Category: Packaging
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Closed Loop Stretch Sleeves
CCL Label has plans to invest in recycling technology to recycle post-consumer Stretch Sleeves in a closed loop
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Veg Box Firm Goes Home Compostable Packaging
Organic veg box company Riverford has switched to all of its packaging on fruit and veg to home compostable.
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New Granola Startup Goes Bioplastic Packaging
Rachel Domb, a second-year student at Northeastern, got the idea to be a maker of healthy snacks when she was in high school.
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Parkside Full PET Packaging for Addo Food
Parkside Strengthens Addo Foods Partnership With New Sainsbury’s Packaging
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Mechanically Recycled Polystyrene for Food Packaging
Styrenics Circular Solutions shows with further challenge test success that polystyrene can be mechanically recycled for food contact
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Black Moda Goes Woodly Bags
Black Moda is the first textile company to pack clothing in Woodly's carbon-neutral, wood-based plastic
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Mondi Barrier Paper Can Replace Plastic
Mondi launches AegisPaper, a complete range of recyclable barrier papers for sustainable packaging solutions
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Mars Balisto Goes Paper Packaging in Germany
Mars Wrigley’s BALISTO® Chocolate Bar Now in Paper for German Retail
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Compostable Potato Packaging
New Compostable potato packaging — ECHO INSTRUMENTS, the best technology to Measure the Biodegradation of Bioplastics
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South Korean Bioplastic for Fashion and Cosmetics
Green Whale Global supplies compostable plastic products to fashion, cosmetic industries
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Henkel Sustainable Toilet Cleaner Packaging
New packaging for toilet cleaners: less plastic and more recycled material
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Glass Bottles Greenwashed with Biofuels
World’s most sustainable glass bottles created in ground-breaking biofuel trial
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TIPA Packaging Doubles Shelf Life
New compostable packaging can double shelf-life of fresh produce
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Benvic Launches Bioplastic Film Packaging
The Benvic Group is set to launch a range of biopolymers that have been designed to improve the environmental performance of the plastic films sector
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First Recyclable Fiber Based Microwavable Cup
Kraft Mac & Cheese Developing and Testing Its First Recyclable Fiber-Based Microwavable Cup
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First Recyclable PET Barrier Material
World’s First #1 Resin Code Recyclable Pet Barrier Material
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Woodly Packaging for Herbs
Vihreäkeiju is the first food producer to bring herbs packed in carbon-neutral Woodly material to K-Market stores
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First Recyclable Retort Flexible Packaging
Innovating to solve the impossible: world-first recyclable retort flexible packaging
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Jabil Buys a Paper Bottle Company
Jabil Packaging Solutions strengthens competitive suite of sustainable packaging offerings with the integration of Ecologic’s commercially viable paper bottle and paper-based packaging capabilities
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First Biocomposite Food Packaging
I think this is the first one. A wood based biocomposite food packaging
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New Cellulose Plastic Film for Food Packaging
Advances in cellulose-based food packaging material move to testing phase of industrial production
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Smarties Goes Recycled Paper Packaging
Nestlé announced today that its popular Smarties brand is now using recyclable paper packaging for its confectionery products worldwide.
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Reducing Salad Plastic Packaging by Design
Vertical Roots New Packaging Reduces Plastic by 30%
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Heinz Stops Multipack Plastic Packaging
Heinz continues to remove plastic from supermarket shelves with the launch of a convenient & skinny cardboard sleeves on all multipack canned products, the new Heinz Eco-Friendly Sleeve Multipack.
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Biobased Alternative to Insulated Styrofoam Packaging
Researchers at the Institute of Natural Products Engineering at TU Dresden have developed an insulating material made from recycled paper for shipping temperature-sensitive foods and medicines
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Eco-Friendly Bubble Wrap Alternatives
Plastic bubble wrap is not sustainable. It’s unrecyclable and increases our carbon footprint. However, there are sustainable options including bioplastics.
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SU Paper Based Packaging Better than Reusable Tableware
Ramboll’s new European Study: Single-use paper-based packaging in quick service restaurants is better for the environment than reusable tableware
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Biotherm Refillable Packaging
A glimpse into the future of sustainable skincare with the Life Plankton Elixir Blue Fountain
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New Barrier Coating Technology for Paper Packaging
Sappi implements innovative barrier paper technology to increase production
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Santini Goes Bioplastic Packaging
Santini to use compostable packaging to wrap technical cycling wear
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Parkside and Riverford Partner on Compostable Packaging
Organic producer and online grocer, Riverford, is making huge strides towards its target of changing its fruit and vegetable packing to home compostable by the end of 2020, through an innovative collaboration with packaging innovation specialists, Parkside
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Is this the First Pharma Packaging Recycling Programme?
