Material Recycling in a Circular Economy for Plastics – A critical Assessment The authors describe the status quo of plastics recycling and evaluate the available processes in terms of their weaknesses, strengths and environmental compatibility. They place particular emphasis on defining and positioning solvent-based purification as a physical process that closes the gap between mechanical […]
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Siegwerk one of the leading global suppliers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels headquartered in Germany, has launched a new real-time tracking feature on its SAP based online customer portal. Siegwerk India customers ordering on the Siegwerk portal can now get a state-of-the-art eCommerce user experience and need not be worried about order delivery status.
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NatureWorks and IMA Coffee Partnership will accelerate the availability of a turn-key solution for k-cup compatible compostable coffee pods in North America with unmatched performance in converting, assembly, filling, brewing, and taste.
Current labelling proposals are not enough to drive real change and improve recycling rates Aquapak calls on the Government to consider an alternative model New whitepaper explores how recyclability can be designed into fibre-based packaging using commercially available, fully soluble bio-digestible barrier materials Recycling labelling proposals from the UK Government risk disrupting the paper recycling
The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment, and its members strongly believe in the value of life cycle analysis (LCA) as a tool to assess the environmental performance of products, but not only as a foundation for improvement. We strongly believe that LCA’s should be the basis for any meaningful comparison between products with similar functionality, and the basis for sound policymaking.
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Sealed Air has developed a shrink-packaging solution designed for recycling to support food companies increasingly move to a circular economy.
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What better material to package soap in than soap itself?! The idea for SOAPBOTTLE came to designer Jonna Breitenhuber during her masters’ studies. At its heart, it’s a simple, elegant solution to a rather big problem. Every year, billions of plastic shampoo bottles, conditioner tubes, and soap dispensers enter landfills or get dumped in the oceans. In looking for a suitable material replacement for plastic containers, Breitenhuber arrived at her eureka moment… Just package the liquid soap in, well, solid soap!
This liquid soap bottle is made from soap and it dispenses soap too! Read More »
Beiersdorf sets new standards: the packaging of the NIVEA Naturally Good face care range will be switched from fossil-based virgin plastic to renewable plastic around the world. The certified renewable polypropylene (PP) of SABIC’s TRUCIRCLETM portfolio is derived from a ‘second generation’ feedstock, a by-product of the forestry-industry.
More recycling of plastic waste which otherwise would be incinerated Favorable regulatory environment decisive for implementation April 21, 2021 – BASF, Quantafuel and REMONDIS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly evaluate a cooperation in chemical recycling including a joint investment into a pyrolysis plant for plastic waste. It is intended that REMONDIS, one
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Dow and Lucro Plastecycle, an Indian recycling company, welcome Marico Limited, one of India’s leading consumer goods companies into a tripartite partnership to introduce Dow’s PCR-based coalition shrink films into its line of consumer products.
Dow, Lucro and Marico join forces to advance circular packaging solutions in India Read More »
Sustainability, safety, e-commerce. Three vital pillars of the post-COVID “next normal” in packaging that SACMI will explore together with packaging multinational Aptar.
Beyond COVID: the ‘next normal’ in packaging Read More »
The project aims to develop a new biodegradable packaging system from renewable sources that also extends the shelf life of food by 15%, thanks to a label with oxygen barrier function that prevents the oxidation of food, and to the incorporation of natural antioxidants extracted from the avocado itself, which also helps reduce the use of synthetic preservatives.
