Albéa lands partnership with P&G to launch recyclable toothpaste tubes
This partnership between Albéa Group and P&G is in line with the companies’ ambition of achieving 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
This partnership between Albéa Group and P&G is in line with the companies’ ambition of achieving 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025
Nestlé announced that it will offer reusable containers for Nesquik cocoa powder, Ricoré chicory and coffee drink, as well as Chocapic Bio cereals in partnership with the French retailer Carrefour and Loop – a global circular company. This is the latest result of Nestlé’s efforts to reduce packaging through the use of alternative packaging delivery systems.
A team from University of Akron is focusing on research that showcases effective strategies for turning brittle polymers into tough and flexible materials. The group has recently produced a prototype poly (lactic acid) (PLA) cup that is transparent, super tough and does not shrink when filled with boiling water
The shift from fossil-based to renewable bio-plastics requires new efficient methods. New technology developed at VTT enables the use of pectin-containing agricultural waste, such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp, as raw material for bio-based PEF-plastics for replacing fossil-based PET. The carbon footprint of plastic bottles can be lowered by 50% when replacing their raw material of PET with PEF polymers, which also provides a better shelf life for food.
EFSA has developed a tool to help food business operators decide when to apply the ‘use by’ or ‘best before’ date to their products.
• The move is in line with Siegwerk’s commitment to offering safe inks and comes after the initiative to manufacture Toluene free inks
• Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) can be considered as potential genotoxic carcinogens and pose serious health issues including a cancer risk for humans
Tetra Pak, Coca-Cola India and GIZ join hands with SAAHAS to launch the second phase of source segregation program, Alag Karo, in Gurugram
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).
In an exclusive interview with Packaging 360, Dr.Gayathri Natarajan, Co-founder & CEO at Krosslinker shares deep insights into this fascnating technology & many different facets of their innovation.
PepsiCo just redesigned its two liter bottles after 30 years. Designers used 3D printers and Oculus VR headsets to complete the designs at home. They’ve been released in some markets, and will rollout over the next few years.
Alpla produces the PET ‘Pearl Bottle’ for Genossenschaft Deutscher Brunnen – LCA confirms sustainability of this Packaging Solution.
A Quality Recycling Process for flexible packaging from CEFLEX and stakeholders shows product yield and quality for high value applications suitable to replace virgin polymer grades using mechanical recycling.