Is this the First Pharma Packaging Recycling programme? — ROQUETTE has a bio-based solution to Enhance PET Performance
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SunChemical Guide to Sustainable Packaging
Sun Chemical Issued a guide on sustainable packaging full of Biobased, plant-based, bio-renewable, biodegradable, comostable, etc.
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5 Sustainable Packaging Trends in 2021
5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021
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H&M Says Plastic is Not Needed for Secure Packaging
With online shopping increasing worldwide and with that plastic waste, there is an increased need to find new solutions for more sustainable packaging. Now we introduce a new multi-brand paper packaging system that is reusable and recyclable.
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Paper vs PLA Tea Bags
PP Tea Bags seems to have two alternatives in the UK: PLA and Paper. Who shall win?
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French Lobby Convinces Producer to Stop Using PLA Packaging
One company will stop using PLA packaging due to anti-bioplastic lobby
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Revision of EU Rules on Food Contact Materials
Could some bioplastics food packaging be banned due to PFAS?
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Impact of China eCommerce on Green Packaging Drive
China’s Online Shopping Addiction Is Killing Its Green Packaging Drive
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Is this the Future UK Bioplastics Leader?
London Company is Manufacturing Fully Biodegradable Plastics — TEAL Innovates PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel — ROQUETTE Revolutionises Aerosol Packaging
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Parkside Ethical Flexible Packaging Solution
Parkside collaborates with artisan coffee company to deliver ethical flexible packaging solution
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Sabic and Beiersdorf Partner on Renewable Cosmetic Packaging
Beiersdorf Creating Renewable Plastics for Mass Cosmetics Packaging
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First Recyclable Microwavable Rice Pouch
Mars Food & Amcor announce industry-first move to launch recyclable microwavable rice pouch.
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Tesco Cuts Plastic From Christmas Range
Tesco has removed over 20 million pieces of plastic from this year’s Christmas range.
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Bioplastic Bed and Furniture Packaging
Hypnos Launches New Ground-Breaking Carbon Neutral Eco-Packaging Solution
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PHA Cosmetic Packaging for Beauty and Hotel (FREE)
Teal continues its mission to reduce plastic pollution by bringing 100% biodegradable PHA containers made from microorganisms to Beauty and Hotel Industries.
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Yoghurt Pot Made From Chemical Recycled PS
Total, intraplás and yoplait successfully demonstrated the feasibility of incorporating recycled polystyrene from chemical recycling into yogurt pots.
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LCA Bio vs Recyclable vs Fossil Pet Food Packaging
Bio-based packaging requires fewer fossil fuels, GHG emissions
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Nivea Develops Reduced Rollable Tube
I have to express my admiration and respect to companies who succeed in “reducing” the packaging while innovating in terms of convenience.
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Tesco to Cut Chicken Plastic Packaging
Tesco is announcing that from next year it will stop using plastic trays to pack its fresh, whole chickens.
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Compostable Plastic is Booming in Canada
Compostable plastic is booming in Canada — but it may still end up in landfills
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rPS Yoghurt Pots
COEXPAN, one of the world’s leaders in Form Fill Seal (FFS) food packaging systems, has successfully tested mechanically recycled polystyrene in its FFS facilities at Innotech, (Innovation and Technology Centre of COEXPAN and EMSUR, the rigid and flexible packaging divisions of Grupo Lantero).
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First Australian Recycled and Recyclable Bread Bag Tags
In an Australian first, Tip Top has announced a move to more sustainable packaging, releasing 100 per cent recycled and recyclable cardboard bread bag tags, designed to give you the same great Tip Top freshness
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Dow Mono Material Bope Packaging Films
Dow, Plastchim-T and Ticinoplast introduce wide range of tenter frame BOPE packaging films
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Aldi Goes Recyclable Cereal Packaging
Aldi introduces new 100% recyclable cereal packaging
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Home Compostable Yoghurt Pot
A person in France today consumes 168 yoghurt pots every year. On a global scale, this amounts to 14,910,000,000 kg per year or 473 kg consumed per second! What can we do with the billions of pots consumed each year? Is there an alternative to plastic for these containers?
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The Rise of Mono Material Plastic Packaging
Passionately engaged with looking after our planet, we are committed to delivering more sustainable packaging solutions. One result is our latest breakthrough technology development ― Ethy-Lyte™: a range of BOPE films designed to create fully recyclable mono-PE packaging to replace mixed plastic structures, which can be difficult to recycle.
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Bioplastics Packaging for Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements.
Plastic solution for nutraceutical sector as vitamin supplement sales soar through Covid
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Nivea Reduces Plastic Packaging
Our new NIVEA Naturally Good Body Lotion comes with a revolutionary packaging. It needs 50% less plastic than our other body lotion bottles.
