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December 2022
Amcor Drives Progress on Advanced Recycling Materials for Food and Healthcare Markets
Amcor, a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging solutions, has today announced a five-year deal with ExxonMobil to purchase certified-circular polyethylene material in support of its target to achieve 30% recycled material across its portfolio by 2030. The volume of material will increase incrementally each year, and is expected to reach 100,000 metric tons annually at the end of the five-year period.
Single-Use Plastic Ban Partially Lifted: Maharashtra Allows Use of These Items
The Maharashtra government has tweaked its single-use plastic policy to allow a few things. As per the updated policy, it is now allowed to produce straws, cups, plates, forks and spoons from “compostable” materials, as per a senior official. A four-year plastic ban has now been partially eased by the Maharashtra government. The directive took effect on an immediate basis.
DECODING RESEARCH CYCLE: Structural Packaging Design
Design Projects begin and end with Research. At every milestone, we do research to collect data – for Inspiration, Project Feasibility and Validation, all of which strengthen the roots of the project and design. Doing good research is winning half the battle
Packaging As A Service: This Start-Up is Looking To Replace Single-Use Plastic Food Containers
InfinityBox, started by IIT Kharagpur graduates Shashwat Gangwal and Keshav Godala, has been piloting the use of reusable Tupperware-like containers with some restaurants in Bengaluru and Mumbai
Emballator Innovation Center Tests Dynamic Shelf-Life Label With Innoscentia
Together with the Swedish smart packaging startup Innoscentia, Emballator Innovation Center are testing a dynamic shelf-life label for fresh meat. Christian Olsson, Material Specialist at Emballator Innovation Center, has tested the label.
Nissha Strengthens Strategic Partnership With Sustainable Materials Startup Sulapac
Nissha Co., Ltd., a technology leader in decorative molding and sustainable materials, has entered into a financial and business partnership with the material innovation startup Sulapac Ltd. This partnership is one of Nissha’s key activities regarding its sustainability and business strategy.
Neopac Launches Robust Series of rHDPE Tube Caps with High PCR Rates
Fully recyclable in existing HDPE streams, caps can be paired with company’s wide variety of sustainability-minded tube solutions
for the personal care and beauty markets.
European Commission Proposal for the Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
On 30 November, the European Commission published the second part of its Circular Economy package introducing, amongst others, its proposal for the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD).
The SUP Challenge
The Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) Challenge has officially concluded, with the pilot projects successfully avoiding a total of 934.7 kg of plastics with 60 foodservice businesses throughout the program! Over the past ten months, the program supported eight Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) and 76 start-up’s across five countries in South and Southeast Asia, with funding from PREVENT Waste Alliance and ECCA Family Foundation