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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.
September 20, 2022
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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.
September 20, 2022
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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’.
September 20, 2022
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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).
September 19, 2022
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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.
September 19, 2022
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Ineos Joins UK Collaboration To Create Food-Grade Recycled Polypropylene From Recycled Packaging
Currently, all single-use, high-quality, polypropylene food packaging is currently made from ‘virgin’, fossil-based plastics.
September 17, 2022
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Promising Alternative to Packaging Lowers Plastic Industry’s Carbon Footprint
A new bio-based polymer could be good news for the environment. A recent assessment of its industrial production and use in bottles points to potentially major reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
September 17, 2022
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Black Plastics Recycling: Towards a Circular Economy
Altshausen, 14September, 2022–Plastic packaging serves important functions in modern life, and we have come to rely on it heavily. It is an exceptional product that, however, has a significant end-of-life problem. This is especially true of black plastic, which until very recently couldn’t be detected with the available technology, Near Infrared (NIR). “The emitter shines a light on the material and the sensor takes a reading of the energy that is reflected back,” says Enrico Siewert, Director of Product and Market Development at STADLER. “However, carbon black absorbs the light, so the signal doesn’t bounce back and the sensor doesn’t get a reading. This means that black plastic is undetectable with the technology that is widely deployed in the recycling infrastructure.”
September 17, 2022
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Huhtamaki and Stora Enso Launch Industrial Scale Recycling Programme for Paper Cups in Europe
Huhtamaki and Stora Enso have joined forces to launch a new paper cup recycling initiative, The Cup Collective. The programme, which is the first of its kind in Europe, aims to recycle and capture the value of used paper cups on an industrial scale.
September 15, 2022
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L’Oréal Joins Project to Create Recycled Polypropylene From Post-Consumer Waste
The NEXTLOOPP project was launched by Nextek to bridge the gap in the circularity of PP
L’Oréal Group is joining a 47-strong project to create food-grade and INRT-grade recycled polypropylene (rPP) from post-consumer packaging waste.
September 15, 2022
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UPM Specialty Papers Introduces Heat Sealable and Recyclable UPM Confidio and UPM Confidio Pro Barrier Papers Designed for Dry and Frozen Foods
(UPM, Helsinki, 14 September 2022 at 10:00 EEST) – UPM Specialty Papers presents the latest innovative additions to its extensive selection of sustainable and recyclable packaging papers. UPM Confidio™ and UPM Confidio™ Pro combine moisture-, and grease resistance with excellent heat sealing properties. This makes the materials stand out in the market and offers a concrete competitive edge.
September 15, 2022
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Uncover the Myths of Sustainable Shrink Sleeves with Chetan Jain’s New Book
Packaging industry recently welcomed the new book named – “5 Myths about Sustainable Shrink Sleeves” by Chetan Jain. This book gives an insight about Shrink Sleeve in sustainability of Global Plastic Recycling Movement, and a fresh perspective on what could be the opportunities in existing situation to be part of the sustainable world.
September 12, 2022