All Sustainability articles – Page 87
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ArticleAmazon right-sizes delivery packaging with automated paper bag machines
Amazon is trialling automated packaging machines for on-demand, made-to-measure paper bags that seek to cut down on pack volume and weight – thus reducing carbon emissions during delivery.
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ArticleFootprint Tools replaces card and blister packs with renewable Paptic pouch
Footprint Tools has adopted a Paptic pouch, made of renewable wood fibres and thought to be recyclable at scale, in place of its standard card and blister packaging – a transition expected to save an annual 600kg of plastic per product, save money in transit, and more. ...
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Craste’s ‘100% tree-free’ compostable millet straw packaging
Next in our Finalist Interview series for the Sustainability Awards is Craste with its ‘100% tree-free’ food-grade, compostable packaging made from millet straw. We spoke to the company about this entry, nominated in the pre-commercialized Renewables category.
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PodcastA deep dive into trends and developments in corrugated packaging
Stefano Rossi has been CEO of DS Smith’s packaging division since 2014 and has some 35 years of experience working in the paper industry. He chats to Packaging Europe’s Tim Sykes about key changes and developments in the industry, challenges the sector faces and strategies to address these, and looks at innovation opportunities in the areas of extended functionality, new applications and pushing the possibilities of what corrugated packaging can do.
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Article‘New EU packaging measures should not impact the safety and accessibility of perishable liquid foods’
Could the proposed targets of the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation affect food safety and lead to an uptick in food waste? This is the question posed by Professor Fabio Licciardello, professor at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and member of the Italian Scientific Group for Food Packaging (GSICA), in our latest opinion article.
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ArticleAccelerator programme to scale up seaweed-based thin films revealed by Lonely Whale
The one-year TOM FORD Plastic Innovation Accelerator programme – powered by Lonely Whale and intending to help bring seaweed-based thin-film alternatives to market – has been announced at the 2023 Sustainable Brands conference.
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ArticleLyondellBasell sources plastic waste feedstock with De Paauw Sustainable Resources stake acquisition
LyondellBasell has acquired a 50% stake in De Paauw Sustainable Resources’ holding company, Rodepa Vastgoed B.V. – intending to access more plastic waste feedstock for its mechanically recycled polymers.
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ArticleSeaweed-coated takeaway boxes make the rounds at the Vienna Open
Coveris and Notpla have revealed new takeaway cardboard boxes with a plant-based barrier coating for use at the Erste Bank Open ATP 500 tennis tournament in Vienna.
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ArticleXampla and ELEMIS to turn plant waste into biodegradable sachets for skincare samples
ELEMIS and Xampla seek to launch biodegradable sampling sachets for skincare products by replacing traditional plastics with biofilm made using leftover waste from ELEMIS’ plant crops.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: traceless’ material made from agricultural plant residues
In our latest Sustainability Awards Finalist Interview, we spoke to traceless about its alternative material to bioplastics, made from agricultural plant residues and nominated in the Pre-commercialized Renewables category.
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ArticleIndustry 4.0 update: Continuing on the path to digitization
In last year’s Industry 4.0 update, we discussed concepts such as digital twinning, the growth in mass personalization and Industry 5.0, among other things. In this year’s piece, we again take a look at developments in some of these areas as well as touching upon other topics such as virtual factories, the benefits of cloud and edge computing, and AI. Victoria Hattersley reports.
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ArticlePhilips home appliances adopt 100% recycled and recyclable paper boxes
Versuni is repackaging its top-performing Philips home appliances in 100% recycled and 100% recyclable paper boxes and intends to replace all single-use plastics inside them within four years.
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ArticleUPM Specialty Papers and partners introduce fibre-based barrier paper for frozen baked goods packaging
A collaboration between UPM Specialty Papers, Lantmännen Unibake, and Adara has produced a fibre-based, food-contact barrier paper as an inner liner for frozen baked goods packaging; it is expected to replace plastic bags as primary packaging and preserve product freshness.
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ArticleMass balance fuel-use exempt necessary to scale up chemical recycling, says plastics supply chain
Twenty associations from across the plastics supply chain – including EuPC, CEFLEX, EUROPEN, and Der Grüne Punkt – have signed a letter calling upon EU Member States to utilize mass balance fuel-use exempt in a harmonized mass balance approach for allocating chemically recycled content.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2023 Finalist Interview: Adrich’s refillable smart label packaging solution
For our latest Finalist Interview ahead of the Sustainability Awards in November, we spoke to Adrich about its refillable smart label packaging solution, nominated in the commercialized Active and Intelligent category.
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ArticleAbel & Cole debuts refillable polypropylene milk bottles
Abel & Cole has unveiled refillable, recyclable milk bottles made of 100% polypropylene – a solution anticipated to lower carbon emissions and lessen single-use plastic waste.
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ArticleHow Mondi helped to develop a new fibre-based wrap for Coca-Cola multipacks
Last month, Coca-Cola HBC revealed that it is piloting a 100% recyclable cardboard and paper carrier and wrap – as an alternative to plastic shrink film. In a recent conversation with Mondi, which developed the product alongside DS Smith Packaging and Krones, we learned more about the R&D process behind the solution, as well as its functionality and sustainability attributes.
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ArticleOpaque white milk bottles to be recycled in Resilux and Inex collaboration
Resilux and Inex have unveiled the Rebirth series, which recycles opaque white milk bottles into new ones. The solution seeks to close the loop on ultra-high-temperature milk packaging.
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ArticleScientific publication credits performance of Carbios’ PET degradation enzyme for bio-recycling
Carbios’ enzyme for degrading PET has been reported as the best-performing under industrial conditions in a new scientific publication, and it is set to be used for depolymerization in the ‘world’s first’ bio-recycling plant due for commissioning in 2025.
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ArticleThe way we talk about plastic needs to change – here’s how to get it right
How should we talk about plastics? A research team from the University of Sheffield has been looking into how the language used in marketing, labelling, and everyday conversation can change how we think about plastics, encourage reuse, and ultimately reduce plastic pollution.