All Sustainability articles – Page 8
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ArticleReturnable beauty packaging targets less plastic waste in e-commerce
Reposit, City to Sea, M&S, and Ecover are expanding their pre-filled returnable packaging scheme to ARRAN Sense of Scotland and Mama Bamboo’s beauty and personal care products, and simultaneously plan to reduce plastic waste in e-commerce applications.
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Article75% recycled aluminium and carbon reduction targets set by Novelis
By the end of 2030, a new initiative from Novelis plans to achieve an average of 75% recycled aluminium content, emit less than 3 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of flat-rolled aluminium shipped, and invest in circularity for the aluminium industry.
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ArticleGeneral Mills shareholders back plastic packaging reduction and clearer labelling
40% of General Mills shareholders have voted in favour of a Green Century proposal requesting that the company report on its sustainability-minded packaging progress, including plastic reduction and clear labelling.
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ArticleMetsä commences pre-commercial sales for wood fibre food packaging
Metsä Spring has launched pre-commercial sales for Muoto – its three-dimensional, wood-based packaging – and may consider investment into its first commercial factory in 2025.
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ArticleCarbios and Selenis to bio-recycle cosmetic and healthcare packs into PETG
Carbios and Selenis have signed a Letter of Intent to recycle PET cosmetic and healthcare packaging waste into PETG using enzymatic depolymerization technology.
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ArticleConsumers criticize Sainsbury’s and Tesco for removing single-use houmous lids
Sainsbury’s and Tesco collectively aim to save 50 million pieces of plastic annually by removing the rigid lids from their own-brand houmous pots – but consumers argue that the change has caused inconveniences in storage and increased food waste.
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ArticleA closer look at Amazon's reusable packaging trials
Under this year’s Amazon Sustainability Accelerator, eleven start-ups will test their innovations – including reusable packaging – within Amazon’s operations with a potential investment of up to £2 million (€2,393,090).
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PodcastSustainability Perspectives: Innovation in plant-fibre based packaging
What are the benefits of using plant fibre-based packaging, what have some of the recent innovations been, and what is the potential for fibre-based packaging beyond wood? Howard Ma, vice president of Yuto Group and Yutoeco discusses this and much more with Elisabeth Skoda.
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ArticleMalt sacks recycled in bulk as Crisp Malt and TerraCycle launch programme
Crisp Malt and TerraCycle have launched the Freight Recycling Programme, which seeks to help brewers and distilleries recycle plastic malt sacks in bulk.
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ArticleWWF holds 60+ countries to ‘ambitious’ plastic pollution rules at INC-5
WWF commends the High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution’s INC-5 Ministerial Statement – which pushes for an ‘ambitious and effective’ treaty with legally binding, global rules to end plastic pollution by 2040 – and states that it will hold the Coalition to these commitments at INC-5 in November.
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ArticleOver €23 million raised by Notpla to take seaweed packaging into U.S.
Notpla has completed a £20 million (€23,924,400) Series A+ fundraising round – doubling its initial target – and plans to replace over 100 million units of single-use plastics annually, scaling its seaweed-based packaging in the United States.
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ArticleBerry customizes bottles for low MOQs, offering up to 100% PCR content
Berry Global’s new standard bottle seeks to unlock quick, low-cost customization at low minimum order quantities (MOQs) for personal care, home care, and healthcare products – and is available in up to 100% post-consumer recycled plastic.
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ArticleGreaseproof papers from Carccu seek to keep PFAS away from food
Carccu has designed renewable, PFAS-free greaseproof papers to meet a growing demand for sustainability-minded packaging materials in food packaging while maintaining the necessary food safety and barrier properties.
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ArticleJohnnie Walker trials paper-based whisky bottles behind the bar
Diageo and PA Consulting are trialling a 90% paper-based bottle for its Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch whisky, suggesting that it could emit 47% less carbon than standard glass solutions.
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ArticleOptima tailors machinery to scale up Dry Molded Fiber capsules and blisters
Optima is working with PulPac and PA Consulting to develop bespoke machinery and expand the production of Dry Molded Fiber into coffee capsules, blister packaging, and other complex products.
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ArticleCheese vacuum-packed into recyclable membrane with low-energy machinery
dsm-firmenich and MBM Innovations have combined their respective high-performance maturation membrane and vacuum packaging machines into a recyclable alternative to traditional PVA cheese coatings – claiming to offer the same maturation quality, prevent cheese loss, and unlock lower-energy application.
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ArticleTransparent paper bags and recycled air pillows designed to avoid microplastics
delfort and Camm Solutions have unveiled transparent paper bags and air pillows made from recycled paper – utilizing the ‘microplastic-free’ CAMM coating material in a bid to enable fibre-based alternatives to conventional plastic solutions.
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Article‘Market first’ home-compostable shrink sleeves envisioned by Carbios and Sleever
An exclusive, long-term contract between Carbios and Sleever aims to develop home-compostable, mono-oriented traverse shrink films to label, wrap, and secure such products as wines and spirits.
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ArticleMondi helps Amazon replace bubble wrap with protective paper lining in envelopes
Amazon and Mondi have developed a paper-padded envelope with paper-based, shock-absorbent lining in an effort to eliminate plastic packaging components while protecting deliveries in transit.
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ArticleGlobal aluminium aerosol can deliveries rise by 4.4%, AEROBAL reports
The International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) reports that, in the first half of 2024, its members’ global deliveries rose by 4.4% to over 3.4 billion units – yet access to aluminium recyclate is still limited, and global economic tensions continue to pose challenges.