All Technology articles – Page 3
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Packaging waste and rejected shoemaking material converted into new plastics under EU projects
The European Union’s LIFE Programme saw two projects collect and recycle commercial plastic packaging waste under a reverse logistics agreement; and turn clothing and shoe waste into polyester stable fibre for packaging applications, among others.
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Digital supply chain solution from Smurfit Kappa targets low emissions and high efficiency
Smurfit Kappa’s SupplySmart digital solution is set to help reduce emissions and increase efficiency across supply chains, with Henkel reporting a 66% reduction in volume and 44% lower carbon emissions during transport for its dishwasher tablet.
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Nokia to adopt smaller, lighter, recyclable packaging for broadband access nodes by end of 2023
By the end of 2023, Nokia plans to transition into 60% smaller, 44% lighter, and 100% recyclable packaging for its Lightspan range of broadband access nodes; the shift is anticipated to cut down on CO2 emissions and material waste.
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‘World’s largest’ centralized DRS launches in Romania
Romania is rolling out a centralized deposit return system – said to be one of the world’s largest with almost 80,000 collection points – and seeks to increase collection and recycling rates for single-use beverage containers.
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Miwa Technologies dispenses dry foods into reusable, returnable containers at REWE stores
German retail chain REWE is selling pasta, rice, cereal, and other foods in reusable and returnable containers using Miwa Technologies’ waste-reducing dispenser modules – aiming to cut down on unnecessary packaging and food waste.
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DRS should stay mandatory in PPWR plenary vote, says joint letter
Natural Mineral Waters Europe, Minderoo Foundation, Reloop, UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, and Zero Waste Europe have signed a joint letter warning that ambition surrounding the collection and recycling of beverage packaging could decline if the European Parliament adopts amendments overturning compulsory deposit refund systems in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
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CO2 becomes chemical source for polyurethane production in study by University of Liège
Chemists at the University of Liège are using CO2 as a chemical source to produce new polyurethane in the hopes of developing more easily recyclable plastics.
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New ITC Packaging technology injection moulds thin-wall PET containers in single step
ITC Packaging has worked with BMB SPA and Novapet to unveil TWI-PET, a new technology that produces thin-wall, flexible PET packaging in a one-step injection moulding process.
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HolyGrail 2.0 enters final R&D phase and seeks highest technical validation
The HolyGrail 2.0 initiative is entering its final phase of R&D trials to prepare for market entry and the launch of a pilot market in France in 2024 – involving sorting and reprocessing trials for digitally watermarked rigid packaging, flexible plastics, and more.
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Lamination technology from DS Smith Tecnicarton set to enable reusable, recyclable transport packaging
DS Smith Tecnicarton is aspiring to strengthen the resistance of corrugated cardboard packaging, optimize its stacking capabilities, and realize its potential as a reusable and fully recyclable transport solution with the launch of its MAX lamination technology. Back in 2017, DS Smith opened a facility in ...
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PulPac launches the world’s first injection molding machine for fibre-based products
PulPac is launching the PulPac Scala, a new machine platform combining its Mill-to-Web fibre unit with injection moulding technology, in the hopes of increasing the accessibility of Dry Molded Fiber worldwide. Approximately 100,000 injection moulding machines are produced every year, PulPac says, and many of them ...
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Technology license awarded to purification process for recycled aluminium melts
The REMADE Institute has announced that a technology capable of removing metallic impurities from recycled aluminium melts and improving its quality for wider industrial use – developed with the Institute’s support – has received a new technology license.
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Hybrid polymer containing bio-based chemical is injection moulded into preforms and bottles
Origin Materials and Husky Technologies report the successful use of injection moulding equipment to process PET containing FCDA – a bio-based chemical utilised in PEF production – into preforms and bottles for advanced packaging and more.
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Wipotec unveils X-ray inspection unit for food and beverage packaging and precision checkweighing unit
Two new inspection machines from Wipotec – one precision checkweighing unit for potentially explosive environments and one X-ray enabled inspection unit for food and beverage containers – will make their debut at Pack Expo Las Vegas in September.
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Greyparrot’s AI-powered waste recognition system receives funding from Amcor
Greyparrot has been announced as the latest winner of Amcor’s Lift-Off programme for its AI-powered waste recognition system. It will receive a $500,000 investment and access to Amcor’s sustainability and packaging capabilities in the hopes of scaling up its technology and pursuing a circular economy.
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Parkside’s laser scoring technology seeks to create peal-and-reseal lids from PET film
Parkside has revealed its ParkScribe laser scoring technology, set to create easy peel-and-reseal PET lids from the company’s lidding films.
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New EREMA technology facilitates fibre-to-fibre PET recycling
EREMA has unveiled INTAREMA FibrePro:IV, its new fibre-to-fibre recycling solution for PET that claims to process shredded fibre contaminated by spinning oils back into filament fibre, carpet yarn, and stable fibre.
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Renewable 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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HolyGrail 2.0 validates separation of food and non-food waste in PET recycling streams
The HolyGrail 2.0 digital watermarking initiative has apparently succeeded in separating food and non-food PET packaging waste streams in an industrial environment, with the development hoping to contribute towards the decontamination of food-grade PET output streams at recycling plants.
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Advisory board assembled for research project into treatment and recycling of compostable packaging
Tesco, M&S, and WWF are some of the first industry and packaging experts to be revealed as advisory board members for Compostable Coalition UK’s ‘Closing the Loop for Compostable Packaging’ research project.