heating technology compared to conventional technology, the need for more innovation in machinery and the importance of collaboration across the value chain to achieve sustainability goals.
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ArticleAluminium Deutschland demands government action as production falls again
Aluminium Deutschland urges Germany’s federal government to strengthen the aluminium industry after its production volume fell for the third year in a row in 2024 – demanding more sources of electric and hydrogen energy, a closed loop for scrap, and the prevention of unfair competition from third countries.
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ArticleRecyclable aluminium trays for ready-made foods to replace single-use plastics
i2r Packaging Solutions now offers six new recyclable aluminium trays for ‘ready to cook’ foods, intended to replace single-use plastics while enhancing visual appeal and functionality.
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ArticleAdapa targets PPWR recyclability requirements with PE bag drawstrings
The adapa Group has introduced PE drawstrings for its EcoString bag range, aiming to allow companies to maximize their PE content and adhere to the PPWR’s recyclability requirements without machine retrofits or changing consumer habits.
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ArticleSustainability-themed tile game for kids packaged in interactive box
Jamnik Packaging has developed the Sustainable Memory Game, an educational tool for younger consumers based on the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals packaged in an interactive, house-shaped box.
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PodcastThe role of the label in enabling packaging circularity
Avery Dennison’s Nataliya Malhanova, Sergio Fregoni from IDEO and RecyClass’s Augusto Bruno discuss the part a label plays in building a circular economy in packaging, from following technical recyclability requirements to integrating labels into fundamental product design.
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ArticleCould a Trump trade war push America towards sustainable packaging?
As President Trump’s tariffs crack down on imports, could local sourcing, reshoring production, and closed-loop recycling address the packaging industry’s concerns – and improve sustainable practice in one fell swoop? Charles Haverfield, CEO of US Packaging & Wrapping, makes the case.
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Article‘World’s largest’ bag captures and delivers biogas as renewable energy source
Aran has engineered a packaging solution to capture biogas from the fermentation of agricultural waste and deliver renewable energy to households with limited access to traditional energy sources.
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ArticleReusable and biodegradable innovations win at Henkel DESIGNathon event
Reusable pharma blister packs, reusable in-flight meal containers and biodegradable packaging made from banana waste emerged as the winners of Henkel’s new DESIGNathon event, which aims to bolster sustainable packaging design with cash prizes.
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ArticleALPLA’s majority stake in Brazilian HDPE recycler targets South American market
In its efforts to supply recycled packaging on South American markets, ALPLA has acquired a majority stake in Clean Bottle, which reports an annual capacity of 15,000 tonnes of rHDPE at its plant in São José dos Pinhais.