All Sustainability articles – Page 9
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ArticlePeriod products now wrapped in Paptic’s wood fibre-based material
Paptic is packaging feminine care products with its recyclable, wood fibre-based material, seeking to deliver a ‘soft and pleasant’ user experience while reducing flexible plastic waste.
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ArticleMondi’s thinnest barrier paper developed into recyclable bread bags
Welton, Bibby & Baron is converting Mondi’s thinnest barrier paper into premium bags for pre-packed fresh bread products; these bags are designed to be recycled at kerbside once emptied.
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ArticlePaper-based Pringles tube makes its way to Irish retailers
Kellanova Europe and Sonoco now offer the new, paper-based and recyclable Pringles tube throughout Ireland, with the former targeting a completely recyclable, reusable, and compostable packaging range by 2025.
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ArticleWhy sleeves and labels are vital for packaging circularity
When it comes to packaging design, why is it so important that brands take care when choosing their labels and sleeves – and what impact can the wrong choice have? Victoria Hattersley spoke with representatives from CCL label and DTM Print to find out.
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ArticleHelloFresh scraps unpacked and repurposed into compost and animal feed
Organic recycler Denali has helped HelloFresh recover ‘nearly 4 million pounds’ of its food scraps, then repurpose it into compost and animal feed.
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ArticleThe Bottle Collective tests Dry Molded Fiber bottle caps and closures
PulPac and PA Consulting are now testing Dry Molded Fiber bottle caps via The Bottle Collective – aiming to help companies reduce their carbon footprints ‘significantly’ and meet consumer demand for environmentally conscious packaging.
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ArticleHow prepared is the industry for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation?
We recently polled our audience with the question: How well does your company understand the data implications of the new PPWR? While it was positive to see that 28% understood them ‘thoroughly’, 32% understood them either ‘a little’ or ‘not at all’. And yet these demands are unavoidable, which suggests there are going to be a lot of companies playing catch-up. We look at the huge task of data management on the horizon and where to start when it comes to tackling it.
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ArticleThe Wider View: Tackling multi-material and sustainability challenges
In the latest edition of the Wider View, Elisabeth Skoda discusses the challenges and opportunities when it comes to packaging demanding products in both plastics and paper with ROVEMA, and looks at trends and solutions in the sector.
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ArticleAI solution from Pellenc ST uses deep learning to accurately sort paper waste
Pellenc ST has unveiled CNS BRAIN, which applies artificial intelligence, deep learning, and NIR/VIS technologies to paper streams in an effort to boost detection accuracy, improve sorting performance, and save energy.
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ArticleFarm animals to sleep on side streams from Metsä Board’s paperboard mills
Fibrous side streams from Metsä Board’s mills will be used as a raw material to produce bedding for farm animals – then spread on arable land to increase the soil’s carbon stock – in a new collaboration with Soilfood.
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ArticleMondi switches over 95% of release liner and extrusion solutions to certified base paper
Mondi has revealed that it has switched more than 95% of its range of release liners and extrusion solutions to PEFC and FSC certified base paper sources.
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ArticleTrioworld recovers raw materials from composite packaging waste at FACHPACK
Trioworld will attend FACHPACK 2024 with a new method of separating composite packaging to recover valuable secondary raw materials, alongside a stretch film containing 70% post-consumer recyclate, wet wipe packaging made from recycled beverage cartons, and more.
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Navigating the green transition with data- driven strategies
Sustainability demands are constantly growing, especially in in Europe, also due to regulations like the European Commission’s CSRD-based ESRS. Mitja Brgant, Director of European Operations at sustainability analytics specialist Trayak talks us through the importance of a holistic, data-driven approach and what steps companies can take to achieve their sustainability goals.
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ArticleCarbon capture and storage pilot installed at energy-from-waste facility
In a step towards installing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology across its facilities, enfinium is launching a carbon capture pilot at an energy-from-waste site that claims to capture one tonne of CO2 emissions from the plant’s operations daily.
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ArticleResearchers break down and rebuild PET and PP packs in new chemical process
At the University of California, Berkeley, a new chemical process claims to ‘essentially vaporize’ polyethylene, polypropylene, and mixed-plastic waste into building blocks for repolymerization into new plastics.
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ArticleTests suggest continuous inkjet print is suitable for sterilized food films
SÜDPACK and LEIBINGER have tested the suitability of continuous inkjet inks for printing on recyclable films for foods sterilized after being packaged, with a combined packaging and printing solution expected to save food manufacturers time and ensure investment security.
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ArticleDigitally printable doypack revealed by UPM, Henkel, and Koenig & Bauer
UPM Specialty Papers, Henkel, and Koenig & Bauer have conceptualized a heat-sealable ‘doypack’ confectionary pouch, bringing together recyclability, high barrier properties, and suitability for both traditional and digital printing methods.
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ArticleCounting the human cost of the packaging waste crisis
For all our talk about the “mountains of packaging waste” created in the European Union every year, we rarely see actual physical evidence of this on our continent. Some other parts of the world aren’t so lucky.
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ArticleCompostable cellulose films become sachets for liquid wheatgrass shots
Green Heart Solutions is using Futamura’s NatureFlex cellulose film to produce compostable flexible sachets for Chilean health food producer Soy Silvestre’s wheatgrass shots and avoid single-use plastics.