Sustainability

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.

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.

A group of chemicals known as PFAS does a fine job when food needs to be packaged, resisting grease and water. But the so-called “forever chemicals” don’t break down in the environment and can leach from containers and move through soils, contaminating drinking water sources. Not very appetizing.

ITC’s flagship solid waste management programme Well-Being Out of Waste’ (WOW) has so far covered 18 million citizens across 46.7 lakh households in India’s large cities and small towns.

With an average detection rate of 99%, results from the recently completed semi-industrial trial clearly demonstrate that Digimarc’s technology performs exceptionally well across all tested categories of plastic packaging material in conditions representing routine industrial operations. Even in harsher conditions – with higher belt speed and severe soiling and crushing – Digimarc digital watermarks maintained performance.

Climate change requires everyone to use natural resources more efficiently, and more and more consumers demand sustainable products. The numbers relating to increased eco-awareness are quite substantial: over a third of consumers are prepared to pay up to 25 percent more for a more sustainable option and 85 percent of people indicate having shifted their purchase behaviour towards more sustainable options. Sustainability is becoming an important purchase criterion and 60 percent of consumers already consider it as such.

UK-based tech startup Polymateria has found a way to alter the properties of plastic to make it biodegradable and recyclable at the same time.

Keurig Dr Pepper aims to be net water positive, or replenish more water than it uses, by 2050. The company set the new target, made on World Water Day, as part of its “Drink Well. Do Good.” corporate responsibility commitment.

Walki is answering to the market’s growing demand for materials made from recycled plastics by introducing Lamibel®Recycled, a non-food monomaterial packaging material.

Huhtamaki steps up production of advanced smooth molded fiber packaging in Europe to provide plastic free packaging solutions