Tesco is removing plastic wrapping from its multipack tins in an effort to cut down on waste. The supermarket giant says it will remove 350 tonnes of plastic a year from the environment.
Sealed Air Corporation, the original inventor of BUBBLE WRAP®, has launched a new version of BUBBLE WRAP® brand packaging material that is made with at least 90 percent recycled content.
An independent laboratory testing of ‘S.-VF1’ known as ‘Samson Technology’ in the US by Colgate-Palmolive shows that it can be recycled in a high-density polyethylene containers (HDPE) recycling stream, with minor recyclability issues. ‘S.-VF1’ is a directly printed toothpaste packaging made of HDPE containing 5% (by weight) of ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) barrier, and a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) insert.
In an exclusive agreement, Dow has announced that Avangard Innovative (AI), will supply post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic film pellets to Dow. This is a significant addition to Dow’s plastic circularity portfolio that is aligned with the company’s goal to advance the circular economy for plastics and minimize waste in the environment
Gerresheimer is expanding its range of pre-fillable polymer syringes to include a new product: the Gx RTF ClearJect polymer needle syringe, 2.25 ml. Like the 1.0 ml syringe, this syringe will be produced in Pfreimd, Germany. The new product will be showcased at Pharmapack in Paris Booth B60/B64.
Heilbronn, Germany-based L. Brüggemann GmbH & Co. KG and Fraunhofer LBF, Darmstadt, Germany, have joined forces to improve the recyclability of plastics by introducing new stabilizer systems for recycled polyolefins.
Dutch renewable chemicals company Avantium aims to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) to help the bioeconomy supply chain to manufacture polyethylene furanoate (PEF) for high-value, easily-recyclable packaging applications,
China is stepping up restrictions on the production, sale and consumption of single-use plastic products, as it seeks to tackle one of the country’s biggest environmental problems.
Charleston’s citywide single-use plastic regulations are now in effect, and a local company is selling a new straw to help replace the plastic versions you are used to.
Ampacet has introduced ReVive™ Compatibilizer masterbatch, a blend of functional additives that can reduce the amount of material sent to landfills by allowing post-industrial and post-consumer barrier films to be reprocessed back
Packaging industry in India is anticipated to reach US $ 73.6 billion by 2020 and it is predicted to grow at the rate 18 per cent annually, Indian Institute of Packaging(IIP) – Hyderabad Chapter said on Friday.
In an effort to counter plastic pollution, the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (IIT-B) has developed plastic-like films for the packaging industry that can degrade into harmless components.
