Category: Packaging
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Earlybirds Snacking Drinks to Launch Plant-Based Packaging With Sugarcane Lid
The nutritious snack or breakfast drink first came to market in late 2019 launching in selected Sainsbury’s stores on August 19, 2019.
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Sainsburys to Introduce Refillable Packaging to Cut Plastic Waste
Supermarket chain exploring how to slash its use of 120,000 tonnes of plastics a year.
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Alibaba Food Delivery Platform Goes Bioplastics
BASF’s biopolymer ecovio® supports online food delivery platform Ele.me at the 4th Taobao Maker Festival.
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Natural Farm Goes Bioplastics
Natural Farm Pet Food Packaging Goes Green with Braskem’s Sustainably Sourced Sugarcane Based Bioplastic.
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New Biobased Ink For Food Packaging
Sun Chemical SunPak® FSP Inks Set New Standard in Eco-Friendly Food Packaging.
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Biodegradable Branded Ribbon for Affordable Sustainable Packaging
Cream City Ribbon, artisan ribbon made in Milwaukee, WI, has introduced a smaller program for their personalized artisan ribbon in order to respond to the increase in need for affordable sustainable packaging.
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Mitsubishi Chemical BioPBS Polymer Adopted for Comme des Garçons Bags
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that the Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons Co., Ltd. has adopted shopping and wrapping bags made from MCC’s BioPBSTM plant-derived and biodegradable polymer.
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Brewer Molson Coors Goes Bioplastics
Molson Coors Brewing Company launched a set of new global packaging goals to reduce plastics in its packaging, aiming for 100% of its packaging to be reusable, recyclable, compostable or biodegradable by 2025.
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Rethinking Food Packaging May Address the Plastic Crisis
Looking at the contents of the average grocery cart, it is no surprise that the World Economic Forum warns that there will be more plastic than fish by weight in oceans by 2050. From coffee bags to cheese wrappers—food and beverage packaging is a major contributor to plastic pollution. Scientists warn that the proliferation of…
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Tesco To Ban Brands Using Excessive Packaging
Chief executive says hard-to-recycle plastic on own-brand products will be eliminated.
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Hasbro Phase Out All Plastic Packaging by 2022
Hasbro, one of the world’s largest toy manufacturers, has stepped up its sustainability game and is phasing out all plastics used to package its toys and games by the end of 2022.
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Chipotle Defends Biodegradable Packaging Amid PFAS Findings
Tests show bowls treated with ‘forever chemicals’.
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Tesco Communicates its Packaging Strategy and Guidelines for Suppliers
Tesco Launches Phase two of Remove, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle plan to suppliers.
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Florida Eatery Switches to Biodegradable Packaging
In an effort to go green and uphold the “Trasca way” of great service, the local eatery is undergoing a series of changes to provide a cleaner, more ecofriendly experience.
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Cheap Biodegradable Sensors Can Tell Smartphones When Food Has Gone Bad
In order to help detect spoilage and reduce food waste for supermarkets and consumers, researchers have developed new low-cost, smartphone-linked, eco-friendly spoilage sensors for meat and fish packaging.
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FDA Reviewing All PFAS in Food Contact Applications
Chemical company Chemours asks US FDA to pull food contact approvals for PFASs; and FDA is reviewing all authorised uses of chemicals in food applications.
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Which is Better for the Environment: Carton, Glass or PET?
“Benchmark” life-cycle assessment identifies eco-benefits of carton over glass and PET alternatives.
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New Renewable, Recyclable and Compostable Packaging for Carte d’Or
Unilever has introduced its Carte d’Or ice cream in a new paperboard packaging in Italy. The bowl is made from PEFC certified renewable fibre with a biodegradable barrier coating, and after use it can be either recycled or composted in industrial composting.
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SKY Invests in 10 UK Companies To Fight Plastic Problem
In order to combat our reliance on plastic, and the cost the environment pays for it, Sky’s Ocean Ventures fund has invested in 10 companies in the UK which are developing ideas to turn off the plastics tap, in collaboration with the government’s innovation agency, Innovate UK.
