During one of my travels from Delhi to Vrindavan, I saw something floating on the Yamuna river. I stopped the vehicle to check what it was and it was large amounts of thermocol. What I saw that day in the water left me terribly disheartened,” begins Puneet Dutta.
Newcycling® of post-consumer waste proven successful on an industrial scale Merseburg, 15. December 2021. The crowning achievement for any recycling company is obtaining pure plastic recyclates from
The company plans to strengthen the team, expand to multiple cities, magnify the supply capacity and enhance R&D on new materials.
In conversation with Dr. Rangaprasad on Packaging Talks, Sameer Joshi, Polymer engineer and holds a PhD on Waste Management, discusses various facets of Plastics Waste
ITC Ltd on Thursday said it has collaborated with Invest India, a non-profit venture by the central government for national investment promotion and facilitation, to crowdsource innovative ideas for single-use plastic substitution and automate waste segregation.
In an exclusive interview with Packaging 360, Scott Jackson, General Manager – Amcor Healthcare SEA & Japan addresses a host of issues relevant to sustainable packaging & how the company’s recent initiatives will lead them on the path for the benefit of the consumer.
Ludwigshafen, Germany and Vartdal/Bømlo, Norway, 14 December 2021 – Fresh fish and ChemCycling™: How does this go together? In a joint project, three companies have demonstrated how it works: BASF as raw material supplier for EPS, VARTDAL PLAST, who converts the beads into filet fish boxes and Bremnes Seashore that uses the boxes for the transport of some of its high-quality salmon brand BÖMLO® as of Christmas 2021.
Cambridge is on a mission to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the city. It is estimated that emissions from composting food waste are just 14% compared to sending it to landfill. This fact led Cambridge BID, in partnership with Countrystyle Recycling and Envar, to introduce four new public bins for food scraps and compostable packaging. The bins are close to food retailers using verified compostable products, so customers getting takeaways can dispose of waste in the most eco-friendly way.
Leading sustainable packaging manufacturer Coveris have launched a range of lightweight, fully recyclable pouches for Tesco’s grated cheese alongside manufacturer Ornua Foods.
The new company Landbell GreenForest Solutions (GFS) offers: Best-in-class extended producer responsibility (EPR) services for packaging waste.
Berlin, 14 December 2021 – Last week the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) published a report assessing the sustainability of agricultural plastic products[1] recommending the replacement of non-biodegradable, conventional polymers with biodegradable, bio-based polymers.
Ampacet OdorClear™ is a range of powerful wide spectrum odor-absorbing masterbatches designed to neutralize odors of post-consumer recycled material. Post-consumer recycled plastics often have a strong smell due to the presence of contaminants or residual contents that degrade during the recycling process. These odors affect the consumers’ perception of product and brand quality.
