ALPLA has further developed a 1-litre reusable PET bottle together with KHS, the specialist for bottling and packaging systems. The refillable bottle weighs up to ten grams less than the standard bottles that are currently available and can include recycled materials too.
Online food ordering and delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday introduced an option for the delivery person to leave the food packages by the door, in wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Strong progress towards 2020 sustainability targets
New packaging targets for 2025 to avoid and reduce plastic waste
Become a climate-positive company by 2040
Compatibility of the ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier in high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers with the recycling process was tested by an independent laboratory. A compatibilizer layer was originally put into the structure, in order to test how an embedded solution could improve the recyclability of a structure usually considered difficult to recycle.
EverMinds™ in practice: Another milestone reached in Borealis’ efforts to advance the circular economy
Kallo and Beringen production sites receive ISCC Plus certification
Collaboration with upstream and downstream value chain partners such as Neste and Henkel
With the shared goal of making a more sustainable future happen today, Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc. (CCBPI)—the bottling arm of Coca-Cola in the country—and Thailand-headquartered Indorama Ventures have signed a joint-venture agreement to establish PETValue, the largest state-of-the-art, bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in the Philippines.
Designed as a barter system, the campaign, which is in sync with Government of India’sSwachh Bharat Mission, encourages everyone to bring all kinds of plastic waste products to the mini material recovery stalls set up in different locations and get recycled cloth bags as per the exchange rates defined.
Researchers in Malaysia have developed a biopolymer film incorporating turmeric oil that stops the growth of a common food fungus and degrades well in soil, they say.
From purely a metallizing and coating company back in 1993, Vacmet India has emerged as a leading producer of oriented polypropylene, polyester films and specialty coated films in India. To further expand their already well-established European business, Vacmet has now decided to build up their BOPET and BOPP capacities at their Central India plant at Indore.
European Plastics Pact brings together companies and governments to accelerate the transition towards circularity in Europe.
Nestlé today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind, single-material pouch for its baby food products designed for the future of recycling.
Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has studied how compostable plastics behave in the current Dutch system for the treatment of GFT (i.e. source separated municipal biowaste). It came to the conclusion that compostable products can be processed well together with GFT. No compostable plastics were found in the final compost. However, conventional (non-compostable) plastics were found.
