AIMPLAS, Covinil, and Eroski have launched the BOTTLE4FLEX Project to develop 100% recyclable flexible skin pack packaging using rPET. Skinpack creates an invisible “second skin” around the product that allows consumers to examine its quality, thus improving the shopping experience…
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UPM has Showcased the Impacts of PPWR as the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is causing profound shifts throughout the packaging value chain. Although many details about the implementation are yet to be defined in the secondary…
KHS Group has showcased Nature MultiPack with a Carrying Handle of Kraft Paper made of cardboard. In view of increasing climate change, both consumers and legislators are demanding that industry and commerce come up with more environmentally friendly and more…
Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim hosts a two-day recycling conference. Over 180 participants from 25 nations accepted the invitation from Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim to attend the Recycling Days in the newly opened Recycling Innovation Center in Weingarten, Germany, on November…
All4Labels Global Packaging Group has announced the launch of STARPACK, an innovative packaging solution that replaces conventional plastic packaging with an alternative paper-based solution. STARPACK not only protects and efficiently bundles products but also champions sustainability, by minimizing resource depletion.…
From November 4 to 12, Aachen, Darmstadt, Dresden, and Nuremberg—will host the “Open Hub Days,” an event series dedicated to exploring AI innovations in plastic packaging recycling. This initiative, featuring key project partners, aims to introduce the Hub’s focus on…
Berry Global’s recycling business has invested in upgrading its advanced used plastic packaging recycling complex in Heanor, Derbyshire. The facility is able to recycle a wide variety of flexible – or ‘soft’ – plastic waste, including retail packaging such as…
DS Smith has showcased a First-of-its-kind analysis of 1,500 supermarket groceries revealing the stranglehold that plastic packaging has on food and drink shopping. The Material Change Index, which was commissioned by DS Smith and conducted by Retail Economics, identified that…
Berry Global’s factory in Pamplona, Spain has achieved RecyClass and UNE 15343 Certifications, both highly regarded independent markers of the site’s commitment to improving the recyclability of plastic packaging and incorporating recycled content across its products. RecyClass and UNE 15343…
Berry Global Group, Inc., a leader in sustainable packaging, has been named to USA TODAY’s 2024 list of America’s Climate Leaders for the second consecutive year. The prestigious list is a “data-driven recognition of companies that cut their carbon footprint…
ALPLA, one of the plastic packaging specialists is all set to launch a recyclable wine bottle made of PET. The bottle weighs approximately only an eighth of a glass bottle, reduces the carbon footprint by up to 50 percent and…
UPM Raflatac has received RecyClass recognition for PE Films with its Multipurpose UV acrylic adhesive technology – making UPM Raflatac the first ever pressure sensitive laminate producer to receive technology approval in this category. The granted recognition expands UPM Raflatac’s…
The circular economy of plastics is of key importance for European economies and businesses to achieve their sustainability goals. As a technology-leading specialist in self-adhesive materials, HERMA has now joined RecyClass as a Platinum Member. Read: February Issue of Food Infotech…
The internationally active ALPLA Group is expanding its presence in North Africa with its market entry in Morocco and setting the course for growth in the Maghreb. The plastic packaging specialist has acquired a majority stake in the packaging producer…
The Coca-Cola Company has recently announced that all of its 500 ml sparkling beverage bottles in Canada will be made with 100% recycled plastic* (*excluding caps and labels) by early 2024. This marks the first time 500mL sparkling beverages will…