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ArticleSyntegon to present ‘environmentally-friendly’ food packaging solutions at FACHPACK 2024
Syntegon has announced it will be presenting its machine and software solutions at this year’s FACHPACK - taking place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 24th to 26th - aiming to allow food manufacturers to transition to sustainability-minded packaging processes.
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ArticleOrigin Materials announces ‘first’ tethered PET caps
Origin Materials has announced its tethered PET caps, said to be the ‘first’ ever made and designed to align with the EU Single-Use Plastic Directive mandate for connected bottle caps.
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ArticleLidl Switzerland introduces new cellulose packaging for organic cheese
In collaboration with Swiss cheese company Hardegger Käse, Lidl Switzerland has introduced cellulose-based packaging made from leftover wood for several organic cheeses.
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ArticlePlastics substitution and the opportunities for folding cartons and corrugated
It’s generally understood at all levels – government, industry, and consumer – that plastic packaging should move (indeed, is moving) towards greener alternatives. Neil Osment, from packaging market research company NOA, explores the opportunities for corrugated and folding cartons, looking specifically at food packaging that needs a liner.
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ArticleGraphic Packaging International and Zelestra to add renewable electricity to European grid
Graphic Packaging International has announced it has entered into a virtual Power Purchase Agreement (vPPA) in Europe with renewable energy company Zelestra, to add renewable electricity to the European power grid.
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ArticleReusable PP milk bottles distributed as Berry and Abel & Cole join forces
Berry Global is now supplying Abel & Cole with polypropylene bottles for its Club Zero Refillable Milk delivery service; the bottles are designed to be a lightweight alternative to glass and can apparently be refilled up to 16 times before recycling.
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ArticleIceland’s vacuum-packed beef and pork mince to save plastic and boost shelf life
By transitioning into new vacuum packaging across its beef and pork mince range, Iceland Foods plans to increase the products’ shelf life by almost 50% and reduce its own annual plastic consumption by 35 tonnes.
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ArticleSustainability Awards 2024 Finalist Interview: Henkel’s rPET film made from household waste
Ahead of this year’s Sustainability Awards, we spoke to finalist Henkel about its entry in the Commercialized Driving the Circular Economy category - an rPET film for blister packaging made from unused PET blisters and trays from household waste.
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ArticleTOMRA and Henkel’s detection systems seek to optimize sortability
TOMRA Recycling and Henkel have teamed up to advance the sortability of packaging, with one of TOMRA’s detection systems installed at Henkel’s test laboratory in Düsseldorf.
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ArticleBW Flexible Systems aims for high-speed stacking with new palletizer
BW Flexible Systems has launched the SYMACH 3500S palletizer, which it says delivers high-speed stacking and palletizing performance for bags, bales, crates and cases.
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ArticleMetsä Group envisions 240,000-ton capacity at upcoming tissue paper mill
Metsä Group is planning a state-of-the-art tissue paper mill with an annual capacity of 240,000 tons – a move intended to reduce reliance on tissue product imports and contribute to a transition into fossil-free material raw materials.
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ArticleWooden cutlery dispenser aims to minimize germs and avoid single-use plastics
Celebration Packaging has developed a zero-touch dispenser for disposable wooden cutlery, striving for a hygienic, convenient, and sustainable solution for single-use tableware.
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ArticleProwrap launches scheme to tackle foodservice industry packaging waste
Prowrap has unveiled a plan to cut packaging waste across the foodservice industry with a new dispenser recycling scheme.
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ArticlePolyAl extruded into core tubes by Bausano in pursuit of circularity
Bausano is using its E-GO R extruder line to turn mixed, post-consumer LDPE and aluminium waste into core tubes in a bid to recycle contaminated plastic waste and align with circular economy principles.
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ArticleBridging the gap between science and industry for sustainable packaging
Academic institutions and recycling industry players share a common, ambitious goal: a circular future for plastics. However, despite this shared objective, they are often divided by their different operating contexts. So, how can we bring these important stakeholders together? Geoff Smith, Chief Technology Officer at Itero, tells us more.
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ArticleGreiner Packaging’s recyclable solution utilized for instant porridge brand
Food producer Symington’s has been using Greiner Packaging’s K3 cardboard-plastic solution for its Naked instant noodles since 2021, and is said to be the ‘first UK food producer’ to move its Oatburst instant porridge brand to Greiner Packaging’s K3 r100 self-separating, designed-for-recycling variant.
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ArticleGovernment funds Maastricht University’s research on circular plastics
Maastricht University has been granted funding from the Dutch government in three projects pursuing circularity for plastics, including a collaboration with Danone, The Kraft Heinz Company, and others to improve recycling technologies for polyolefin-based food packaging.
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ArticleTIPA and Fresh-Lock team up on home compostable closures for pouches
TIPA, a producer of compostable packaging solutions, and Fresh-Lock closures, which creates reclosable flexible packaging technology, have joined forces to launch a new portfolio of home compostable closures for pouches.
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ArticleBrands guided towards renewable plastics as Neste and Mitsubishi join forces
Neste and Mitsubishi Corporation have entered a strategic partnership seeking to develop value chains for renewable chemicals and plastics for Japanese brands – an effort hoped to defossilize supply chains in the food and beverage, apparel, and consumer electronics sectors.
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ArticleSiegwerk and Masterpress partner to improve labelled packaging recyclability
Siegwerk has launched its first full UV flexo deinking system for the European market, CIRKIT CLEARPRIME UV E02, designed to be a ‘validated solution’ for safe and economic deinking of UV-printed self-adhesive labels (PSL) and improve a pack’s recyclability.