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Aldi to Trial Cardboard Steak Packaging
This new cardboard steak packaging has been unveiled by UK-based grocery retailer Aldi as part of its initiative to cut plastic use without worry about compromising on food quality or shelf life.
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Which is Better for the Environment: Compostable Bioplastics or PET?
There are numerous options in food packaging materials, and many major food packagers and retailers often make a choice based on non-scientific information.
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New Bio-Based Thermoplastic Adhesive
For the bonding of compostable plastic coatings, Follmann and its subsidiary Sealock have developed a sustainable adhesive made of bio-based raw materials.
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Hotels Are Banning Mini Plastic Toiletries and Here are Alternatives
You may love the mini bottles of posh shampoos on your hotel stay, but 200m of them are dumped in landfill each year. There is a better way
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Lavazza to Launch 100 percent Compostable Coffee Capsules in November
Lavazza has announced that it will be introducing Eco Caps, its first 100 percent compostable coffee capsules, with a view to making all of its coffee capsules compostable by 2025.
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Most UK People Support Bottle Deposit System
All-in’ model would mean charge added to plastic, glass, aluminium and steel containers.
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Iceland Returns to Plastic After Huge Drop in Sales
Iceland boss Richard Walker has admitted the group still has a ‘mountain to climb’ on its plastic-free pledge after it was forced back to the drawing board on two key trials.
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Israel Goes Bioplastics
Tipa, SodaStream, and Incredibowl are some of the Israeli companies using technology to try and counteract Israel’s bad plastic habit
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New Biocomposite Lids on Crème Fraiche and Quark Tubs
Stora Enso and Valio are introducing reusable biocomposite lids this fall at Valio’s sales demonstrations. This cooperation is intended to trial how this new material works when combined with a traditional food package and to encourage Finns to reduce their food waste.
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BBC Covers Alternatives to Plastic Packaging
So what can be used instead of plastic packaging? BBC takes a look at some of the alternatives.
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South China Morning Post Covers Biodegradable Energy Gel Packets
Bioplastic energy gel packets are made from compostable material that disappears with rain and insects. They are not the perfect solution because they may perpetuate single use culture, but they are better than traditional plastic.
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Java to Replace Plastic Packaging With Cassava Bioplastics
The Central Java administration has embarked on a mission to gradually replace plastic packaging with bioplastics made of cassava peel, which its producer claims is more environmentally friendly than petroleum-based plastics.
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Are Compostable Packaging a Source of Toxic PFAS?
It’s summertime, which means the tourists are flocking to beachside ice cream stands. With their double scoop of blueberry, however, they may be getting a dose of toxic PFAS — thanks to the lax oversight of these harmful industrial chemicals entering our food supply.
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The Power Of Sustainable Packaging
Software Giant SAP Shares its Opinion on Sustainable Packaging.
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There’s a Plastic Film in Every Can
There’s a plastic layer inside drink cans according to Dutch NGO.
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Packaging That You Can Plant After Use
Biopack by George Bosnas is packaging made from seeds that grow when planted.
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Australian Lawsuit on Biodegradability and Compostability Claim
Woolworths has seen off a legal challenge from the consumer watchdog after a federal court judge found that a range of biodegradable plates and cutlery could turn into useable compost within weeks.
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Cannabis Industry Goes Bioplastics
Hansen has developed a full product line of jars for the cannabis industry with a compelling combination of benefits, including: a drastic reduction in the amount of material used in making the jars, the use of renewable resources, and an environmentally responsible end-of-life disposal.
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Grease Resistant Wrapping Papers Receive Compost Certification
Ahlstrom-Munksjö has received the OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL certifications from TÜV® Austria for its entire range of Coralpack™ grease resistant wrapping papers.
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New Paper and Bioplastics Packaging for Tissue Products
Fabio Perini has developed a “green” primary and secondary packaging solution for tissue products that can adapt to current systems and existing equipment as part of the push to decrease plastic use in packaging.
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World Economic Forum Names Bioplastics Company as Technology Pioneer
56 companies are named Technology Pioneers 2019 by the World Economic Forum and there’s one bioplastics company amongst them.
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Google Goes Bioplastics
Google Express goes green with Israeli compostable packaging. These products will offer retailers and customers an eco-friendly option for shipping and receiving packages.
