Sustainability
An Alternative to Plastic Pollution That Has Risen From The Seas
Mumbai-based start-up Zerocircle zeroed in on the humble seaweed in its search for a replacement to single-use plastic
April 25, 2022
NEWS
Food & Beverage
Introducing 100% Plastic Neutral Deliveries
We are introducing 100% plastic neutral deliveries from this month onwards (April 2022). From now on, every meal you order through Zomato will be 100% plastic neutral, which means we will voluntarily recycle more than 100% of all plastic utilized in your order’s packaging.
April 23, 2022
Sustainability
UPM Deepens the Scientific Knowledge on its Products’ Climate Impacts
The report focuses on carbon storage in forest products and avoided fossil-based CO2 emissions when using wood-based raw materials to replace non-renewable raw materials.
April 23, 2022
Food & Beverages
Ball Corporation and Novelis Increase Recycled Content of the Ball Aluminum Cup to 90%
WESTMINSTER, Colo., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL), a leading global provider of infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage packaging, and aluminum recycler and supplier Novelis, today announced that the Ball Aluminum Cup™ is now composed of 90% recycled content. This evolution builds on the Ball Aluminum Cup’s infinite recyclability by lowering its carbon footprint, therefore further positioning the product as a sustainable solution for packaging waste challenges across the sports and entertainment, food service, retail and beverage industries.
April 21, 2022
Food & Beverages
Sidel Launches PressureSAFE™ a New Safe PET Aerosol Container Offering Brands a Sustainable and Competitive Edge
Sidel launches PressureSAFE™, an innovative PET aerosol container design that will give home and personal care brands the opportunity to offer more environmentally sustainable dispensing spray packaging. This new PET product-packaging solution is approved for the traditional PET recycling stream.
April 21, 2022
Sustainability
STADLER and KRONES Close the Circular Economy Loop at the Kunststoff Recycling Grünstadt Plant in Germany
Altshausen, 19April,2022 –STADLER and KRONES
April 19, 2022
Food & Beverage
UFlex-Asepto To Set Up The World’s Fastest & India’s First U-Shape Paper Straw Line for its Aseptic Liquid Cartons
UFlex Limited, India’s largest flexible packaging material solution and polymer science company, has announced its initiative to bring a sustainable change to its fold by setting up India’s first U-shaped paper straw manufacturing line for its aseptic liquid packaging business. The manufacturing line is being set up at its existing aseptic liquid packaging plant in Sanand, Gujarat.
April 19, 2022
Sustainability
Toyo Printing Inks’ Low-odour, Low-migration Sheetfed Offset Inks Achieve INGEDE Deinkability Certification
Toyo Printing Inks Inc., a member of the Tokyo-based specialty chemicals manufacturer Toyo Ink Group, announced today that its LP-9000 TOYO LIFE PREMIUM FOOD LO/LM series of sheetfed offset inks have passed the INGEDE (International Association of the Deinking Industry) deinkability criteria according to the European Recovered Paper Council’s (ERPC) scorecard.
April 18, 2022
FMCG
Mondi and Thimonnier Team up to Make Recyclable Packaging for Liquid Soap Refills
Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has joined forces with French machine supplier Thimonnier to develop a recyclable packaging that reduces plastic waste.
April 15, 2022
Food & Beverage
‘Smart’ Packaging Preserves Food and Enhances Safety Without Plastic Waste
NTU researchers have developed an alternative “smart” packaging material using biodegradable corn protein, starch, and other naturally derived biopolymers and nature inspired antimicrobials.
April 13, 2022
Food & Beverage
Aseptic Carton Major SIG Eyes India as Next Destination for Strategic Investment
SIG, a leading systems and solutions provider for aseptic carton packaging, is looking to enhance its operations in India, considering strategic investment in a new packaging plant.
April 12, 2022
Sustainability
IIT Roorkee Develops Tiles Using Waste Polythene Bags
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee along with YB Scientific R&D Solutions have jointly developed a process to produce cement free paver block and wall tiles from waste polyethylene packets, milk packets and oil packets in an environment friendly way. Named as PRAYASPR, it can be an attractive option for managing plastic wastes by the waste producers as per the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2021, says the institute.
April 11, 2022