Coca-Cola refuses to ditch Single-Use Plastic
Coca-Cola, the world’s biggest plastic polluter, has refused to scrap the use of single-use plastic bottles – claiming consumers would still want the bottles despite environmental hazards.
January 2020
The global bio-based polymer market 2019 – A revised view on a turbulent and growing market
The new market and trend report “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2019-2024” from the German nova-Institute shows capacities and production data for all bio-based polymers in the year 2019 and a forecast for 2024.
Design for Sustainability
Design for Sustainability (D4S) is one of the powerful strategies to put sustainability into practice. D4S is applicable for both products e.g., manufacturing of goods as well as packaging and services e.g. tourism or hospitality industry.
Packaging & Preservation of Fresh Cut Fruits
Cut fruits stored in a refrigerator or carried on the go, falling prey to unhygienic conditions is a common challenge. Recognizing the need for cut fruit plastic packaging which provides a natural and hygienic solution for storage, AVI Global Plast has developed an innovative new product.
Bio-Plastic Packaging Innovation by Thammasat University
Bio-Plastic packaging innovation is created from “Polylactic acid” and “natural rubber”. “Polylactic acid” is made from main agricultural products like sugarcane and cassava.
Eco-Friendly Marijuana Packaging
Packaging is a huge part of cannabis product compliance, but oftentimes compliant packages are made from materials that will sit in a landfill for eternity. There are a lot of marijuana packaging companies operating in the United States.
Adani Wilmar to Recycle 100% of Plastics used by it in 3 years.
Fortune brand owner Adani Wilmar Ltd is aiming to recycle 100 per cent of the plastics used by the brand in the next three years, Angshu Mallick, Deputy CEO, Adani Wilmar, has said.
Tesco to ditch Plastic-Wrap for Multipack Tins
Tesco is removing plastic wrapping from its multipack tins in an effort to cut down on waste. The supermarket giant says it will remove 350 tonnes of plastic a year from the environment.
SEALED AIR Reinvents its Iconic BUBBLE WRAP® Brand Packaging Material Using Recycled Content
Sealed Air Corporation, the original inventor of BUBBLE WRAP®, has launched a new version of BUBBLE WRAP® brand packaging material that is made with at least 90 percent recycled content.
Colgate-Palmolive’s recyclable toothpaste tube tested by RecyClass
An independent laboratory testing of ‘S.-VF1’ known as ‘Samson Technology’ in the US by Colgate-Palmolive shows that it can be recycled in a high-density polyethylene containers (HDPE) recycling stream, with minor recyclability issues. ‘S.-VF1’ is a directly printed toothpaste packaging made of HDPE containing 5% (by weight) of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier, and a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) insert.
Dow Signs Agreement with Avangard Innovative to Minimize Plastic Waste
In an exclusive agreement, Dow has announced that Avangard Innovative (AI), will supply post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic film pellets to Dow. This is a significant addition to Dow’s plastic circularity portfolio that is aligned with the company’s goal to advance the circular economy for plastics and minimize waste in the environment
Gerresheimer expands the Gx RTF ClearJect product line
Gerresheimer is expanding its range of pre-fillable polymer syringes to include a new product: the Gx RTF ClearJect polymer needle syringe, 2.25 ml. Like the 1.0 ml syringe, this syringe will be produced in Pfreimd, Germany. The new product will be showcased at Pharmapack in Paris Booth B60/B64.