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Tesco Cuts its Cheese Packaging
Ground-breaking Tesco move to change cheese packaging will save 260 tonnes of plastic annually
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Extended Producer Responsibility for Compostable Packaging
EPR For Compostable Foodservice Packaging in the UK
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PFAS Free Compostable Clamshell Food Container
Footprint Launches PFAS-Free, Compostable, Clamshell To-Go Food Container. The plastic-free to-go food ware offers fast-casual restaurants and universities a health-conscious, plant-based alternative.
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First Movers Benefits for New Packaging Material
What are the benefits for the first company launching a new packaging material … According to Woodly!
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Britvic France Goes Bioplastics
The aim seems to be to go for fully biobased and bioplastic packaging.
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Recycled Content Pet Food Packaging
Mars, with SABIC and Huhtamaki, Introduces Recycled Content into Pet Food Packaging to Support a Circular Economy
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Sabic Renewable Chips Packaging
Orkla and Irplast join sabic’s trucircle™ initiative for consumer goods packaging using certified renewable plastics
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Are Fibre Packaging Better than Polymers Packaging?
This short communication describes the climate change impacts of using cellulose, and more precisely cellulosic fiber-based materials, in food packaging, representing current and emerging industrial state of the art technology, without specific reference to current scientific advances.
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Plastic Waste of Indian Cosmetic Sector
Unlike some other products (such as drinking water or food packaging), the cosmetics industry has rarely been put on the dock for the plastic waste it generates.
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Aquage Partners with Plastic Bank
A portion of every single Aquage® sale goes directly to our partnership with Plastic Bank®, a social impact company dedicated to reducing plastic pollution and protecting our oceans.
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The Return of TupperWare
The return of Tupperware: Revival in home cooking and storing leftovers during pandemic sparks a £26m surge in profits as shares jump 35% in a day
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Unilever Sustainable Packaging Goals Update
Unilever makes progress on its sustainable packaging goals
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Lifoam Biobased Alternatives to EPS Packaging
Lifoam Industries Awarded Multiple Patents for Manufacturing of a Bio-based Alternative to EPS Packaging
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Iceland Replaces Plastic with Paper
iceland trials new packaging that could save over 350 tonnes of plastic every year. ‘If these trials are successful, the impact on plastic reduction will be huge,’ supermarket spokesperson says.
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Henkel Sustainable Packaging for Beauty Care
Henkel advances sustainable packaging in its Beauty Care portfolio.
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Paptic Candy Packaging
Moomin chocolate drops will be the first foodstuff to be packed in the wood-based Paptic® Gavia material.
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Burger King Goes Reusable Packaging
Burger King® Brand to Pilot Reusable Containers Through Multi-National Partnership With Zero-Waste Packaging Provider, Loop. Partnership Builds on Commitment to Source 100% of Guest Packaging from Renewable, Recycled or Certified Sources by 2025
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How to Recycle Non Recyclable Beauty Packaging
We have to give it to him: this guy is a champion, he’s everywhere. How does he do it? He must have strong allies! He could teach a few thing to the bioplastic sector.
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Unilever Launches Refill Packaging in Europe
Unilever Launches Its Largest Refill Trial in Europe
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Chocolate Bar Packaging Revolution
Warsaw firm to create world’s FIRST biodegradable, plastic-free chocolate bar wrappings
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Bioplastic Food Freshness Label
Spanish startup launches bioplastic “Food Freshness” label
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Flax4Life Goes Bioplastics
US-based Flax4Life and good natured Team Up to Deliver Plant-based Packaging
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All Real Nutrition Protein Bars Goes Bioplastics
Parkside helps all real nutrition make the move to compostables
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Plastic Reduction in Cheese Packaging
Wipak UK Plays Key Role in ‘Less Plastic More Fantastic’ Megablock
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New Paperboard Alternative to Plastic Food Trays
Iggesund Paperboard’s new InverformTM for ready-made food packaging trays ticks all the boxes for sustainability and performance.
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Australian Government on Plastic Packaging
Government welcomes further action on plastic packaging
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Carbon Neutral Milk in New Zealand
Danone’s New Zealand Karicare milk formula brand commits to carbon neutrality.
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London Startup Makes Edible Packaging from Seaweed
Seaweed may be the solution to our plastic crisis. A London startup is making edible packaging out of it.
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The Start of Mandatory Packaging Reporting
One country starts with mandatory packaging reporting. Here’s the Factsheet
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New Partnership for Recyclable Flow Wrap
BillerudKorsnäs joins forces with Syntegon Technology to launch Recyclable Flow Wrap,
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