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Pepsi Switching from Bottled to Canned Water to Reduce Plastic Waste
PepsiCo is taking a step to reduce plastic waste in landfills.
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FKuR: Heading for a Circular Economy and Sustainability with Biobased and Biodegradable Plastics
With their unique combination of light weight, versatility, performance, durability and cost- effectiveness plastics have made a significant contribution to better living conditions, more sustainable products and waste prevention for decades.
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Jabil’s Sustainable Packaging Combines Design, Materials, Recycling
Jabil Inc. sees the plastics packaging market at a tipping point when it comes to sustainability.
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New Plastics Pact in Belgium
The Belgian Food Industry Federation (Fevia) published 6 targets regarding plastic packaging. Although, they didn’t call it as such, it’ s a kind of Plastics Pact.
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Let’s End Styrofoam: Ohana Enters Biodegradable Cooler Market
Yes, there’s a time and place for the disposable cooler. But now there’s no excuse for that cooler to be Styrofoam. With the Ohana Cooler, Vericool joins the ranks of biodegradable, post-consumer-recycled, disposable coolers that cost just a few dollars each.
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Boots In The Middle of A Plastic Bag Polemic
Boots will phase out all plastic bags from its stores by 2020, replacing them with brown paper bags.
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MillerCoors Works to Develop Biodegradable Rings for Cans to Replace Plastic
There have been bans on plastic straws and bags, but what about the plastic rings that hold canned drinks together? Well, that could be next.
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7-Eleven Japan Goes Bioplastics
Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. said Monday it will start selling all of its rice balls in wraps made of biomass plastics possibly from July as it aims to reduce the use of fossil-fuel-derived materials for the environment.
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Concern over Plastic use is Reflected in Consumer Attitudes on Food Packaging
56% of the respondents in the United States feel that the food brands have the main responsibility for reducing plastic waste in food packaging, according to an international consumer survey commissioned by Kemira. 46% are willing to pay more for renewable packaging.
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Coco Taps Partners with Beyond Green to Introduce Biodegradable Taps
Fresh-tapped coconut supplier Coco Taps has announced partnership with beyond GREEN to launch their new taps, made from corn-based maize. The taps are completely zero waste, biodegradable and ocean-safe; available in fresh-tapped Coco Taps coconuts later this year.
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Wooden Beer Bottles and Paper Straws, Japan Shifts from plastic
Transition creates opportunities for the nation’s declining paper industry.
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Packaging Made of Orange Peel Bioplastics
The solution to how we keep food fresh could well involve pinching a trick from nature – wrap it in an orange peel.
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Initiatives To Monetise Plastic Waste
Plastic Bank and 3R Initiative are industry led initiatives aimed at reducing plastic waste by increasing value of plastic waste.
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P&G to Trial Olay Refillable Packaging in the UK and USA
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to pilot refillable packaging for its Olay skincare brand in the UK and USA.
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Suntory Issues New Plastic Policy Including BioPlastics
Today, Suntory Group unveiled a new company-wide policy focused on implementing sustainable plastic that promote a recycling-oriented and decarbonized society.
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Nativia, The Sensible Choice For Sustainable, High Quality Packaging
Taghleef Industries (Ti) is one of the largest global manufacturers of plastic films and with NATIVIA® bio-based films offers a sustainable and high-quality choice for food packaging and labelling applications.
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Bioplastics in Luxury Packaging
The Luxury Packaging Event Focussing on Sustainability, Edition Speciale by Luxe Pack, Took Place in Paris on the 4th and 5th of June. Bioplastics made its Official Entry into the World of Luxury Packaging
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Compostable Food Containers May be Leaching PFAS
Composting and compostable food packaging have become an environmentally friendly trend that aids in reducing waste that would eventually go to a landfill or be incinerated, but it may not be all that it’s cut out to be, according to new research.
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Botanic Material to Replace Some Plastic Packaging?
If plastics had its own Facebook page, it would see a lot of Unfriend responses reflective of the ongoing backlash against petrochemical-based polymers in general that’s primarily centered on straws, ocean debris, one-way plastics and microplastics.
