All Zero-waste articles
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ArticlePackaging industry shares praise and concerns surrounding PPWR deal
Following a provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Council on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the packaging industry has made its stance known – praising action against ‘forever chemicals’ and eventual reviews of biobased plastic content, yet criticizing the removal of reuse targets for takeaway food and lobbying for single-use paper.
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ArticleWhat are the sustainability benefits, challenges and limitations of metal packaging?
Trivium Packaging produces and supplies metal packaging for industries including food, beverages, pet and home care. We spoke to Jenny Wassenaar, chief sustainability officer and senior vice president of global research and development about the sustainability benefits and limitations of metal packaging, the company’s 2030 targets and its product range.
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ArticleVTT launches project to manufacture polymers using captured CO2 from forest industry and incinerated waste
VTT’s Forest CUMP project is aiming to use captured CO2 from waste incineration and the forest industry in the production of polyethylene and polypropylene, with future process concepts hoped to expand the process into other industries at a commercial scale.
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ArticleEurofins Assurance announces new certification service set to reward companies’ zero-waste efforts
The Eurofins Assurance network has launched a new Zero Waste to Landfill Certification Service in an effort to provide companies with a ‘fact-based’ system to display their efforts to redirect waste away from landfill.
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ArticleAre global zero-waste systems the fastest route to reducing CO2 emissions?
A new report released by GAIA asserts that the worldwide implementation of ‘zero waste’ systems in urban settings would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1.4 billion tonnes, equivalent to the annual emissions of 300 million cars, and lays out the groundwork for a carbon-efficient future.
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ArticleStora Enso launches Papira pulp foam packaging into the market
Sustainability Awards finalist Papira, a novel lightweight foam made from pulp fibres by Stora Enso, has been released as a ‘recyclable’ alternative to fossil-based foam materials in packaging.
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ArticleZero-waste takeaway
What are some of the available reuse solutions for takeaway food and beverages, and how can consumers be encouraged to participate in them in practice?
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ArticleCan the digitalization of the supply chain reduce global food waste?
Dr Felix Flemming of TOMRA Food investigates how a digital transformation could help reduce food waste and loss.
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ArticleApeel reveals edible spray-on peel that slows down spoilage
Apeel says its new product greatly reduces waste throughout the supply chain and provides more ripe time
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ArticleIndustry figures react to Greenpeace report on supermarket plastic pollution
Prominent industry figures have reacted to the recent news that UK supermarkets used 903,000 tonnes of plastic packaging in 2018
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ArticleSky invests $2million in Loop
Sky’s impact investment fund, Sky Ocean Ventures, has committed $2million - its largest investment to date - in zero-waste shopping service, Loop.