The Week in Brief: 20th - 24th September

2021-09-24T15:47:00+01:00

This week, Evian unveiled a prototype of its 100% rPET bottle, and a group of key industry players united on a pouch-to-pouch mechanical recycling concept.

And in our latest Wider View feature, Koehler Paper looks to the future of barrier papers. How far have they come and what will the third, fourth – even fifth – generations bring in terms of functionality? Click here to read more.

Also, don't forget to catch up on our latest Sustainable Packaging Summit session, in which we spoke with Nestlé, Taghleef and PepsiCo on the potential of recycled polypropylene. Click here to watch the discussion on-demand.

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GO ORLEANS project produces whey-based natural active packaging claiming to extend shelf life of cheese by up to 50%
2023-03-30T12:06:00Z
The GO ORLEANS research project has reportedly facilitated the use of whey in an active packaging solution to extend the shelf life of cheese by five to ten days and cut down on a pollutive by-product of cheese manufacture. The Agri-Food Business Federation of the Valencian Community ...
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UKRI selects seventeen projects for £3.2 million in funding to reduce and effectively manage single-use plastics
2023-03-30T11:31:00Z
Seventeen projects have been selected to receive a total investment of £3.2 million as part of UKRI’s Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging Challenge in a bid to improve the use and management of plastic packaging in the UK. Its choices range between seaweed-based biomaterials, reusable packaging systems, and an AI-based global map of marine plastic pollution.
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Annual Smurfit Kappa report suggests over 40% reduction in company’s CO2 emissions over 17 years
2023-03-29T13:32:00Z
Smurfit Kappa has claimed a 43.9% reduction in CO2 emissions since 2005 in its sixteenth annual Sustainable Development Report, apparently keeping the company on target to reach net zero emissions by 2050.

The Week in Brief: 20th - 24th September

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GO ORLEANS project produces whey-based natural active packaging claiming to extend shelf life of cheese by up to 50%

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Annual Smurfit Kappa report suggests over 40% reduction in company’s CO2 emissions over 17 years