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Compostable Food Packaging may Contaminate Compost
US research flags presence of potentially hazardous substances leaching from takeaway containers. Andrew Masterson reports. Additives used to make allegedly bio-friendly takeaway contains waterproof and oil-repellent have been found in compost.
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Substitutes for Packaging Materials Using Biodegradable Polymers
Due to waste build up in the environment, researchers are looking at substitutes for packaging materials using biodegradable polymers. Biodegradable polymers have been developed, but starch can be used as a cost-effective alternative.
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ASDA Testing New Type of Packaging
PRESS RELEASE – We’re trialling a new kind of packaging for fresh chicken that will save 75 tonnes of plastic waste. Anna Barr from our Poultry team explains how.
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All ALDI Packaging Reusable, Recyclable or Compostable by 2025
The supermarket chain is also taking a number of other steps to help combat the global plastics catastrophe.
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Waitrose Launches First Compostable Ready Meal Trays
Waitrose launch the first ever ready meal trays that can be composted at home.
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Emerging Opportunities in Food Packaging
Consumer trends in the food industry are often a driver for changes like new product lines and reformulations. But according to two recent reports, revamping packaging has a lot of promise for pleasing customers. And the benefits aren’t just for those buyers — there are numerous advantages for brand owners, too, like minimizing product loss…
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Pakistan Region Promotes The Use of Biodegradable Shopping Bags
The AJK Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has kicked off an integrated campaign across the state to encourage the use of biodegradable shopping bags to avert threats of negative impacts of the use of normal shopping bags to human body, livestock and environment as whole.
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Germany’s Delivery Hero Invests In Biodegradable Packaging
German food delivery company Delivery Hero on Thursday announced an investment in biodegradable packaging manufacturer Bio-Lutions as governments and companies around the world seek to reduce plastic waste.
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Fiber-based Food Tray By Jospak Receives Wpo Best Packaging Award
The World Packaging Organization WPO has chosen the world’s best packaging of 2019. The cardboard-based food tray by Jospak Oy, a start-up from Finland, has won the WorldStar award in the Food Packaging category.
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A Tougher Bioplastic for Food Packaging
Adding rubber to bioplastic to make it less brittle has led to the development of a new type of bioplastic that may provide a suitable alternative to petroleum-based plastic for food packaging.
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Stora Enso Launches Bio-Based Alternative to Plastic Packaging
Finland-based firm Stora Enso has unveiled a new cost- and resource-efficient alternative to plastic packaging, DuraSense, in an effort to reduce environmental impact of products. The new line of wood-based biocomposites uses a blend of wood fibers and polymers, which can be fossil, bio-based or recycled, thus reducing the dependency on limited fossil resources. Stora…
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Plastic Manufacturers in Pakistan Alarmed over Biodegradable Bags
PESHAWAR: With Ramazan about to begin, questions are being raised over the plastic bags which the government has procured and is promoting as environment-friendly.
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Sainsbury’s Trials Pre-Cycle Scheme Among Plastic Reduction Plans
Sainsbury’s, which was recently targeted by environmental campaigners, has announced several measures to tackle plastic waste.
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Bioplastics Makes its Entry into the Luxury Packaging Awards
The “Luxury Packaging Awards” finally includes bioplastics and sustainable packaging under the category name: Luxury Resource Efficient Pack.
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Ariel and Lenor Commit to Reduce Plastic Packaging
P&G set new target to reduce plastic use in European Fabric Care brands by 30 per cent by 2025.
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London Marathon Replacing Plastic Bottles with Biodegradable Seaweed Pouches
The organizers behind the London Marathon will use edible, biodegradable seaweed pouches containing water in place of thousands plastic bottles during the race on Sunday in a push toward sustainability.
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Montreal Moves to Ban Styrofoam and Single-Use Plastic Food Packaging
Single-use plastic and Styrofoam food packaging could be banned in Montreal by next April.
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Deliveroo to Trial Food Container Reuse Service in the UK
Online delivery service Deliveroo has partnered with clean technology (cleantech) company OXWASH to trial a takeaway container cleaning service for customers and restaurants in Oxford and Cambridge this summer.
