All Sustainability articles – Page 83
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ArticleFINAT pursues harmonised data generation for label life cycles and carbon footprints
FINAT revealed its Product Carbon Footprint and Life Cycle Analysis initiative at Labelexpo 2023, hoping to establish objective criteria for customers to measure and generate data regarding the environmental impact of their products and processes.
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ArticleHome compostable crisp packet produced by Parkside and SMUG
Parkside and food and drink brand SMUG have unveiled what is said to be a 100% compostable crisp packet, reported to biodegrade in domestic compost heaps in less than 26 weeks.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Floeter’s PaperWave box
Our latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards is with Floeter regarding its PaperWave box. We spoke to the company about this entry, nominated in the commercialised E-commerce category.
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ArticlePre-compression trigger from Caps & Closures incorporates up to 50% rPP
Caps & Closures has revealed EzySpray Boost, a pre-compression trigger made using 100% PP and up to 50% recycled content; it aims to provide an easily recyclable option for sprayable product packaging.
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ArticleCoca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite trial fibre-based wrap for beverage multipacks
Coca-Cola HBC is piloting a cardboard and paper alternative to plastic shrink film for 1.5-litre multipacks of Coca-Cola, Fanta, and Sprite sold in Austria – a move anticipating a 200-tonne reduction in plastic every year.
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ArticlePepsi and Mineré distribute ‘first 100% rPET bottles’ on Thai market using ENVICCO recyclate
ALPLA and PTT Global Chemical’s joint venture, ENVICCO, is helping beverage brands Pepsi and Mineré roll out what claim to be Thailand’s first 100% rPET bottles – apparently serving as the first food-grade rPET sold on the Thai market.
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ArticleInnovia Films unveils naturally printable, ‘low-carbon’ label facestock films
At Labelexpo 2023, Innovia Films has launched two new, designed-for-recycling label facestock films – reported to be thinner than traditional filmic label materials, naturally printable, and capable of reducing customers’ carbon footprints.
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ArticleWhat steps is Apple taking to make its packaging more sustainable?
Apple has designed downsized, fibre-based, label-free packaging for its new Apple Watch line and is set to increase its delivery via ‘low-carbon’ transportation – aspiring to phase out plastics and decarbonise its operations by 2025 and 2030, respectively.
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ArticleNew solution from Mondi and Robopac stretch wraps pallets in paper
Mondi and Robopac have joined forces to develop a paper stretch wrapping solution and help phase out unnecessary plastics in pallet wrapping applications – claiming to wrap up to 750 pallets with one reel of kraft paper.
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ArticleWinners of Label Industry Global Awards 2023 announced at Labelexpo
The seven winners of the Label Industry Global Awards 2023 – including UPM Raflatac for its label made of ‘ocean-bound’ plastic, CARTES and its automated digital embellishment line, and LINTEC’s polyester-based adhesive – have been announced at Labelexpo Europe 2023.
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ArticleUKRI to reward refillable food and beverage packaging initiatives in £1.5m competition
UKRI has introduced a £1.5 million competition for Liquid Food and Beverages in Refillable Packaging to its Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Challenge, hoping to incentivise brands, retailers, and consumers to make use of reusable and refillable packaging.
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ArticleMono-PET bottle and shrink sleeve solution revealed in #SleeveConnect collaboration
EMSUR, Siegwerk, Karlville, and SK microworks have developed a CPET shrink sleeve label for colourless rPET bottles – seeking to create a fully recyclable packaging solution and enhance shrink sleeve technology under the collaborative #SleeveConnect project.
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ArticleSolvay and Hegen partner to bring ‘the first baby bottle made with recycled content’ to the market
Solvay has entered into a strategic partnership with Hegen to produce baby feeding bottles made from recycled, non-fossil feedstock content.
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ArticleCoca-Cola Europacific Partners announces project to explore CO2 upcycling technology
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced an investment into carbon conversion research, which will explore how CO2 captured from the atmosphere could be upcycled to create ethylene, a key component in plastic bottles.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Graphic Packaging’s fibre-based carton for Unilever
In our latest Finalist Interview for the Sustainability Awards, Graphic Packaging spoke to us about its Skip cartonboard pack for laundry detergent capsules, developed for Unilever and nominated in the commercialised Recyclable Packaging category.
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ArticleMcKinsey on the keys to tackling rPET shortages
McKinsey has laid out three potential approaches to tackling rPET shortages on the US market and meeting increasing demand for recycled content in packaging – increasing supply, ensuring access, and designing for circularity.
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ArticleCoca-Cola, Unilever and GSK urge EU to set more aggressive greenhouse gas emissions targets
A new position paper from Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) Europe is calling upon the European Union to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 90% by 2040 and lays out ten principles to achieve this, including the phasing out of fossil fuels and an evidence-based approach to carbon removals.
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ArticleLecta seeks efficiency and sustainability with facestock, release liner, and pressure-sensitive solution lineup
Lecta will showcase a range of sustainability-minded facestock products, release liners, solutions for pressure-sensitive applications, and more at LabelExpo 2023.
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ArticleThe Recycling Partnership claims to capture 4.1 pounds of aluminium yearly
Five grants issued by The Recycling Partnership’s Aluminium Recycling Initiative claim to have captured three times more aluminium than originally predicted – apparently capturing an additional 4.1 million new pounds of aluminium annually and avoiding over 18,750 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Cellulotech’s ‘green chemistry process’ for paper packaging barriers
As part of our Finalist Interview series ahead of the Sustainability Awards, we spoke to CEO and founder of Cellulotech Romain Metivet about its ‘green chemistry process’ for paper packaging barriers, nominated in the pre-commercialised Renewables category.