Sustainability
Verescence Launches Safety Glass Bottles for French Startup
Verescence has announced the launch of its Safety Glass bottles for the French startup What Matters.
January 30, 2020
NEWS
Sustainability
Fully Renewable Ice cream packaging for Oatly Non-dairy Frozen Dessert
Evergreen Packaging®, a global leader in plant-based packaging solutions, recently announced a partnership that brings together its fully renewable ice cream board, Stanpac Packaging and Oatly Non-dairy Frozen Dessert
January 30, 2020
E-Commerce
Amazon and Flipkart needs to have a System to Collect Plastic Packaging says CPCB
E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart need to fulfil their extended producer responsibility under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
January 30, 2020
Horticulture
AVI Global Plast helped recycle 111 million bottles to produce its Prime range of punnets
The packaging industry as a whole, and the plastic packaging industry in particular, is having to evolve and adapt as consumers and retailers want more sustainable packaging for fruit and vegetables without compromising on the shelf life guarantees.
January 29, 2020
Sustainability
Paper-based Punnet to Replace Plastic introduced by Graze
The brand intends to introduce a paper-based punnet later this year, replacing the current 100% recyclable plastic version made from 50% recycled materials.
January 29, 2020
Sustainability
SABIC Intends to Close Plastic Recycling Loop with its Sustainable Solutions
Sabic has outlined intentions for its TRUCIRCLE™ initiative to help close the loop on plastic recycling with global business figures and policy makers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
January 29, 2020
Sustainability
SC Johnson and Milwaukee Brewers to partner for plastic cup recycling
In a first-of-its kind partnership that provides a local solution toward the global crisis of plastic waste, SC Johnson is teaming up with the Milwaukee Brewers to create a new market and new recycling model for one of the biggest sources of waste at their ballpark – the more than 1 million plastic cups used each season.
January 28, 2020
Food & Beverage
Coca-Cola refuses to ditch Single-Use Plastic
Coca-Cola, the world’s biggest plastic polluter, has refused to scrap the use of single-use plastic bottles – claiming consumers would still want the bottles despite environmental hazards.
January 28, 2020
Sustainability
The global bio-based polymer market 2019 – A revised view on a turbulent and growing market
The new market and trend report “Bio-based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities, Production and Trends 2019-2024” from the German nova-Institute shows capacities and production data for all bio-based polymers in the year 2019 and a forecast for 2024.
January 28, 2020
Sustainability
Bio-Plastic Packaging Innovation by Thammasat University
Bio-Plastic packaging innovation is created from “Polylactic acid” and “natural rubber”. “Polylactic acid” is made from main agricultural products like sugarcane and cassava.
January 27, 2020
Sustainability
Eco-Friendly Marijuana Packaging
Packaging is a huge part of cannabis product compliance, but oftentimes compliant packages are made from materials that will sit in a landfill for eternity. There are a lot of marijuana packaging companies operating in the United States.
January 27, 2020
Sustainability
Adani Wilmar to Recycle 100% of Plastics used by it in 3 years.
Fortune brand owner Adani Wilmar Ltd is aiming to recycle 100 per cent of the plastics used by the brand in the next three years, Angshu Mallick, Deputy CEO, Adani Wilmar, has said.
January 27, 2020