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Evian Unveils Refillable Device in Bid to Slash Plastic Waste
French bottled water company Evian is set to begin trials of a new refillable in-home water appliance next month, in a bid to gauge consumer appetite for lower-plastic alternatives to single-use bottles.
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Diageo to Remove Plastic from Guinness Multipacks
Drinks firm will replace holders with 100% recyclable and biodegradable cardboard packs
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What is the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Biodegradable?
Let’s look at the Difference Between Biodegradable, Compostable and OXO Degradable plastics.
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Landfill Reduction Efforts Drive Growth for Biodegradable Bags
Food packaging will remain the dominant market for biodegradable films
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Trends in Packaging: Recycling, Fewer and Alternative Materials
Packaging in supermarkets is under fire. The public debate and the changing public opinion regarding plastic packaging encourage supermarkets and their suppliers to reduce the mountain of packaging material. They’re mostly dedicated to reducing the use of packaging and using recyclable materials.
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W Howard Introduces Biodegradable Wrapping
MDF mouldings manufacturer W Howard has responded to growing concern over plastic packaging waste by moving to 100% biodegradable wrapping for all its delivered products.
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Bio-Based Beverage Cartons
Beverage cartons have already been on the market for over 100 years.
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Banana Leaves Instead of Plastics
A supermarket was spotted opting out of using plastic to wrap their produce. Instead they are choosing to use something biodegradable, aesthetically beautiful, non-toxic, waterproof and much cheaper than plastic. They are bundling their fruits…
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Greiner Boss Highlights Role of Packaging in Sustainability
The plastics packaging industry and the entire value chain should join efforts to protect the environment and make the circular economy a reality, according to Manfred Stanek, CEO of Austria-based Greiner Packaging.
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A&R Carton Launches New Small-Sized Sustainable Boardio Composite Cans
AR Packaging member A&R Carton has introduced new small-sized fiber content composite cans to better meet the requirements of the customers. A&R Carton is providing Boardio composite can in new sizes, which includes fiber content of 90%.
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UK Tour Operators Pledge to Move to Biodegradable Brochures
Tour operators have pledged to reduce their environmental impact by delivering brochures in biodegradable wrappers.
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Gardening Company Goes Bioplastics
Miracle-Gro® Performance Organics™ Compost will be using Bioplastics packaging
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Trader Joe’s Goes Bioplastics
On December 31, 2018, Trader Joe’s announced a plan to focus on more sustainable and environmentally-friendly packaging. The initiative has several goals outlined: “reducing and removing packaging, sourcing renewable and recycled packaging materials, choosing packaging that can be realistically recycled, avoiding the use of harmful substances in packaging, and providing recycling and disposal instructions for…
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Wendy’s Commits to More Sustainable Packaging
Packaging is a hot topic, especially with off-premises channels growing across the board. In a partnership with the NextGen Consortium, Wendy’s is looking to develop more sustainable packaging for its products.
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100% Renewable Plastic Bottle Significantly Closer to Reality
PRESS RELEASE – Sustainable technology company Anellotech and its joint development partners IFPEN and Axens have processed renewably-sourced aromatics made at Anellotech’s TCat-8® pilot plant to successfully recover high-purity bio-based paraxylene – a key component for making 100% bio-based PET bottles a reality.
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Biome Bioplastics and Futamura Partner to Demonstrate Compostable Multilayer Packaging
Biome Bioplastics and Futamura have partnered to demonstrate a range of bio-based and compostable multilayer films.
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Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute Develops Edible Food Packaging Materials
THE Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) research team has successfully developed food packaging materials that can be eaten together with the food they contain.
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Jem Packaging launches fully recyclable, compostable, biodegradable packs
Jem Packaging is launching what it claims is fully recyclable, compostable, biodegradable food packaging.
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This Completely Biodegradable Single-Use Water Bottle Could Change the Game
When working to reduce your environmental impact, swapping out single-use plastic water bottles for a reusable bottle is one of the simplest and most cost-effective choices a person can make.
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CEO of Packaging Company on Bioplastics
Staeger Packaging’s Ian Jamie examines biobased materials and shares research conducted in collaboration with the NNFCC.
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