All Sustainability articles – Page 91
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ArticleFraunhofer Institute announces new research project to assist designing recyclable bio-based coatings for paper packaging
The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV has announced a new research project, BiPaRe, which aims to identify the connections between the barrier effect of a coating versus its recyclability, in order to increase the market potential for bio-based paper coatings in sustainable packaging.
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ArticleFinalist interview: home compostable, fibre-based ready meal trays from Green Monday
Green Monday’s Omnifoods Home Compostable Trays, which are made from sugarcane bagasse and bamboo fibre and can be composted within four months, are shortlisted in the Renewable Materials category of the Sustainability Awards 2022. Find out more about the solution from Green Monday in our latest finalist interview.
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ArticleFinalist interview: the rPET Lenor bottle with digital watermarking
P&G is transitioning its laundry brand, Lenor, to shrink-sleeved transparent rPET bottles with digital watermarking in order to enable automatic sorting and enhance recyclability. We caught up with P&G to find out more about the new Lenor bottle, which is a finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleAvery Dennison offers Smart Packaging startups chance to shine through ADStretch
Avery Dennison has announced its first partnerships with startups for an accelerator program called ADStretch. The programme aims to solve the ecological harms of the packaging industry by developing materials that generate a positive ecological impact. The first cohort of companies already include many Smart Packaging solution providers.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Amcor’s recycle-ready HDPE blister packaging system
A finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022, AmSky is an HDPE-based pharmaceutical blister packaging system from Amcor, which says it provides a recycle-ready, drop-in solution. We spoke to Amcor to find out more.
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ArticleResearchers develop degradable film that uses light to self-sterilise against viruses
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a degradable plastic film with a self-sterilising coating that can kill viruses through the absorption of UV and fluorescent light.
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ArticleEtma sees increase in European tube market at start of 2022 despite current energy crisis
Despite challenging economic conditions, deliveries of aluminium, laminate and plastic tubes rose by one percent according to the European Tube Manufacturers Association (Etma).
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ArticleFinalist interview: Facilitating the circular economy in Africa
In a bid to create a circular economy for its packaging, the Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company is working with communities in Guinea and Morocco to improve collection and recycling systems. To learn more about this project, we spoke with the company.
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ArticleFinalist interview: Confidex’s RFID tags for tracking reusable packaging returns
Confidex, a Beontag company, has developed RAIN RFID tags that allow reusable takeaway food packaging to be tracked at events, encouraging returns via reverse vending machines and facilitating convenient deposit refunds. We spoke with Zuleyka Moisio, Director Global Channel & Pulp&Paper Sales at Confidex, about being a finalist in the Recyclable Packaging category of the Sustainability Awards 2022.
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ArticleNEXTLOOPP partners with L’Oréal in effort to close the loop on polypropylene
NEXTLOOPP has partnered with L’Oréal as part of its project that is aiming to create food-grade recycled polypropylene (rPP) from post-consumer packaging waste.
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ArticleAmcor reveals seed capital winners with investments in biorenewables and nanotechnology
Global packaging company Amcor has announced the first batch of recipients for its Amcor Lift-Off seed funding initiative.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives with Avery Dennison
In the latest video in our Sustainability Perspectives series, Tim Sykes speaks to Mariya Nedelcheva, Marketing Manager for Film Solutions at Avery Dennison Label and Packaging Materials, about the relationship between labelling and packaging recyclability.
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ArticleStora Enso acquires De Jong Packaging Group to increase production of corrugated packaging
Stora Enso has acquired Dutch packaging company De Jong Packaging Group in the hopes of strengthening its European market presence in corrugated packaging.
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ArticleRichmond releases new packaging across full product range
Richmond, part of Pilgrim’s Food Masters, has launched its new packaging today, across the brand’s product range.
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ArticleBayer launches challenge to find biodegradable packaging sachets and tubes
Bayer, which owns global brands including Aspirin, Bepanthen, Claritin, and Elevit, has collaborated with yet2 to launch a search for innovative biodegradable, compostable, flexible and rigid packaging solutions for its consumer healthcare products.
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ArticleWhat does DRS offer as part of local and global responses to plastic waste?
With over 40 states and countries having deposit return schemes (DRS) in place, and more set to follow in the coming years, TOMRA says that such systems will play a key role in boosting collection rates, improving the quality and quantity of recycled materials, and helping companies to adhere to legislation on plastic waste. What can DRS offer governments, companies, and consumers now and in the future?
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ArticleWalmart and P&G begin pilot offering customers in-store recycling solutions, in collaboration with TerraCycle
Walmart and P&G, in partnership with TerraCycle, will now offer free in-store recycling collection for empty hair care, skincare & cosmetic packaging at 25 Walmart locations.
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ArticleGreiner Packaging acquires PET flake producer
Greiner Packaging has acquired Serbia-based producer of PET flakes, ALWAG, in a bid to diversify its business model through vertical integration and ensure a reliable supply of recycled materials.
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ArticleMüller to reduce annual virgin plastic use with new rPET cream pot
Müller Milk & Ingredients claims it will remove 500 tonnes of virgin plastic from its cream pots annually by switching to packaging made from recycled PET.
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ArticleBASF signs purchase agreement for pyrolysis oil derived from mixed plastic waste
BASF has signed an agreement to purchase pyrolysis oil derived from mixed plastic waste, which it will use as a raw material for the production of its Ccycled products, from ARCUS Greencycling Technologies.