May 2022

Neopac Introduces “Eco-Stripped” Tube with 30% Less Plastics, Including Slimmed-Down Shoulder & Cap

Oberdiessbach, Switzerland –Hoffmann Neopac, a global provider of high-quality packaging for pharma, beauty and oral care, has “capped off” its commitment to reducing plastics in its tube designs. The company has introduced Eco-Stripped Tube, which combines a significantly reduced sleeve wall thickness with a comparable materials reduction in the shoulder and cap. The result is a 30% reduction in overall virgin materials without sacrificing product protection, haptics or esthetics.

Amcor Develops Breakthrough Recyclable Healthcare Packaging

Building on its recent track record of breakthrough innovations to deliver recyclable packaging, Amcor is today announcing customer trials of the world’s first recyclable* Polyethylene-based thermoform blister packaging. The new packaging is designed to meet the stringent requirements of highly specialized and regulated pharmaceutical packaging and creates a more sustainable alternative for the most in-demand healthcare packaging type.

Cast vs Blown Stretch Wrap

There are two different types of stretch wrap, the first is blown stretch wrap and the second is cast stretch wrap. These two types have their similarities, but there are also several differences between them.

PAL Packaging mechanically recycled polystyrene

Pal Packaging Selects INEOS Styrolution’s Mechanically Recycled Polystyrene for sustainable food packaging

INEOS Styrolution, the global leader in styrenics, and Pal Packaging, a leading vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of food packaging and foodservice products, announced today to partner on styrenics based sustainable food contact applications. Pal Packaging now incorporates the new mechanically recycled Styrolution® PS ECO, a 100% recycled polystyrene, in new food packaging solutions.

Advanced Recycling

Advanced Recycling Is Not Waste Incineration and Is Essential to a Circular Economy for Plastics

On Friday Members of Congress sent a letter to the House Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulate advanced recycling technologies as municipal waste combustion units under the Clean Air Act. The following statement may be attributed to Joshua Baca, vice president of plastics at the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

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