Holistic PET Container Concept Sets Standards: KHS Loop LITE Reduces The Carbon Footprint Significantly
Reducing the carbon footprint is high on the agenda of the beverage industry.
September 2022
Huhtamaki India Bags 4 IFCA Star Awards 2022
Huhtamaki India Limited, a leading provider of primary consumer packaging and labelling solutions in India – and part of Huhtamaki, a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions based in Finland recently won four awards at the prestigious IFCA STAR Awards 2022, organized by the Indian Flexible Packaging and Folding Carton Association.
Polystyrene Confirmed as Safe Functional Barrier for Food Contact Applications
Styrenics Circular Solutions (SCS), the value chain initiative to realise the circular economy for styrenic polymers, today announced that polystyrene (PS) can be used as a safe functional barrier for mechanically recycled PS (rPS) in rigid food packaging. These findings are supported by a scientific study performed by Fraunhofer IVV.
Dow and Mura Technology Plan to Locate Europe’s Largest Advanced Recycling Facility at Dow’s Site in Böhlen, Germany
HORGEN, Switzerland, Sept. 14, 2022 — Dow (NYSE: Dow), the world’s leading materials science company, and Mura Technology, the global pioneer of an advanced plastic recycling solution, today announce the next step in their ongoing collaboration to help solve the global plastics waste issue and advance circularity.
Recycling Multilayer PET Packaging: REPETCO Chooses Krones MetaPure
Post-consumer PET/PE multilayer food containers will soon be joining the recycling loop! That’s because REPETCO is building a recycling plant in Albacete, Spain, designed specifically for this packaging type. It’s slated to go online before the end of this year, and it will have far-reaching implications for the circular economy in Europe.
Silgan Dispensing Announces the Development of ReVive™ 2cc and 4cc Dispensers Following Recyclability Recognition
The Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) recognition affirms these new solutions’ recyclability in North American markets.
Plastic Recycling
Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/15XX on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods will enter into force in October 2022.
Ex-Google Employee Turns Seaweed into 100% Dissolvable, Low-Cost Packaging
Every material has different properties and functions. And while having materials that are compostable is important, it’s not always the most viable choice.
An Innovative Cap Designed for Food Waste Reduction: UNITED CAPS and Mimica Partnership Produces New Packaging Concepts
UNITED CAPS’ exclusive partnership with start-up Mimica has resulted in a unique, innovative closure that is being hailed by the companies as a ‘breakthrough in dynamic freshness food labels’.
Recycling of Bioplastics from Packaging With The CreaSolv® Process
The amount and diversity of products made from bio-based plastics is continuously increasing, especially in the packaging segment. Actually, polylactic acid (PLA) is the most used bio-based polymer on the packaging market and considered as one of the most important one in waste management.
Junk Coconut Shells Pitched as Alternative to Single-Use Plastic
Panaji: Seven startups, including one from Goa, have made it to the second round of the single-use plastic (SUP) challenge which is being funded by the German Federal ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ).
CSIR-CFTRI to Soon Launch Technology Enabling Consumers to Detect Adulteration in Packaged Milk
Greater Noida: The Mysuru-based, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI), will soon unveil a technology which would help consumers in identifying adulteration in milk without opening the packet.