All Sustainability articles – Page 63
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ArticleAn overview of Nestlé’s sustainable packaging progress in 2023
Nestlé has outlined its steps towards its packaging sustainability targets in 2023 – cutting down on single-use plastics, increasing design for recycling, implementing more recycled content, and placing less packaging on the market overall.
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ArticlePro Food members caution against fresh fruit and veg plastic ban
At the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin, key players from fruit and vegetable supply chain organizations came together to warn against the singling out of fresh produce in blanket plastic bans – instead supporting a ‘non-ideological, data-driven’ approach to the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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ArticleThe Brief: How viable is biorecycling for plastics?
In this edition of The Brief, we will outline the current research and developments happening around the biorecycling of plastics, look at the challenges involved (such as whether it can be implemented at scale), and ask if its place in recycling could be seen as an addition or an alternative to current methods.
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ArticleMondi partnerships repurpose release liner waste into insulation and paper towels
Mondi claims to have reduced 95% of its waste at its Dutch and German release liner production sites in two years through its partnerships with Veyzle, WEPA, and Soprema; the treated waste is now used as secondary raw material for hygiene and insulation applications.
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ArticleTamper-evident, fibre-based, recyclable labels unveiled by Faller Packaging
Faller Packaging has developed a recyclable, fibre-based, semi-transparent and tamper-proof label with first-opening indication, designed for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
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ArticleData implies LCAs could underestimate CO2 emissions from fossil-based plastics
New data sets have led the Renewable Carbon Initiative to suggest that products derived from crude oil and natural gas have much higher carbon footprints than previously thought, with those for commodity plastics rising by around 30% and fossil naphtha’s footprint almost doubling.
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ArticleHow to get involved with Nextek’s COtooCLEAN demonstration plant
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste is funding a new demonstration plant to conduct Nextek’s COtooCLEAN, a water-free cleaning process to convert post-consumer PO films into food-grade materials, at commercial scale. We sat down with Nextek to dig deeper into the project’s goals – and its open invitation to potential partners.
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ArticleFourniture Industrie Service turns recycled kraft paper into bubble wrap
Fourniture Industrie Service (FIS) has produced bubble wrap made of recycled kraft paper in a bid to meet demand for sustainability-minded packaging without compromising on product protection.
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ArticleOpaque, floatable PO shrink film from Innovia Films geared towards higher rPET yield
Aiming to boost recycling for food-grade PET packaging, Innovia Films has unveiled a low-density white polyolefin shrink film that reportedly maintains its floatability when printed.
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ArticleEU invests €5 million into Itero’s mixed plastic waste chemical recycling plant
Itero Technologies has been awarded €5 million by the EU’s Just Transition Fund to contribute to its chemical recycling demonstration plant for mixed plastic waste at Brightlands Chemelot Campus.
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ArticleReport calculates 76% aluminium can collection rate in 2021
According to a new report from Metal Packaging Europe and European Aluminium, the overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, and Iceland reached a ‘record level’ of 76% in 2021 – yet it encourages the introduction of more ambitious separate collection targets for beverage containers to reach 90% recycling targets.
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ArticleCarlsberg and Ball envision higher recycling rates and more PCR content for cans
After taking steps to lightweight its beer cans, Carlsberg and Ball are laying out a joint roadmap to pursue their shared sustainability goals, including higher recycling rates and an increase in recycled content in cans by 2030.
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ArticleBranston brings product information to smartphone screens with QR technology
Pickle, sauce and beans brand Branston plans to connect its consumers to recipes, allergens, sustainability information, and more using the Orca Scan GS1 Digital Link QR solution, scannable on supermarket shelves with a smartphone.
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ArticleUkrainian packaging innovations win big at WorldStar 2024 awards
In the midst of the ongoing Russian invasion, the Club Packagers of Ukraine has congratulated Ukrainian companies RPE Aventin LLC, Intpack, and VPC Vesna for their success in the World Packaging Organisation’s WorldStar competition in 2024 – receiving awards for their respective biodegradable pouch, chocolate and sweets box, and aroma diffuser and candle packaging.
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ArticleRising calls for industrial deal to drive competitive, sustainable European market
Seventy-three industry leaders from almost twenty industrial sectors have supported the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal, which calls for enhanced competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience for basic industry sectors in Europe in light of economic and political conditions.
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ArticleStudy indicates Avery Dennison label solutions’ HDPE recycling compatibility
A semi-industrial trial conducted by Avery Dennison and the National Test Center Circular Plastics (NTCP) suggests that the former’s standard adhesion filmic labels are released from rigid HDPE packaging during hot and cold recycling processes, resulting in clean recycled flakes.
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ArticleTesco’s kitchen foil goes tubeless in effort to cut down on cardboard
Tesco aspires to save 12.5 million cardboard rolls from being produced every year with its new tubeless design for aluminium kitchen foil.
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ArticlePaboco commences full-scale production for fibre-based bottles
Paboco, The Paper Bottle Company, has launched full-scale production for its paper-based bottle product at its manufacturing site in Slangerup, Denmark – aspiring to produce over 20 million fibre-based bottles by the end of 2025.
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ArticleEuRIC implores PPWR to prevent unfair competition linked to rising plastic waste imports
In a new position paper, The European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC) cautions against Europe becoming reliant on plastic imports from outside the EU and facilitating unfair competition, instead recommending that minimum recycled plastic targets are met using post-consumer plastic packaging waste sourced on the continent.
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ArticleAsda vacuum-packs beef mince line in 60% less plastic than trays
Asda is replacing the traditional tray packaging for its Just Essentials beef mince range with a lighter, recyclable plastic film said to contain 60% less plastic – a move hoped to save over 60 tonnes of plastic every year.