All Sustainability articles – Page 62
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ArticleNew PelletBag from Mondi repackages Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets in recyclable kraft paper
Mondi has developed recyclable kraft paper bags for Holz-Bauer’s wooden pellets in a bid to phase out unnecessary plastic in the wood sector.
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ArticleStella McCartney Beauty rolls out refill containers produced by SABIC and partners
A collaboration between SABIC, Texen, Leygatech, STTP Emballage, and Stella McCartney Beauty has resulted in a series of refill containers for skin and eye care products, reportedly incorporating up to 90% mass-balanced certified renewable feedstock content.
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ArticlePE-based shrink bag from adapa Group receives award for Design for Recycling
At interpack 2023, adapa Group’s VACUshrink(re) MEX 55 – a PE-based, food-contact shrink bag reported to be fully recyclable – won the PackTheFuture Award 2023 in the Design for Recycling category.
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ArticleIMFA unveils website and member portal in bid to connect companies across moulded fibre sector
The International Molded Fiber Association (IMFA) has launched its new website and member portal through which members can present their organisations on the member directory, find and submit industry news, post and respond to job opportunities, and more.
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ArticlePP pouch containing 60% ocean-bound plastic developed by SABIC and partners to package frozen prawns
SABIC, Estiko Packaging Solutions, and Coldwater Prawns of Norway have worked together to implement a reported 60% ocean-bound plastic -waste into a new, ISCC PLUS certified pouch for frozen prawns – aspiring to keep plastics out of the environment and in a circular material stream.
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ArticleTosca encourages switch to reusable, foldable containers for bulk liquid transportation with release of new LCA tool
Tosca has launched a new life cycle analysis (LCA) tool aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and fossil fuel and water usage, in the transportation of bulk liquids by suggesting that companies switch to its foldable Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) solutions.
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ArticleTÜV Austria certifies Solinatra’s biopolymer coffee capsules as industrially compostable
Solinatra has announced that its plant-based coffee capsules have been certified as industrially compostable by TÜV Austria.
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ArticlePlastipak claims to produce ‘world’s first’ PET resin from captured carbon emissions using LanzaTech technology
Plastipak has produced PPKNatura, said to be the world’s first PET resin made from captured carbon emissions, using LanzaTech’s carbon capture technology; it is set to be utilised in pharmaceutical- and food-grade packaging, amongst other applications.
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ArticleBlister packs containing PCR from PET trays released by Henkel
Henkel is piloting the incorporation of 100% post-consumer recyclate from the ‘yellow bag’ collection system – 80% of which apparently comes from recycled PET trays – into the blister packs for its WC FRISCH Kraft Aktiv Pro Nature Pack toilet fresheners.
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ArticleArdagh Glass Packaging aims for reduced emissions with ’Efficient’ glass furnace
Ardagh Glass Packaging is building an ’Efficient Furnace’ set to minimise greenhouse gas emissions in the production of glass.
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ArticleRethinking packaging strategies for circularity
Businesses face a multitude of challenges as they search for sustainable packaging solutions. Apurva Munjal, a consultant at Ecoveritas, takes a deep dive into these challenges and explains how to make a success out of infrastructure, supply chains, data-driven decision making, and innovation in this context.
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ArticleAldi joins Refill Coalition to work towards cross-retailer refill solution
Aldi has joined Ocado, Waitrose & Partners, and CHEP as a member of Unpackaged’s Refill Coalition, in which members seek to co-design a refill solution to reduce single-use plastic packaging in retail.
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ArticleGerman government funds construction of production plant for biomaterial start-up
traceless – a female-founded start-up whose plant-based, compostable biomaterial aims to replace ‘several thousand metric tons’ of conventional plastics every year – has received €5 million in funding to build a demonstration production plant in Hamburg.
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ArticleSnap2Go clip-lidded tray from Sabert claims to offer fully recyclable packaging for food-to-go products
Sabert Corporation Europe has released its Snap2Go tray for chilled meals and food-to-go outlets, featuring an anti-fog, high-visibility rPET clip-lid and claiming to be fully recyclable.
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ArticleRoadmap to global reduction of plastic waste laid out in new UN report
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released a report laying out the concrete practices, market shifts, and legislation that it says international policymakers could implement to pursue an 80% reduction in global plastic pollution by 2040 and a transition into a circular economy.
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ArticleAIMPLAS pursues improved mechanical properties for recycled materials and PHA-based barrier coatings for bioplastics
AIMPLAS is developing PHA-based water vapour barrier coatings for bioplastics and reinforced materials with improved mechanical properties as part of the European PRESERVE project – aspiring to preserve food, beverages, and non-renewable resources.
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ArticlePernod Ricard invests in ecoSPIRITS’ ‘circular’ distribution system for premium wine and spirits
Convivialité Ventures, Pernod Ricard’s venture capital fund, has taken a minority share in circular economy technology startup ecoSPIRITS, which seeks to establish a low carbon, low waste, closed-loop distribution system for the premium wine and spirits industry.
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ArticleBlue Circle produces certified-biodegradable, injection-moulded coffee capsules
ALPLA’s Blue Circle brand has designed recyclable, biodegradable coffee capsules that claim to offer improved barrier properties, prevent odour migration, and provide a tasteless alternative to single-use pods.
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ArticleRenewable Carbon Initiative encourages addition of renewable content target, mass balance approach for chemical recycling, and more to the PPWR
The Renewable Carbon Initiative – a coalition aiming to introduce renewable carbon into the chemical and materials industry – has published a position paper suggesting further additions to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, such as a renewable content target for bio- and CO2 based feedstocks and a mass balance framework for chemical recycling streams.
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ArticleCosmetics tube containing 60% PCR unveiled by Hoffmann Neopac
Hoffmann Neopac has developed a recyclable mono-material double barrier tube – said to contain up to 60% EU food-grade post-consumer recyclate – for cosmetic and personal care applications.